| Postcode | DH4 5NQ | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | Sedgeletch Road-Industrial Estate (N) Sedgeletch Road-Avenue Vivian (N) Mulberrry Way (E) Sedgeletch Road-Avenue Vivian (S) Mulberry Way (W) Murray Avenue (W) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 3 View | 
| Known addresses | Braeside, Sedgeletch Road, Fencehouses Oakville, Sedgeletch Road, Fencehouses | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
                        No businesses found
                     | 
| Latitude | 54.849334 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.495245 | |
| Easting | 432508 | |
| Northing | 550620 | |
| Grid reference | NZ325506 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 596613 6079063 | |
| what3words | trick.wishes.blog | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyrics snare twitter | |
| Plus code | 9C6WRGX3+PW | |
| Altitude | 40 metres (131 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9.8 KMs (6.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Sunderland, unparished area | E43000178 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Houghton | E05001160 | 
| Metropolitan District | Sunderland | E08000024 | 
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Houghton and Sunderland South | E14001295 | 
| MP | Bridget Phillipson | Labour | 
| Police force | Northumbria | |
| Water company | Northumbrian Water | |
| NUTS/ITL 3 | Sunderland | |
| NUTS/ITL 2 | Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear | |
| NUTS/ITL 1 | North East | |
| Country | England | E92000001 | 
| Date introduced | January 1980 | 
|---|---|
| Last updated | September 2025 | 
| User type | Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day) | 
| Quality | Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean | 
| Population (2011) | 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 1 | |
| Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019) | Most deprivedLeast deprived | |
| Average household income (2020) | Lowest (£22,200)
                        Highest (£108,100)
                       | |
| Rural/urban (2021) | Urban: Nearer to a major town or city | |
| Rural/urban (2011) | Urban major conurbation | |
| Built up area (2024) | Fence Houses | E63007257 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00044455 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Sunderland 033C | E01008752 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Sunderland 033C | E01008752 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Houghton West | E02001823 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Houghton West | E02001823 | 
| Travel to work area | Sunderland | E30000275 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakville, Sedgeletch Road, Fencehouses | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2022 | £210,000 | 
| Braeside, Sedgeletch Road, Fencehouses | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2000 | £358,357 |