DH5 8EL maps, stats, and open data

DH5 8EL lies on Queensway in Houghton Le Spring. DH5 8EL 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 8EL maps

DH5 8EL map - OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)

DH5 8EL map - OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)

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Source: OS OpenMap – Local (Ordnance Survey)
Source: OS VectorMap District (Ordnance Survey)
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DH5 8EL geodata

Easting	434722
Northing	549484
Latitude	54.838978
Longitude	-1.460904

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH5 8EL?

Street	Queensway
Town/City	Houghton Le Spring
Country	England
Postcode District	DH5
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Source: Land Registry Price Paid Data
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DH5 8EL Elevation

Elevation or altitude of DH5 8EL as distance above sea level:

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	90m	295ft

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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Source: Open Postcode Elevation
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Politics

Ward	Copt Hill
Constituency	Houghton And Sunderland South

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Crime

Reported crime within 500m of DH5 8EL

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Milton Avenue	422m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Milton Avenue	422m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Dene Gardens	195m
➜ Queensway crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH5 8EL

Queensway-kingsway (Queensway)	Houghton-le-spring	33m
Queensway-balmoral Crescent (Queensway)	Houghton-le-spring	76m
Queensway-kirklea Road (Queensway)	Houghton-le-spring	136m
Queensway	Houghton-le-spring	183m
Hall Lane-burns Avenue North (Hall Lane)	Houghton-le-spring	218m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH5 8EL

Broadband access in DH5 8EL (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	14.3%
Percentage of properties with Full Fibre Broadband	0.0%

Superfast Broadband is between 30Mbps and 300Mbps
Ultrafast Broadband is > 300Mbps

Broadband speed in DH5 8EL (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	31.0Mbps
Average download speed	36.2Mbps
Maximum download speed	68.17Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.6Mbps
Average upload speed	8.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.01Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH5 8EL (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%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH5 8EL

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Source: Ofcom
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DH5 8EL gas and electricity consumption

Estimated total energy consumption in DH5 8EL by fuel type, 2015.

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	164,508
Meter count	10
Mean (kWh/meter)	16,451
Median (kWh/meter)	16,196

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	31,273
Meter count	9
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,475
Median (kWh/meter)	3,375

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DH5 8EL, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in DH5 8EL.
Mean: The mean average consumption per meter, in kWh.
Median: The median average consumption per meter, in kWh.

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Source: Postcode level gas estimates: 2015 (experimental)
Source: Postcode level electricity estimates: 2015 (experimental)
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Deprivation

70.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than DH5 8EL:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

Three nearest food hygiene ratings to DH5 8EL (meters)

Houghton Pharmacy

27m

Kang's Discount Store

27m

Kullar Fish Bar

21 Queensway

27m

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Source: Food Standards Agency
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Nearest post box to DH5 8EL

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hetton Road Hetton Le Hole	17:15	12:15	860m
Dunelm Drive	17:30	12:15	1,311m
Boundary Houses, Shiney Row	17:00	12:00	1,698m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to DH5 8EL

Facility	Distance
Gillas Lane Primary Academy And Nursery Seaton Avenue, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	254m
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	387m
Durham Road Pitches Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	742m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DH5 8EL

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Gillas Lane Primary Academy Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH	Primary	259m
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA	Primary	402m
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School Neasham Place, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8AE	Nursery	472m

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DH5 8EL ITL and DH5 8EL 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 8EL:

ITL 1 Code	Name
TLC	North East (England)
ITL 2 Code	Name
TLC2	Northumberland, and Tyne and Wear
ITL 3 Code	Name
TLC23	Sunderland
LAU 1 Code	Name
E08000024	Sunderland

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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DH5 8EL 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 8EL:

	Code	Name
OA	E00044262
LSOA	E01008715	Sunderland 034B
MSOA	E02001824	Sunderland 034

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to DH5 8EL

DH5 8HG	Balmoral Crescent	104m
DH5 8DW	Kirkstone Close	111m
DH5 8EJ	Queensway	119m
DH5 8HN	Dunkirk Avenue	124m
DH5 8DJ	Kingsway	141m
DH5 8EN	Queensway	141m
DH5 8JB	Lawnswood	150m
DH5 8EY	Kirknewton Close	152m
DH5 8HF	Normandy Crescent	153m
DH5 8DP	Kirklea Road	155m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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