# DH5 8EX

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.839308, -1.46644
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6WRGQM+PC
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO94gu
- **Qibla:** 120.5°
- **Grid reference:** NZ 34367 49517
- **UTM:** 30U 598487 6077987
- **Elevation:** 69m
- **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:** 1994-12

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01008715
- **2021 MSOA:** Houghton Town (E02001824)
- **2021 output area:** E00044259
- **2011 LSOA:** E01008715
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001824
- **2011 output area:** E00044259
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33001405
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8C1)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 10081
- **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 | Chester-Le-Street | 7340 |
| Hospital | Chester Le Street Community Hospital | 7075 |
| GP | Houghton Health Centre | 302 |
| School | Bernard Gilpin Primary School | 182 |
| Airport | Newcastle International Airport | 26288 |
| Bus stop | Hall Lane-Normandy Crescent | 120 |
| Food bank | Sunderland | 3591 |
| Defibrillator | Houghton Pharmacy | 328 |
| Pharmacy | G. Whitfield | 332 |
| Post office | Houghton-le-Spring Post Office | 531 |
| Library | Houghton-le-Spring Library And Learning Centre | 741 |
| Coast | — | 10114 |
| Central London | — | 381064 |

## 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 8HA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208HA)
- [DH5 8HD](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208HD)
- [DH5 8DB](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208DB)
- [DH5 8NB](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208NB)
- [DH5 8DA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208DA)
- [DH4 4DH](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH4%204DH)

## Boundary

A Polygon boundary polygon is available in the [JSON format](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208EX.json).

## Data

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