DH5 8LJ maps, stats, and open data

DH5 8LJ lies on Wordsworth Avenue West in Houghton Le Spring. DH5 8LJ 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 8LJ maps

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

DH5 8LJ 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 8LJ geodata

Easting	434457
Northing	549179
Latitude	54.836256
Longitude	-1.465066

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Source: Open Postcode Geo
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Where is DH5 8LJ?

Street	Wordsworth Avenue West
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 8LJ Elevation

Elevation or altitude of DH5 8LJ 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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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 8LJ

January 2024	Drugs	On or near Milton Avenue	123m
January 2024	Violence and sexual offences	On or near Milton Avenue	123m
November 2023	Anti-social behaviour	On or near Milton Avenue	123m
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Source: data.police.uk
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Transport

Nearest bus stops to DH5 8LJ

Hetton Road-cemetery (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	113m
Hetton Road-milton Avenue (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	162m
Hetton Road-sandcroft Drive (Hetton Road)	Houghton-le-spring	162m
Hall Lane Estate Gillas Lane (Hall Lane)	Houghton-le-spring	166m
Hall Lane Estate Gillas Lane (Hall Lane)	Houghton-le-spring	211m

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Source: NaPTAN
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Broadband

➜ Broadband speed and availability dashboard for DH5 8LJ

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

Download

Median download speed	25.7Mbps
Average download speed	28.5Mbps
Maximum download speed	72.69Mbps

Upload

Median upload speed	5.5Mbps
Average upload speed	5.5Mbps
Maximum upload speed	18.93Mbps

Broadband limitations in DH5 8LJ (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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Source: Ofcom
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DH5 8LJ gas and electricity consumption

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

Gas

Consumption (kWh)	348,269
Meter count	31
Mean (kWh/meter)	11,234
Median (kWh/meter)	10,776

Electricity

Consumption (kWh)	95,364
Meter count	29
Mean (kWh/meter)	3,288
Median (kWh/meter)	2,695

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

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Source: ONS Postcode Database
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Food Standards Agency

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

Hetton Road Stores (Premier)

93m

The Burn

The Licensee

165m

Thandi Food Market

Thandi

259m

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

	Last Collection
Location	Mon-Fri	Sat	Distance
Hetton Road Hetton Le Hole	17:15	12:15	679m
Dunelm Drive	17:30	12:15	1,084m
Boundary Houses, Shiney Row	17:00	12:00	1,324m

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Source: Dracos
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Nearest sports facilities to DH5 8LJ

Facility	Distance
Durham Road Pitches Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	427m
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	435m
St Michaels Catholic Primary School Durham Road, Houghton Le Spring Grass Pitches	511m

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Source: Active Places
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Nearest schools to DH5 8LJ

School	Phase of Education	Distance
Bernard Gilpin Primary School Hall Lane, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8DA	Primary	462m
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Durham Road, St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8NF	Primary	500m
Gillas Lane Primary Academy Seaton Avenue, Houghton le Spring, DH5 8EH	Primary	599m

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DH5 8LJ ITL and DH5 8LJ 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 8LJ:

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 8LJ 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 8LJ:

	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 8LJ

DH5 8LH	Wordsworth Avenue East	27m
DH5 8LL	Byron Terrace	65m
DH5 8LF	Longfellow Street	79m
DH5 8JJ	Shakespeare Street	84m
DH5 8JP	Hetton Road	91m
DH5 8LE	Waller Terrace	107m
DH5 8HX	Morriss Terrace	136m
DH5 8ND	Hetton Road	156m
DH5 8BU	Sycamore Close	159m
DH5 8LG	Moore Crescent South	163m

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Source: Open Postcode Geo; Land Registry Price Paid Data
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