# DH5 8JS

## Location

- **Coordinates:** 54.834238, -1.470103
- **Open Location Code:** 9C6WRGMH+MX
- **Maidenhead Locator:** IO94gu
- **Qibla:** 120.5°
- **Grid reference:** NZ 34136 48951
- **UTM:** 30U 598264 6077418
- **Elevation:** 62m
- **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:** E01008716
- **2021 MSOA:** Houghton Town (E02001824)
- **2021 output area:** E00044269
- **2011 LSOA:** E01008716
- **2011 MSOA:** E02001824
- **2011 output area:** E00044269
- **2011 workplace zone:** E33001406
- **Rural/urban classification:** Urban: nearer to a major town or city
- **Output area classification:** Suburbanites (6A3)
- **Deprivation rank (IMD):** 24415
- **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 | 7270 |
| Hospital | Chester Le Street Community Hospital | 6973 |
| GP | Houghton Health Centre | 843 |
| School | St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | 141 |
| Airport | Newcastle International Airport | 26640 |
| Bus stop | Gillas Lane West | 137 |
| Food bank | Sunderland | 4018 |
| Defibrillator | Headteacher | 254 |
| Pharmacy | G. Whitfield | 825 |
| Post office | Houghton-le-Spring Post Office | 1001 |
| Library | Houghton-le-Spring Library And Learning Centre | 1208 |
| Coast | — | 10683 |
| Central London | — | 380575 |

## 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 8LN](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208LN)
- [DH5 8JX](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JX)
- [DH5 8NF](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208NF)
- [DH5 8JY](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JY)
- [DH5 8JT](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JT)
- [DH5 8NX](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208NX)
- [DH5 8JR](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JR)
- [DH5 8NE](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208NE)

## Boundary

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

## Data

- [HTML](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JS)
- [JSON](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JS.json)
- [Markdown](https://openpostcodes.uk/DH5%208JS.md)