The UK Postcode Database

DH5 8DW

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980
DH5 8DW 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 8DW

Kirkstone Close - 24 properties, USRN 38737115

Kingsway - 2 properties, USRN 38736890

Queensway - 2 properties, USRN 38753350

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8398 / 54°50'23"N

Longitude: -1.46 / 1°27'35"W

UTM Reference: 30U 598900 6078055

OS Easting: 434781

OS Northing: 549578

OS Grid: NZ347495

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD7G.QV

Mapcode Global: WHD5J.JMZ2

Open Location Code: 9C6WRGQR+W2

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gu41

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

  • Semi- and Un-Skilled Workforce
  • Young Families in Industrial Towns
  • Terraces in Transitional Towns

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 1920 / 32844

  • 1st decile
  • most deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH5 8DW on Saturday 27 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:32
Sunrise 04:29
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:45
Hours of daylight today03:59 to 22:17
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:17 to 04:00
Moon Phase Waxing Gibbous
Moon Sets 00:51
Moon Rises 19:33

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

Residential Property Sales in DH5 8DW

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
1 December 2023 12a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £122,500
3 March 2023 12 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £84,995
25 November 2022 14 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £95,000
8 February 2022 7 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
21 January 2022 9 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
29 September 2021 6 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £80,000
6 August 2021 15 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £96,000
9 July 2021 20 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £110,000
1 April 2021 11 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
5 February 2020 15a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £90,000
20 September 2019 12a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
7 May 2019 12a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £77,000
4 April 2019 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
19 February 2018 20 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £56,000
29 July 2016 14a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £56,000
17 June 2016 18 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £63,000
17 December 2015 11 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
31 July 2015 16 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £62,000
28 January 2014 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £76,000
27 April 2012 7 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £55,000
27 June 2011 7 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £70,000
15 June 2011 11 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,500
8 October 2010 16a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,500
15 March 2010 14a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £65,000
27 June 2008 20 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £70,000
24 January 2008 14 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £94,000
23 November 2007 12 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £92,000
16 March 2007 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £92,000
3 November 2006 10 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,950
29 September 2006 20 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £95,000
1 June 2006 20 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £75,000
19 May 2006 6 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £85,000
15 March 2006 20 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £60,000
7 October 2005 16 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £83,000
5 August 2005 8 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £81,000
18 March 2005 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £79,000
7 May 2004 12a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £69,500
10 November 2003 9 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
15 August 2003 16a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,000
30 July 2003 14 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £51,000
28 February 2003 6 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £45,000
6 December 2002 8 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £41,000
12 September 2002 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £39,500
19 July 2002 10 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
14 June 2002 7 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,000
12 June 2002 4 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £48,000
28 March 2002 15 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £36,000
21 December 2001 5 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £15,000
26 October 2001 3 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £42,000
29 June 2001 11 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £25,500
16 November 2000 15a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,500
19 May 2000 6 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £26,500
31 March 2000 12 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £28,000
19 November 1999 15 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £35,500
22 December 1997 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £25,950
20 June 1997 3 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £41,000
28 June 1996 18 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £35,750
24 June 1996 17 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £35,750
21 June 1996 9 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £33,995
24 May 1996 3 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £41,250
24 May 1996 4 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £41,250
23 May 1996 7 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,750
17 May 1996 5 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,995
15 May 1996 6 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,750
15 May 1996 8 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,250
26 April 1996 10 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,995
26 April 1996 11 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £32,995
12 April 1996 12 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,300
29 March 1996 16 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,250
22 March 1996 15a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,995
22 March 1996 16a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,750
22 March 1996 14a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £33,250
23 February 1996 15 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,750
22 February 1996 14 Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £34,750
17 November 1995 12a Kirkstone Close, Houghton Le Spring DH5 8DW Semi-detached Freehold £40,800

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 8DW

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 8DW

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00044257 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01008714 Sunderland 034A 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
E33001405 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

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

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