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DH5 8AL lies on The Green in Houghton Le Spring. DH5 8AL is located in the Copt Hill electoral ward, within the metropolitan district of Sunderland and the English Parliamentary constituency of Houghton and Sunderland South. The Sub Integrated Care Board (ICB) Location is NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 00P and the police force is Northumbria. This postcode has been in use since January 1980.
DH5 8AL maps


Source: OS Open Zoomstack (Ordnance Survey)
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Attribution: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025
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DH5 8AL geodata
Easting | 434778 |
Northing | 550003 |
Latitude | 54.843638 |
Longitude | -1.459970 |
Where is DH5 8AL?
Street | The Green |
Town/City | Houghton Le Spring |
Country | England |
Postcode District | DH5 |
DH5 8AL Elevation
Elevation or altitude of DH5 8AL as distance above sea level:
| Metres | Feet |
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Elevation | 80m | 262ft |
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Elevation is measured from the approximate centre of the postcode, to the nearest point on an OS contour line from OS Terrain 50, which has contour spacing of ten vertical metres.
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Politics
Ward | Copt Hill |
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Constituency | Houghton And Sunderland South |
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Transport
Nearest bus stops to DH5 8AL
Seaham Road-market Place (Seaham Road) | Houghton-le-spring | 68m |
Market Place | Houghton-le-spring | 89m |
Seaham Road-market Place (Seaham Road) | Houghton-le-spring | 104m |
Market Place | Houghton-le-spring | 121m |
Hall Lane Estate (Seaham Road) | Houghton-le-spring | 254m |
Broadband
Broadband access in DH5 8AL (2020 data)
Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access | 100.0% |
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband | 100.0% |
Percentage of properties with Ultrafast Broadband | 0.0% |
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband | 0.0% |
Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps
Broadband speed in DH5 8AL (2019 data)
Download
Median download speed | 29.9Mbps |
Average download speed | 29.3Mbps |
Maximum download speed | 52.12Mbps |
Upload
Median upload speed | 6.0Mbps |
Average upload speed | 4.6Mbps |
Maximum upload speed | 9.46Mbps |
Broadband limitations in DH5 8AL (2020 data)
Percentage of properties unable to receive 2Mbps | 0.0% |
Percentage of properties unable to receive 5Mbps | 0.0% |
Percentage of properties unable to receive 10Mbps | 0.0% |
Percentage of properties unable to receive 30Mbps | 0.0% |
DH5 8AL gas and electricity consumption
Estimated total energy consumption in DH5 8AL by fuel type, 2015.
Gas
Consumption (kWh) | 410,959 |
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Meter count | 29 |
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Mean (kWh/meter) | 14,171 |
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Median (kWh/meter) | 13,640 |
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Electricity
Consumption (kWh) | 86,796 |
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Meter count | 28 |
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Mean (kWh/meter) | 3,100 |
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Median (kWh/meter) | 3,114 |
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- Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DH5 8AL, for 2015.
- Meter count: The total number of meters in DH5 8AL.
- Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
- Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Deprivation
78.8% of English postcodes are less deprived than
DH5 8AL:
Food Standards Agency
Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DH5 8AL (metres)
Market Express Store
Nesham Private Day Nursery
Day Nursery Former Bethany Church
328m
The Bistro
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Nearest post box to DH5 8AL
| Last Collection | |
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Location | Mon-Fri | Sat | Distance |
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Hetton Road Hetton Le Hole | 17:15 | 12:15 | 1,370m |
Dunelm Drive | 17:30 | 12:15 | 1,470m |
Humbledon Park | 17:00 | 11:30 | 1,581m |
DH5 8AL ITL and DH5 8AL LAU
The below table lists the International Territorial Level (ITL) codes (formerly Nomenclature of Territorial Units for Statistics (NUTS) codes) and Local Administrative Units (LAU) codes for DH5 8AL:
ITL 1 Code | Name |
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TLC | North East (England) |
ITL 2 Code | Name |
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TLC2 | Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear |
ITL 3 Code | Name |
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TLC23 | Sunderland |
LAU 1 Code | Name |
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E08000024 | Sunderland |
DH5 8AL census areas
The below table lists the Census Output Area (OA), Lower Layer Super Output Area (LSOA), and Middle Layer Super Output Area (MSOA) for DH5 8AL:
| Code | Name |
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OA | E00044252 | |
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LSOA | E01008720 | Sunderland 032A |
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MSOA | E02001822 | Sunderland 032 |
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