DH4 6UL postcode in Fence Houses, Sunderland

DH4 6UL is a postcode in Fence Houses, in the Houghton North ward of Sunderland. It is in the Houghton and Sunderland South parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since August 2022.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 97% of homes and businesses at DH4 6UL can get it Across Sunderland: 95% Typical price £170,000 Homes sold in DH4 6, last 12 months. ▼ 19% on the year before Nearest station Chester-le-Street 5.1 km in a straight line

Where DH4 6UL is, and what is near it

Map of DH4 6UL and what is near it Map of DH4 6UL: its centre point, with the 285 other postcodes in the DH4 6 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A1(M) DH4 6AF: also in DH4 6DH4 6DP: also in DH4 6DH4 6DQ: also in DH4 6DH4 6DR: also in DH4 6DH4 6FA: also in DH4 6DH4 6FT: also in DH4 6DH4 6HL: also in DH4 6DH4 6HN: also in DH4 6DH4 6HS: also in DH4 6DH4 6HT: also in DH4 6DH4 6HU: also in DH4 6DH4 6HW: also in DH4 6DH4 6JB: also in DH4 6DH4 6JE: also in DH4 6DH4 6JF: also in DH4 6DH4 6JG: also in DH4 6DH4 6JH: also in DH4 6DH4 6JJ: also in DH4 6DH4 6JL: also in DH4 6DH4 6JQ: also in DH4 6DH4 6JT: also in DH4 6DH4 6JU: also in DH4 6DH4 6JX: also in DH4 6DH4 6JY: also in DH4 6DH4 6JZ: also in DH4 6DH4 6LA: also in DH4 6DH4 6LB: also in DH4 6DH4 6LD: also in DH4 6DH4 6LE: also in DH4 6DH4 6LF: also in DH4 6DH4 6LG: also in DH4 6DH4 6LH: also in DH4 6DH4 6LJ: also in DH4 6DH4 6LL: also in DH4 6DH4 6LN: also in DH4 6DH4 6LP: also in DH4 6DH4 6LQ: also in DH4 6DH4 6LR: also in DH4 6DH4 6LS: also in DH4 6DH4 6LT: also in DH4 6DH4 6LU: also in DH4 6DH4 6LW: also in DH4 6DH4 6LX: also in DH4 6DH4 6LY: also in DH4 6DH4 6LZ: also in DH4 6DH4 6NA: also in DH4 6DH4 6ND: also in DH4 6DH4 6NE: also in DH4 6DH4 6NF: also in DH4 6DH4 6NG: also in DH4 6DH4 6NL: also in DH4 6DH4 6NQ: also in DH4 6DH4 6PB: also in DH4 6DH4 6PH: also in DH4 6DH4 6PT: also in DH4 6DH4 6PU: also in DH4 6DH4 6PX: also in DH4 6DH4 6PY: also in DH4 6DH4 6QA: also in DH4 6DH4 6QB: also in DH4 6DH4 6QD: also in DH4 6DH4 6QZ: also in DH4 6DH4 6RF: also in DH4 6DH4 6SL: also in DH4 6DH4 6SN: also in DH4 6DH4 6TA: also in DH4 6DH4 6TB: also in DH4 6DH4 6TE: also in DH4 6DH4 6TH: also in DH4 6DH4 6TJ: also in DH4 6DH4 6TQ: also in DH4 6DH4 6TT: also in DH4 6DH4 6TZ: also in DH4 6DH4 6UE: also in DH4 6DH4 6UF: also in DH4 6DH4 6UG: also in DH4 6DH4 6UH: also in DH4 6DH4 6UJ: also in DH4 6 Woodlea Primary School 1.3 km2 places, 1.8–2.2 kmHetton Academy 3.6 kmChester-le-Street station 5.1 kmDurham station 8.3 kmLumley & West Rainton DH4 6UL Map of DH4 6UL and what is near it Map of DH4 6UL: its centre point, with the 285 other postcodes in the DH4 6 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 1 bus stop, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Hetton Academy 3.6 kmLumley & West Rainton DH4 6UL
  • DH4 6UL
  • Other postcodes in DH4 6: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 1 bus stop
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8385, longitude -1.5028)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH4 6UL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at DH4 6UL?

97% of the homes and businesses at DH4 6UL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and 97% gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DH4 6UL 97% Sunderland 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DH4 6UL 97% Sunderland 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at DH4 6UL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Sunderland City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Sunderland City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is DH4 6UL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include DH4 6UL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sunderland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for DH4 6UL: 3,030 properties in Sunderland are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Sunderland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of DH4 6UL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near DH4 6UL?

Homes in DH4 6 sold for a typical £170,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 144 sales, down 19% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£170,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£209,975 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 19% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £262,000 53 sales
  • Semi-detached £150,000 39 sales
  • Terraced £130,500 47 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £50,000 5 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole DH4 district: a typical £155,000 from 389 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in DH4 6UL

HM Land Registry records 20 standard sales of homes in DH4 6UL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 21 November 2025. The middle price was £262,495, from £184,950 to £294,995. Across DH4 6, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £170,000. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

Show the other 12 sales

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DH4 6UL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 790 homes in the neighbourhood around DH4 6UL. Over half of them (68%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1900 to 1918 than in any other period (28%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around DH4 6UL

Band D in Sunderland for 2026‑27: £2,197. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,465 (band A) to £2,197 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,465.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 540 (68%)£1,465
Band Babout 140 (18%)£1,709
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£1,953
Band Dabout 100 (13%)£2,197
Band Ewithheld£2,685
Band Ffewer than 5£3,174
Band Gfewer than 5£3,662
Band Hfewer than 5£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. 18% Before 1900
  2. 28% 1900 to 1918
  3. 13% 1919 to 1939
  4. 10% 1945 to 1964
  5. Withheld 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 9% 2000 to 2009
  8. 3% 2010 to 2019
  9. 19% 2020 or later

Averages for Sunderland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of DH4 6UL is in (ONS area E01008755), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near DH4 6UL?

The nearest open schools to DH4 6UL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH4 6UL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to DH4 6UL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH4 6UL is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 5.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 5.1 kmDrive
  • Durham Rail Station Railway station 8.3 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

1 bus stop within 400 metres, the nearest Durham Street, 376 m away.

More stations near DH4 6UL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near DH4 6UL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH4 6UL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near DH4 6UL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH4 6UL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near DH4 6UL?

The nearest to the centre of DH4 6UL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to DH4 6UL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near DH4 6UL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH4 6UL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near DH4 6UL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH4 6UL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy Mon to Wed 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm; Thu 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 5pm; Fri 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 0191 385 9934 550 mWalk
  • G Whitfield Limited Mon to Wed 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm; Thu 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 5pm; Fri 9am to 12:30pm, 2pm to 6pm; Sat 9am to 12:30pm; Sun closed · Phone 0191 385 2233 1.3 kmCycle
  • Kepier Pharmacy Mon to Fri 8:30am to 6pm; Sat and Sun closed · Phone 0191 584 2291 1.7 kmCycle

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near DH4 6UL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH4 6UL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is DH4 6UL in a conservation area?

The centre of DH4 6UL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near DH4 6UL?

Police.uk records 43 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH4 6UL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences14 reports
Criminal damage and arson9 reports
Anti-social behaviour8 reports
Public order4 reports
Vehicle crime4 reports
Shoplifting2 reports

Also: other theft 1, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for DH4 6UL

Ward
Houghton North
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Fence Houses
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
August 2022

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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DH4 6SN50 mDH4 6UF90 mDH4 6UE90 mDH4 6UG120 mDH4 6SL120 mDH4 6LG120 m
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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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