DH5 8LH maps, stats, and open data

DH5 8LH lies on Wordsworth Avenue East in Houghton Le Spring. DH5 8LH 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 8LH maps

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

DH5 8LH 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 8LH geodata

Easting	434477
Northing	549197
Latitude	54.836416
Longitude	-1.464753

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH5 8LH?

Street	Wordsworth Avenue East
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 8LH Elevation

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

	Metres	Feet
Elevation	80m	262ft

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 8LH

January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Milton Avenue	122m
January 2024	Drugs	On or near Milton Avenue	122m
December 2023	Vehicle crime	On or near Dene Gardens	479m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH5 8LH

Hetton Road-cemetery (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	138m
Hall Lane Estate Gillas Lane (Hall Lane)	Houghton-le-spring	142m
Hetton Road-sandcroft Drive (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	178m
Hetton Road-milton Avenue (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	180m
Hall Lane Estate Gillas Lane (Hall Lane)	Houghton-le-spring	193m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH5 8LH

Broadband access in DH5 8LH (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 8LH (2019 data)

Download

Median download speed	39.1Mbps
Average download speed	38.9Mbps
Maximum download speed	72.41Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	10.0Mbps
Average upload speed	8.8Mbps
Maximum upload speed	19.53Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH5 8LH (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%

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DH5 8LH gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	309,782
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	9,387
Median (kWh/meter)	9,527

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	98,045
Meter count	33
Mean (kWh/meter)	2,971
Median (kWh/meter)	2,948

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

76.5% of English postcodes are less deprived than DH5 8LH:

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hetton Road Stores (Premier)

114m

The Burn

The Licensee

187m

Thandi Food Market

Thandi

233m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hetton Road Hetton Le Hole	17:15	12:15	682m
Dunelm Drive	17:30	12:15	1,098m
Boundary Houses, Shiney Row	17:00	12:00	1,347m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to DH5 8LH

Facility	Distance
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	423m
Durham Road Pitches Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	446m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	533m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DH5 8LH

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA	Primary	450m
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF	Primary	523m
Gillas Lane Primary Academy Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH	Primary	573m

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DH5 8LH ITL and DH5 8LH 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 8LH:

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 8LH 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 8LH:

	Code	Name
OA	E00044266
LSOA	E01008717	Sunderland 034D
MSOA	E02001824	Sunderland 034

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Source: ONS Postcode Directory
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Nearest postcodes to DH5 8LH

DH5 8LJ	Wordsworth Avenue West	27m
DH5 8LF	Longfellow Street	52m
DH5 8LE	Waller Terrace	80m
DH5 8LL	Byron Terrace	84m
DH5 8JJ	Shakespeare Street	108m
DH5 8HX	Morriss Terrace	110m
DH5 8JP	Hetton Road	112m
DH5 8LG	Moore Crescent South	152m
DH5 8BU	Sycamore Close	170m
DH5 8LQ	Moore Crescent North	173m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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