DH5 postcode district
DH5 holds 555 live postcodes around Houghton-Le-Spring, in Sunderland, County Durham.
Towns and villages with their centre in DH5
| # | Place | County / council | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Houghton-Le-Spring | Sunderland | 36,746 |
| 2 | Hetton-Le-Hole | Sunderland | 14,402 |
| 3 | East Rainton | Sunderland | 1,213 |
Wards
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Hetton | 53% |
| Houghton South & Hetton Downs | 47% |
| Lumley & West Rainton | 0% |
Westminster constituencies
| Name | Share of postcodes |
|---|---|
| Houghton and Sunderland South | 100% |
| City of Durham | 0% |
Deprivation
The middle postcode here sits in decile 2 of the English Index of Multiple Deprivation (2021-Census LSOAs), where decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods and 10 the least. 72% of this district's postcodes sit in the most deprived three deciles, 5% in the least deprived three.
Deprivation deciles describe the LSOA neighbourhood each postcode sits in, weighted by postcodes rather than by people, because the postcode file carries no population. A district where the deprived neighbourhoods are densely populated will read better here than it would per resident.
Neighbouring districts in the DH area
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Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026. Source: Office for National Statistics licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Postcode data is the ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026 edition; counts are live postcodes with a usable location. Northern Ireland postcodes carry a separate licence and are not included; Scotland joins when the site's Scottish coverage does.