The UK Postcode Database

DH5 9LD

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980
DH5 9LD Normal (geographic) postcodes Large user postcodes

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Streets Associated with DH5 9LD

Alexander Drive - 31 properties, USRN 38701190

Redwood Close - 1 property, USRN 38754850

Rowan Drive - 1 property, USRN 38757270

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8204 / 54°49'13"N

Longitude: -1.4592 / 1°27'33"W

UTM Reference: 30U 598997 6075889

OS Easting: 434847

OS Northing: 547411

OS Grid: NZ348474

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD7P.WT

Mapcode Global: WHD5Q.K3BG

Open Location Code: 9C6WRGCR+48

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gt46

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

  • major urban conurbation
  • a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2b1

  • Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
  • Rural Amenity
  • Ageing Rural Communities

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 6931 / 32844

  • 3rd decile
  • more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH5 9LD on Saturday 27 June 2026

Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:33
Sunrise 04:30
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:08
Sunset 21:47
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:44
Hours of daylight today04:00 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 9LD, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH5 9LD

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
25 April 2024 2 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £100,000
20 October 2023 2 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £92,500
7 October 2022 3 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £129,000
31 May 2019 22 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £135,000
3 July 2015 1 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Detached Freehold £127,000
14 December 2012 33 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
7 December 2012 18 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £116,000
31 October 2011 16 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £125,000
18 December 2009 15 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £157,500
1 May 2009 4 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £105,000
11 June 2007 16 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £179,950
30 January 2004 8 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Detached Freehold £109,000
12 December 2003 22 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Terraced (including end-of-terrace) Freehold £98,750
18 August 2000 29 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £59,950
19 July 2000 13 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £54,950
15 October 1997 11 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £54,000
11 June 1996 15 Alexander Drive, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9LD Semi-detached Freehold £52,000

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 DH5 9LD

United Kingdom Parliament
Constituency

Houghton and Sunderland South

MP

Bridget Phillipson Labour

Sunderland City Council
Metropolitan district ward

Hetton

Councillors

James Blackburn Labour

Claire Rowntree Labour

Iain Scott Labour

DH5 9LD also falls within the Civil Parish of Hetton, which has its own parish council and parish councillors. These are not shown here.

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

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for DH5 9LD

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00044395 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01008748 Sunderland 035E Lower layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 February 2004 ONS
E02001825 Sunderland 035 Middle layer Super Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 August 2004 ONS
E04000140 Hetton Civil Parishes Administrative 1 January 2009 DLUHC
E05001159 Hetton 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
E33001409 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
E54000050 Cumbria and North East Integrated Care Boards Health 1 April 2020 NHS
E56000029 Northern Cancer Alliances Health 1 April 2020 NHS England
E63007269 Hetton-le-Hole 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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