The UK Postcode Database

DH4 5PH

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in March 1983
DH4 5PH Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with DH4 5PH

Mercantile Road - 23 properties, USRN 38743245

Mercantile Road - 3 properties, USRN 38715420

Phoenix Way - 1 property, USRN 38751062

Gadwall Road - 1 property, USRN 38717628

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8349 / 54°50'5"N

Longitude: -1.4813 / 1°28'52"W

UTM Reference: 30U 597542 6077472

OS Easting: 433415

OS Northing: 549015

OS Grid: NZ334490

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD3J.3M

Mapcode Global: WHD5J.6QVW

Open Location Code: 9C6WRGM9+WF

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gu20

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12762 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH4 5PH on Sunday 7 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:40
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:34
Sunrise 04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:04
Sunset 21:39
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:34
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:28
Hours of daylight today04:00 to 22:09
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:09 to 03:59
Moon Phase Last Quarter
Moon Rises 00:21
Moon sets 10:45

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH4 5PH, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH4 5PH

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 September 2021 The Rainton Meadows Arena, Mercantile Road, Houghton Le Spring DH4 5PH Other property type Freehold £1,725,000

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 5PH

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Houghton and Sunderland South

MP

Bridget Phillipson Labour

Sunderland City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Hetton

Councillors

James Blackburn Labour

Claire Rowntree Labour

Iain Scott Labour

DH4 5PH also falls within the Civil Parish of Hetton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH4 5PH

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00044422 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01008747 Sunderland 035D Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001825 Sunderland 035 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000140 Hetton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05001159 Hetton 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
E33000228 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
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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