| Postcode | DH5 8DU |
|---|---|
| Post Town | Houghton le Spring |
| Nearest station | Seaham (7 km) |
| Bus stops |
Hall Lane Estate (NW)
Seaham Road-Market Place (NW)
Queensway (E)
Queensway-Kirklea Road (SW)
Hall Lane Estate (S)
Hall Lane Estate (SE)
|
| Roads in this postcode | |
| Number of UPRNs | 7 View |
| Known addresses |
Newtown House, John Street, Houghton Le Spring
|
| Main property type | Detached |
| Businesses |
No businesses found
|
| Latitude | 54.841648 | |
|---|---|---|
| Longitude | -1.458951 | |
| Easting | 434845 | |
| Northing | 549782 | |
| Grid reference | NZ348497 | |
| UTM reference | 30U 598962 6078258 | |
| what3words | frame.rare.ranch | |
| FixPhrase | crunching lyrics slather unpack | |
| Plus code | 9C6WRGRR+MC | |
| Altitude | 88 metres (289 feet) | |
| Sunrise (today) | 7:59 | |
| Sunset (today) | 15:50 | |
| Distance away | ||
| Distance to sea | 8.2 KMs (5.1 miles) |
| Parish | Sunderland, unparished area | E43000178 |
|---|---|---|
| Ward | Copt Hill | E05001155 |
| 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) | 9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Households (2011) | 4 | |
| 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) | Houghton-le-Spring | E63007258 |
| Census output area (2021) | E00182905 | |
| Census output area (2011) | 8A1 | |
| Lower layer super output area (2021) | Sunderland 034A | E01008714 |
| Lower layer super output area (2011) | Sunderland 034A | E01008714 |
| Middle layer super output area (2021) | Houghton Town | E02001824 |
| Middle layer super output area (2011) | Houghton Town | E02001824 |
| Travel to work area | Sunderland | E30000275 |
| Average property price in Durham | £152,591 |
|---|---|
| Annual change | 3.0% |
| Address | Type | Date | Price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newtown House, John Street, Houghton Le Spring | Detached (freehold) | Mar 2025 | £190,000 |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2021 | £160,000 | |
| Detached (freehold) | Mar 2016 | £119,950 | |
| Semi-detached (freehold) | Mar 2002 | £99,950 |