DH4 7QL

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980

DH4 7QL	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH4 7QL

Mill Crescent - 14 properties, USRN 38743650

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8697 / 54°52'10"N

Longitude: -1.4932 / 1°29'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 596695 6081332

OS Easting: 432623

OS Northing: 552886

OS Grid: NZ326528

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD04.J4

Mapcode Global: WHD5B.1V7P

Open Location Code: 9C6WVG94+VP

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 7QL 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 today	04:02 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 7QL, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH4 7QL

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
1 September 2023	6 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Other property type	Freehold	£58,000
2 September 2021	14 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£68,000
5 June 2015	3 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£68,500
24 July 2014	1 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£66,000
2 May 2014	Derwent Rise, Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Detached	Freehold	£125,000
14 December 2007	3 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
13 July 2007	14 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£95,000
15 April 2005	5 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Leasehold	£48,000
28 February 2005	8 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£70,000
15 November 2004	14 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£48,000
12 June 2002	9 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£15,000
26 February 1999	17 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Detached	Freehold	£64,500
6 August 1997	9 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£22,000
15 December 1995	11 Mill Crescent, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring DH4 7QL	Terraced (including end-of-terrace)	Freehold	£23,950

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 7QL

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 7QL

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00044660		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

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