| Postcode | DH4 7SD | 
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring | 
| Nearest station | Chester-Le-Street (5 km) | 
| Bus stops | Station Road-St Pauls Drive (NE) Station Road-Westerdale (SW) Station Road-Bridge (SE) Station Road-Bridge (NW) Station Road-Chandlers Ford (NW) Bonemill Lane - Station Road (S) | 
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 27 View | 
| Known addresses | 1 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 5 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 6 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 7 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 8 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 10 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 11 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 12 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 16 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 21 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 22 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring 24 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | 
| Main property type | Detached | 
| Businesses | 
| Latitude | 54.877176 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.513256 | |
| Easting | 431330 | |
| Northing | 553710 | |
| Grid reference | NZ313537 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 595391 6082136 | |
| what3words | mole.wonderfully.month | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyricist stoppable trimester | |
| Plus code | 9C6WVFGP+VM | |
| Altitude | 10 metres (32 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:08 | |
| Sunset (today) | 16:33 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 9.9 KMs (6.1 miles) | 
| Parish | Sunderland, unparished area | E43000178 | 
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Washington East | E05001174 | 
| Metropolitan District | Sunderland | E08000024 | 
| County | Tyne and Wear | E11000017 | 
| Constituency (2024) | Washington and Gateshead South | E14001567 | 
| MP | Mrs Sharon Hodgson | 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 1991 | 
|---|---|
| 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) | 69 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 25 | |
| 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) | Penshaw | E63007238 | 
| Census output area (2021) | E00044684 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 6A2 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Sunderland 025A | E01008799 | 
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Sunderland 025A | E01008799 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield | E02001815 | 
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield | E02001815 | 
| Travel to work area | Sunderland | E30000275 | 
| Average property price in Durham | £153,013 | 
|---|---|
| Annual change | 5.3% | 
| Address | Type | Date | Price | 
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Jun 2025 | £350,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 2005 | £250,000 | |
| 22 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2024 | £270,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Sep 2007 | £205,000 | |
| 8 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Dec 2020 | £275,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 1998 | £86,500 | |
| 10 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Oct 2014 | £246,500 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Aug 2000 | £118,000 | |
| 21 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Feb 2010 | £178,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2009 | £175,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Nov 2002 | £130,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | May 1998 | £15,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Jan 1995 | £60,000 | |
| 7 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Jul 2007 | £280,000 | 
| 16 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2004 | £162,000 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Feb 2003 | £125,000 | |
| 6 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Apr 2001 | £96,500 | 
| Detached (freehold) | Jul 1997 | £81,000 | |
| 11 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Aug 2000 | £94,950 | 
| Detached (freehold) | May 1998 | £85,000 | |
| 24 Westerdale, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Sep 1999 | £105,000 |