Map of DH5 8EF postcode

General information
Postcode DH5 8EF
Post Town Houghton le Spring
Nearest station Seaham (7 km)
Bus stops
Seaham Road-Gillas Lane (SE)
Gillas Lane-Dene Avenue (W)
Gillas Lane-Dene Avenue (E)
Seaham Road-Earsdon Road (NW)
Hall Lane Estate (S)
Hall Lane Estate (SE)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 24 View
Known addresses
2 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
5 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
6 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
8 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
10 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
11 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
12 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
16 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
26 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le Spring
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
No businesses found
Geography
Latitude 54.838978
Longitude -1.454642
Easting 435124
Northing 549487
Grid reference NZ351494
UTM reference 30U 599245 6077967
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Plus code 9C6WRGQW+H4
Altitude 104 metres (343 feet)
Sunrise (today) 4:33
Sunset (today) 21:38
Distance away
Distance to sea 8 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) 56
Households (2011) 23
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2019)
1,920 / 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)E00044260
Census output area (2011)E00044260
Lower layer super output area (2021)Sunderland 034AE01008714
Lower layer super output area (2011)Sunderland 034AE01008714
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
2 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2024£82,500
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2006£80,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jan 2004£30,000
16 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Apr 2023£112,999
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2023£75,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 2016£58,000
6 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2022£72,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Oct 2016£45,000
5 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2019£79,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jun 2007£96,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Nov 2003£51,000
8 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Sep 2018£52,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2007£75,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Aug 2001£24,500
Semi-detached (freehold)May 2000£23,500
12 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2015£51,500
10 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)May 2010£70,000
26 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringTerraced (freehold)Mar 2006£89,950
Terraced (freehold)May 2003£19,500
Terraced (freehold)Jul 2002£14,000
11 Dene Avenue, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2002£19,500


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