DH5 8LA maps, stats, and open data

DH5 8LA lies on Fairburn Avenue in Houghton Le Spring. DH5 8LA 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 8LA maps

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

DH5 8LA 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 8LA geodata

Easting	434425
Northing	548879
Latitude	54.833562
Longitude	-1.465600

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH5 8LA?

Street	Fairburn Avenue
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 8LA Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	70m	230ft

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 8LA

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Milton Avenue	253m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Milton Avenue	253m
November 2023	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Bradley Avenue	201m
➜ Fairburn Avenue crime map and outcomes

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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH5 8LA

Gillas Lane West	Houghton-le-spring	126m
Gillas Lane West	Houghton-le-spring	140m
Hetton Road-milton Avenue (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	144m
Houghton Road-rainton Bank (Houghton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	156m
Hetton Road-cemetery (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	267m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH5 8LA

Broadband access in DH5 8LA (2020 data)

Percentage of properties with Next Generation Access	100.0%
Percentage of properties with Superfast Broadband	28.0%
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 8LA (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	13.7Mbps
Average download speed	13.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	36.06Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	2.2Mbps
Average upload speed	2.9Mbps
Maximum upload speed	6.76Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH5 8LA (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	72.0%

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH5 8LA

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Source: Ofcom
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DH5 8LA gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	468,309
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	18,732
Median (kWh/meter)	17,303

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,387
Meter count	25
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,815
Median (kWh/meter)	3,164

Consumption: The estimated total energy consumption, in kWh, across all meters in DH5 8LA, for 2015.
Meter count: The total number of meters in DH5 8LA.
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

24.2% of English postcodes are less deprived than DH5 8LA:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

The Burn

The Licensee

138m

St Michael's Catholic Primary School

Durham Road

289m

Hetton Road Stores (Premier)

309m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hetton Road Hetton Le Hole	17:15	12:15	503m
Boundary Houses, Shiney Row	17:00	12:00	1,028m
Dunelm Drive	17:30	12:15	1,170m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to DH5 8LA

Facility	Distance
Durham Road Pitches Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	517m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	535m
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	726m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DH5 8LA

School	Phase of Education	Distance
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF	Primary	524m
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA	Primary	753m
Gillas Lane Primary Academy Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH	Primary	811m

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DH5 8LA ITL and DH5 8LA 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 8LA:

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 8LA 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 8LA:

	Code	Name
OA	E00044270
LSOA	E01008716	Sunderland 034C
MSOA	E02001824	Sunderland 034

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to DH5 8LA

DH5 8JW	Hetton Road	115m
DH5 8JN	Hetton Road	132m
DH5 8JL	Hetton Road	142m
DH5 8PB	Rescue Station Cottages	165m
DH5 8JX	Gillas Lane West	166m
DH5 8BU	Sycamore Close	176m
DH5 8JY	Bradley Avenue	190m
DH5 8JR	Warwick Drive	190m
DH5 8JZ	Bradley Avenue	201m
DH5 8JJ	Shakespeare Street	219m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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