# DH5 8ES

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.84152, -1.458439
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6WRGRR+JJ
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO94gu
- **Qibla:** 120.5°
- **Grid reference:** NZ 34879 49767
- **UTM:** 30U 598995 6078245
- **Elevation:** 91m
- **Timezone:** Europe/London

## Administrative areas

- **Country:** England (E92000001)
- **Region:** North East (E12000001)
- **Admin district:** Sunderland (E08000024)
- **Ward:** Copt Hill (E05001155)
- **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:** 1993-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01008714
- **2021 MSOA:** Houghton Town (E02001824)
- **2021 output area:** E00044244
- **2011 LSOA:** E01008714
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001824
- **2011 output area:** E00044244
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33001405
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8D2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 1920
- **Postcode user type:** Small

## Health (England)

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

## Nearest

| Type | Name | Distance (m) |
|---|---|---|
| Railway station | Seaham | 7537 |
| Hospital | Sunderland Eye Infirmary | 7243 |
| GP | Houghton Health Centre | 643 |
| School | Gillas Lane Primary Academy | 260 |
| Airport | Newcastle International Airport | 26364 |
| Bus stop | Hall Lane Estate | 63 |
| Food bank | Sunderland | 3643 |
| Defibrillator | Eyfs Building - Gillas Lane Primary Academy | 306 |
| Pharmacy | G. Whitfield | 718 |
| Post office | Houghton-le-Spring Post Office | 837 |
| Library | Houghton-le-Spring Library And Learning Centre | 975 |
| Coast | — | 9582 |
| Central London | — | 381179 |

## Utilities

- **Electricity:** Northern Powergrid (region F, MPAN 15)
- **Water:** Northumbrian Water
- **Sewerage:** Northumbrian Water
- **Broadband:** 100% gigabit, 100% superfast, 100% ultrafast, 0% below USO

## Adjacent postcodes

- [DH5 8ET](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208ET)
- [DH5 8DU](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208DU)
- [DH5 8EA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208EA)

## Boundary

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## Data

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