# DH5 9LP: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

DH5 9LP is a postcode in Sunderland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sunderland. Open the map at DH5 9LP for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [DH5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh5) › [DH5 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh5-9)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 200% on July. Sunderland 035E: 64 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **Seaham, 7.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 700 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **No property in DH5 9LP listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **England’s most deprived 30%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 035E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 860 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at DH5 9LP**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **Low road and rail noise at DH5 9LP**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP
- **6.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hetton Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-academy-e149235) | Secondary | 700 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, December 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 52.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hetton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-primary-school-e108803) | Primary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2024 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Eppleton Academy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/eppleton-academy-primary-school-e138213) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hetton Lyons Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-lyons-primary-school-e144225) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hetton Lyons Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hetton-lyons-nursery-school-e108750) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2023 | – |
| [East Rainton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/east-rainton-primary-school-e108794) | Primary | 1.2 km (16 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-michaels-catholic-primary-school-houghton-e147131) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 87% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Gillas Lane Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/gillas-lane-primary-academy-e143493) | Primary | 1.7 km (21 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 15% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2024 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| April 2024 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £238,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2026 | £245,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| October 2025 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| August 2025 | £87,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £124,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| June 2024 | £167,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: HETTON GROUP PRACTICE (860 m)
- Pharmacies: G WHITFIELD PHARMACY (690 m); G WHITFIELD LIMITED (930 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Tesco Hetton Le Hole Express (730 m, Tesco); Heron Hetton-le-Hole (740 m, Heron)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £147,114** (July 2026). Sunderland’s average house price was £147,114 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,744** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sunderland earned a median of £32,744 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 16th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Sunderland costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.8** (2025). Sunderland has a deprivation score of 32.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 22nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sunderland 035E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 32.9** (2025). Sunderland 035E has a deprivation score of 32.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,966th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £170,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 035E was £170,000 in 2025. Joint 3,791st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,452** (2021). Sunderland 035E had 1,452 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,678th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 035E, 99.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## DH5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £141,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in DH5 was £141,000 in 2025. 84th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 21,193** (2021). DH5 had 21,193 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,368th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 73%** (2022). About 73% of people in DH5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.2%** (January 2026). In DH5, 96.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Centre: 54.8243, -1.4624

Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Houghton and Sunderland South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/houghton-and-sunderland-south): Bridget Phillipson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.4624,54.8243,DH59LP

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