# DH4 9EX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.84323, -1.471247
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6WRGVH+7G
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO94gu
- **Qibla:** 120.5°
- **Grid reference:** NZ 34055 49951
- **UTM:** 30U 598169 6078417
- **Elevation:** 64m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North East (E12000001)
- **Admin district:** Sunderland (E08000024)
- **Ward:** Houghton (E05001160)
- **Constituency:** Houghton and Sunderland South (E14001295)
- **Parish code:** E43000178
- **Travel to work area:** E30000275
- **Police force area:** E23000007
- **Built-up area:** E63007258
- **European electoral region:** North East (E15000001)
- **Date introduced:** 2026-02

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01008754
- **2021 MSOA:** Houghton Town (E02001824)
- **2021 output area:** E00044437
- **2011 LSOA:** E01008754
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001824
- **2011 output area:** E00044437
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33000233
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 5325
- **Postcode user type:** Large

## Health (England)

- **NHS region:** E40000012
- **ICB location:** E38000176
- **Integrated Care Board:** E54000050
- **Cancer Alliance:** E56000029

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Chester-Le-Street | 6946 |
| Hospital | Chester Le Street Community Hospital | 6702 |
| GP | Houghton Health Centre | 241 |
| School | Kepier | 303 |
| Airport | Newcastle International Airport | 25755 |
| Bus stop | Houghton-Le-Spring | 19 |
| Food bank | Sunderland | 3065 |
| Defibrillator | Andersons Opticians | 108 |
| Pharmacy | Superdrug | 29 |
| Post office | Houghton-le-Spring Post Office | 4 |
| Library | Houghton-le-Spring Library And Learning Centre | 213 |
| Coast | — | 10031 |
| Central London | — | 381562 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Northern Powergrid (region F, MPAN 15)
- **Water:** Northumbrian Water
- **Sewerage:** Northumbrian Water

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DH4 5EL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%205EL)
- [DH4 9BR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%209BR)
- [DH4 9DL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%209DL)
- [DH4 9DR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%209DR)
- [DH4 9ET](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%209ET)
- [DH4 9EY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%209EY)
- [DH4 4AD](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%204AD)
- [DH4 4AL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%204AL)
- [DH4 4AP](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%204AP)
- [DH4 4AN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%204AN)
- [DH4 5AS](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%205AS)
- [DH4 4BA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%204BA)
- [DH4 5AF](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%205AF)
- [DH4 5AR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%205AR)
- [DH4 5AT](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%205AT)

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