# DH5 8HG

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.838054, -1.461038
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6WRGQQ+6H
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO94gu
- **Qibla:** 120.5°
- **Grid reference:** NZ 34715 49380
- **UTM:** 30U 598837 6077855
- **Elevation:** 87m
- **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:** 1980-01

## Census & classification

- **2021 LSOA:** E01008717
- **2021 MSOA:** Houghton Town (E02001824)
- **2021 output area:** E00044261
- **2011 LSOA:** E01008717
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001824
- **2011 output area:** E00044261
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33001406
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Hard-Pressed Living (8A2)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 7972
- **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 | 7687 |
| Hospital | Chester Le Street Community Hospital | 7441 |
| GP | Houghton Health Centre | 630 |
| School | Gillas Lane Primary Academy | 305 |
| Airport | Newcastle International Airport | 26593 |
| Bus stop | Queensway-Balmoral Crescent | 104 |
| Food bank | Sunderland | 3878 |
| Defibrillator | Houghton Pharmacy | 129 |
| Pharmacy | G. Whitfield | 681 |
| Post office | Houghton-le-Spring Post Office | 867 |
| Library | Houghton-le-Spring Library And Learning Centre | 1063 |
| Coast | — | 9978 |
| Central London | — | 380845 |

## 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 8JB](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JB)
- [DH5 8EL](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208EL)
- [DH5 8JA](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JA)
- [DH5 8HN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208HN)
- [DH5 8HQ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208HQ)
- [DH5 8HJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208HJ)
- [DH5 8EJ](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208EJ)

## Boundary

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## Data

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