Map of DH5 8EE postcode

General information
Postcode DH5 8EE
Post Town Houghton le Spring
Nearest station Seaham (7 km)
Bus stops
Gillas Lane-Dene Avenue (E)
Seaham Road-Gillas Lane (NW)
Seaham Road-Gillas Lane (SE)
Seaham Road-Earsdon Road (NW)
Hall Lane Estate (S)
Hall Lane Estate (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 16 View
Known addresses
36 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
38 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
42 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
48 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
50 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
60 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
62 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le Spring
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.838242
Longitude -1.45487
Easting 435110
Northing 549405
Grid reference NZ351494
UTM reference 30U 599232 6077885
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Plus code 9C6WRGQW+73
Altitude 102 metres (336 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:33
Sunset (today) 21:38
Distance away
Distance to sea 8.1 KMs (5 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishSunderland, unparished areaE43000178
Ward Copt Hill E05001155
Metropolitan District Sunderland E08000024
Constituency (2024) Houghton and Sunderland South E14001295
MPBridget PhillipsonLabour
Police forceNorthumbria
Water companyNorthumbrian Water
NUTS/ITL 3 Sunderland
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated June 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
Demographics
Population (2011) 28
Households (2011) 13
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
24,415 / 32,844
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£36,600
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urbanUrban major conurbation
Built up area (2024)Houghton-le-SpringE63007258
Census output area (2021)E00044263
Census output area (2011)E00044263
Lower layer super output area (2021)Sunderland 034CE01008716
Lower layer super output area (2011)Sunderland 034CE01008716
Middle layer super output area (2021)Houghton TownE02001824
Middle layer super output area (2011)Houghton TownE02001824
Travel to work areaSunderlandE30000275
Property sales
Average property price in Durham £150,498
Annual change 4.8%
View all properties sold in the DH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
48 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2023£102,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2021£89,500
50 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2021£82,500
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2015£60,000
62 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Mar 2021£65,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2015£60,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2003£47,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 1997£29,000
42 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2016£60,000
38 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)May 2011£83,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2003£81,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2000£34,950
36 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2005£133,000
60 Gillas Lane, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 1999£24,000


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