The UK Postcode Database

DH4 7AY

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in August 2019
DH4 7AY Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH4 7AY

Penshaw Place - 5 properties, USRN 38750590

Stanley Terrace - 4 properties, USRN 38762810

Mill Crescent - 1 property, USRN 38743650

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8691 / 54°52'8"N

Longitude: -1.4943 / 1°29'39"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596625 6081259

OS Easting: 432552

OS Northing: 552815

OS Grid: NZ325528

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD04.8C

Mapcode Global: WHD5B.0WP5

Open Location Code: 9C6WVG94+J7

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gu08

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2a2

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Inner Suburbs and Small Town Living
  • Settled Owner-Occupied Suburbs

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 25314 / 32844

  • 8th decile
  • less deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH4 7AY on Wednesday 1 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:22
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:36
Sunrise 04:32
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:09
Sunset 21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:43
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:57
Hours of daylight today04:02 to 22:17
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:17 to 04:03
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 04:22
Moon Rises 22:06

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH4 7AY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH4 7AY

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
11 May 2021 5 Penshaw Place, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7AY Semi-detached Freehold £207,950
25 March 2021 9 Penshaw Place, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7AY Detached Freehold £189,000
12 February 2021 7 Penshaw Place, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7AY Semi-detached Freehold £189,950
19 November 2020 6 Penshaw Place, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7AY Semi-detached Freehold £189,950
17 July 2019 8 Penshaw Place, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7AY Semi-detached Freehold £219,950
19 November 2018 10 Penshaw Place, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7AY Other property type Freehold £72,000

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 7AY

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Houghton and Sunderland South

MP

Bridget Phillipson Labour

Sunderland City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Shiney Row

Councillors

Katherine Mason-Gage Labour

Melville Speding Labour

David Snowdon Labour

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH4 7AY

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00044693 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01008801 Sunderland 030E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001820 Sunderland 030 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E05001170 Shiney Row 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
E33001391 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
E63007244 Shiney Row and Penshaw 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

All public sector data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v2.0.

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