The UK Postcode Database

DH5 9RE

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980
DH5 9RE 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 9RE

Meadow Street - 43 properties, USRN 38742830

Unnamed road - 1 property, USRN 38737089

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

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.8212 / 54°49'16"N

Longitude: -1.483 / 1°28'58"W

UTM Reference: 30U 597465 6075945

OS Easting: 433316

OS Northing: 547490

OS Grid: NZ333474

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LD2P.QJ

Mapcode Global: WHD5Q.621V

Open Location Code: 9C6WRGC8+FQ

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94gt27

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: D1

  • rural town
  • a small town or larger village, surrounded by populated countryside

ONS Population Classification: 7b1

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

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 12762 / 32844

  • 4th decile
  • somewhat more deprived

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

Sun and Moon Times for DH5 9RE on Thursday 2 July 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light) 01:33
Civil twilight begins (Dawn) 03:37
Sunrise 04:33
Transit (sun is at its highest) 13:10
Sunset 21:46
Civil twilight ends (Dusk) 22:42
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall) 00:46
Hours of daylight today04:03 to 22:16
Hours of darkness tonight
(lighting-up time)
22:16 to 04:04
Moon Phase Waning Gibbous
Moon Sets 05:42
Moon Rises 22:19

For a full sun and moon calendar for DH5 9RE, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in DH5 9RE

DateAddressProperty TypeTenurePrice
12 May 2023 18 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £74,000
20 February 2023 32 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £67,000
3 February 2023 14 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £65,000
14 October 2022 21 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £84,000
22 December 2017 18 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £59,000
22 December 2011 41 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £64,995
14 September 2007 36 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £85,000
24 August 2007 30 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £94,500
4 May 2007 4 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £80,000
29 September 2003 22 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £12,800
26 September 2003 18 Meadow Street, East Rainton, Houghton Le Spring DH5 9RE Semi-detached Freehold £53,000

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 9RE

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 9RE 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 9RE

CodeNameData TypeData ThemeActive SinceData Owner
E00044390 Output Areas Statistical Building Block 1 January 2009 ONS
E01008747 Sunderland 035D 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
E33001412 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
E63007265 East Rainton 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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