DH5 8BY

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in June 2015

DH5 8BY	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 DH5 8BY

Lingfield - 33 properties, USRN 38739500

Cresta View - 33 properties, USRN 38717015

Gillas Lane - 1 property, USRN 38726950

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8341 / 54°50'2"N

Longitude: -1.4605 / 1°27'37"W

UTM Reference: 30U 598882 6077418

OS Easting: 434753

OS Northing: 548942

OS Grid: NZ347489

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD7J.LW

Mapcode Global: WHD5J.JRRG

Open Location Code: 9C6WRGMQ+JR

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gu40

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 1c2

Retired Professionals
Established Mature Families
Burgeoning Mature Families

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 24415 / 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 DH5 8BY on Friday 26 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:32
Sunrise	04:29
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:08
Sunset	21:48
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:45

Hours of daylight today	03:59 to 22:18
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:18 to 03:59
Moon Phase	Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets	00:31
Moon Rises	17:55

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH5 8BY, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH5 8BY

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
7 June 2024	39 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£345,000
23 February 2024	60 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£260,000
15 December 2023	25 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£272,500
3 February 2023	64 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£359,000
28 October 2022	47 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£278,000
27 January 2022	38 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£255,000
3 November 2021	4 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£183,000
30 September 2021	23 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£333,000
17 September 2021	40 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£275,000
21 July 2021	28 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£181,000
29 January 2021	36 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£274,000
27 November 2020	19 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£338,000
13 November 2020	26a Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£170,000
27 January 2020	25 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£267,000
28 May 2019	56 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£235,000
24 May 2019	14 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Freehold	£280,000
18 January 2019	52 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£232,000
8 January 2019	8 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Other property type	Freehold	£3,750
3 November 2017	55 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£253,000
29 September 2017	12 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£169,950
21 August 2017	40 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£269,950
30 June 2017	9 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£209,995
9 June 2017	11 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£174,950
7 June 2017	10 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£209,950
26 May 2017	16 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£339,950
28 April 2017	63 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£279,950
13 April 2017	6 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£214,950
31 March 2017	17 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£339,950
31 March 2017	18 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£294,950
21 December 2016	29 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£174,950
16 December 2016	5 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Flat/apartment	Leasehold	£214,950
16 December 2016	26a Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£174,950
16 December 2016	64 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£279,950
9 December 2016	4 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£174,950
1 December 2016	15 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£269,950
30 November 2016	19 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£337,950
30 November 2016	14 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£264,950
28 October 2016	8 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£264,950
27 October 2016	27 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£179,950
30 September 2016	7 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£259,950
30 September 2016	20 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£349,950
26 September 2016	21 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£329,950
1 September 2016	22 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£299,950
25 August 2016	23 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£289,950
12 August 2016	26 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£284,950
12 August 2016	47 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£239,950
30 June 2016	25 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£234,950
30 June 2016	42 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£214,950
30 June 2016	28 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£184,950
27 June 2016	41 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£232,950
24 June 2016	3 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£179,950
24 June 2016	45 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£234,950
24 June 2016	24 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£329,950
10 June 2016	48 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£219,950
20 May 2016	44 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£219,950
29 April 2016	32 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£324,950
28 April 2016	35 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£219,950
28 April 2016	46 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£239,950
29 January 2016	40 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£234,950
27 January 2016	56 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£209,950
18 January 2016	36 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£244,950
14 January 2016	58 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£209,950
18 December 2015	38 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£219,950
17 December 2015	37 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£232,702
27 November 2015	30 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£284,950
10 November 2015	34 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£275,950
6 November 2015	33 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£299,950
30 October 2015	2 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£245,052
30 October 2015	31 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£299,950
30 October 2015	55 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£239,950
30 September 2015	1 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£257,950
25 September 2015	60 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£238,950
28 August 2015	54 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£244,950
30 June 2015	57 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£224,950
30 June 2015	50 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£299,950
30 June 2015	39 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£289,950
29 June 2015	59 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£234,950
26 June 2015	49 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£274,950
25 June 2015	53 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£249,950
25 June 2015	52 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£215,000
23 June 2015	62 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£249,950
18 June 2015	51 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£279,950
12 June 2015	61 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£249,950
11 June 2015	43 Cresta View, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8BY	Detached	Leasehold	£259,950

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 DH5 8BY

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 DH5 8BY

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00044268		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01008716	Sunderland 034C	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001824	Sunderland 034	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
E33001406		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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