DH4 4DU

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980

DH4 4DU	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH4 4DU

Houghton Road - 5 properties, USRN 38745110

Houghton Road - 3 properties, USRN 38733940

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.851 / 54°51'3"N

Longitude: -1.4765 / 1°28'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 597811 6079271

OS Easting: 433709

OS Northing: 550810

OS Grid: NZ337508

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD4B.4V

Mapcode Global: WHD5J.9B4J

Open Location Code: 9C6WVG2F+99

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gu24

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 7b2

Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
Young Families in Industrial Towns
Families and Later Life

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 7225 / 32844

3rd decile
more deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for DH4 4DU on Saturday 4 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:42
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:39
Sunrise	04:35
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:45
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:41
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:38

Hours of daylight today	04:05 to 22:15
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:15 to 04:06
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	08:26
Moon Rises	22:37

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH4 4DU, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH4 4DU

	Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
	15 May 2007	2 Mowbray Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 4DU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£26,000
	21 December 2005	2 Mowbray Terrace, Houghton Le Spring DH4 4DU	Semi-detached	Freehold	£85,000

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for DH4 4DU

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Houghton and Sunderland South

MP

Bridget Phillipson Labour

Sunderland City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Copt Hill

Councillors

Tracy Dodds Labour

Kevin Johnston Labour

Melanie Thornton Labour

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH4 4DU

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00044249		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01008720	Sunderland 032A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001822	Sunderland 032	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05001155	Copt Hill	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000024	Sunderland	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001295	Houghton and Sunderland South	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000007	Northumbria	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000275	Sunderland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001396		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000176	NHS Sunderland	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2015	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000178	Sunderland, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000050	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63007258	Houghton-le-Spring	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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