Map of DH5 8HU postcode

General information
Postcode DH5 8HU
Post Town Houghton le Spring
Nearest station Seaham (7 km)
Bus stops
Gillas Lane-Dene Gardens (NE)
Hall Lane Estate Gillas Lane (NW)
Gillas Lane East (NE)
Gillas Lane East (SW)
Queensway-Kirklea Road (SW)
Queensway (E)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 55 View
Known addresses
1 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
2 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
6 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
9 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
11 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
14 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
15 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
16 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
17 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
21 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
22 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
25 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
28 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
32 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
33 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
34 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
38 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
41 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
43 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
45 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
46 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
47 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
49 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
54 Meadow Close, Houghton Le Spring
Main property type Semi-detached
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.836256
Longitude -1.458978
Easting 434848
Northing 549182
Grid reference NZ348491
UTM reference 30U 598973 6077658
what3words skip.vase.junior
Plus code 9C6WRGPR+GC
Altitude 85 metres (278 feet)
Sunrise (today) 6:22
Sunset (today) 18:10
Distance away
Distance to sea 8.4 KMs (5.2 miles)
Administrative areas
ParishSunderland, unparished areaE43000178
Ward Copt Hill E05001155
Metropolitan District Sunderland E08000024
County Tyne and Wear E11000017
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 February 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) 133
Households (2011) 55
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)E00044268
Census output area (2011)E00044268
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 £143,964
Annual change 0.9%
View all properties sold in the DH postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
2 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Oct 2024£150,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Jul 2020£130,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Dec 1997£51,000
49 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Jul 2024£160,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Sep 2019£120,000
22 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringTerraced (freehold)Aug 2022£110,000
45 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Feb 2022£120,000
6 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Aug 2021£150,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Apr 2006£135,000
16 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringTerraced (freehold)Aug 2020£107,000
Terraced (freehold)Dec 2019£102,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 2014£89,995
Terraced (freehold)Nov 2013£100,000
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2002£68,500
Terraced (freehold)Aug 2002£67,000
Terraced (freehold)Jul 1996£39,000
15 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringTerraced (freehold)Feb 2018£82,000
54 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Jun 2017£112,000
Semi-detached (freehold)Feb 2016£112,000
11 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringSemi-detached (freehold)Nov 2016£125,000
14 Meadow Close, Houghton Le SpringTerraced (freehold)Dec 2013£105,000
Terraced (freehold)Apr 2004£103,000
Terraced (freehold)Jan 1997£42,500


View all properties sold in the DH5 8 sector

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