DH4 7PA

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980

DH4 7PA	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 7PA

Wensleydale Avenue - 42 properties, USRN 38771030

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8751 / 54°52'30"N

Longitude: -1.4996 / 1°29'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596270 6081925

OS Easting: 432206

OS Northing: 553486

OS Grid: NZ322534

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR KDZ2.46

Mapcode Global: WHC45.YQ1J

Open Location Code: 9C6WVGG2+24

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gv00

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Rural Amenity
Rural Mix

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24472 / 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 7PA on Monday 6 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:50
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:42
Sunrise	04:37
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:10
Sunset	21:44
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:39
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:30

Hours of daylight today	04:07 to 22:14
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:14 to 04:08
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets	11:12
Moon Rises	22:54

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

Residential Property Sales in DH4 7PA

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
20 September 2021	8 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£92,000
5 March 2021	49 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
15 January 2021	23 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£82,690
26 November 2020	9 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£113,000
24 March 2020	7 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£115,000
7 August 2019	3 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Other property type	Freehold	£86,000
10 August 2018	17 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£88,500
27 July 2018	47 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,500
22 June 2018	7 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,500
4 April 2016	9 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£95,500
18 September 2015	16 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,500
26 January 2015	17 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£75,000
14 June 2013	16 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£84,950
19 August 2011	23 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£65,000
25 January 2010	25 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£57,000
2 June 2008	6 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£87,000
3 September 2007	29 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£96,000
5 March 2007	9 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£100,000
31 August 2006	3 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£91,500
14 November 2003	45 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£67,000
21 June 2002	17 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£40,000
8 March 2002	35 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£37,000
9 October 1998	51 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£28,500
22 November 1997	49 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£30,000
4 April 1997	41 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£27,000
10 November 1995	45 Wensleydale Avenue, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7PA	Semi-detached	Freehold	£26,500

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 7PA

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 7PA

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00044694		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E00170216		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	31 December 2011	ONS
E01008799	Sunderland 025A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001815	Sunderland 025	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
E33001371		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

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