DH4 7DD postcode in Shiney Row and Penshaw, Sunderland

DH4 7DD is a postcode in Shiney Row and Penshaw, in the Penshaw & Shiney Row 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 January 1980.

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 100% of homes and businesses can get it. Sunderland: 95% Typical price £136,750 Homes sold in DH4 7, last 12 months. ▼ 30.3% on the year before Nearest station Chester-le-Street 5.7 km in a straight line

Where DH4 7DD is, and what is near it

Map of DH4 7DD and what is near it Map of DH4 7DD: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the DH4 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 17 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. DH4 7AB: also in DH4 7DH4 7AD: also in DH4 7DH4 7AE: also in DH4 7DH4 7AF: also in DH4 7DH4 7AG: also in DH4 7DH4 7AH: also in DH4 7DH4 7AJ: also in DH4 7DH4 7AP: also in DH4 7DH4 7AQ: also in DH4 7DH4 7AR: also in DH4 7DH4 7AW: also in DH4 7DH4 7AY: also in DH4 7DH4 7BZ: also in DH4 7DH4 7DA: also in DH4 7DH4 7DB: also in DH4 7DH4 7DE: also in DH4 7DH4 7DF: also in DH4 7DH4 7DG: also in DH4 7DH4 7DH: also in DH4 7DH4 7DJ: also in DH4 7DH4 7DL: also in DH4 7DH4 7DN: also in DH4 7DH4 7DP: also in DH4 7DH4 7DQ: also in DH4 7DH4 7DR: also in DH4 7DH4 7DS: also in DH4 7DH4 7DT: also in DH4 7DH4 7DU: also in DH4 7DH4 7DW: also in DH4 7DH4 7DX: also in DH4 7DH4 7DY: also in DH4 7DH4 7EA: also in DH4 7DH4 7EB: also in DH4 7DH4 7ED: also in DH4 7DH4 7FB: also in DH4 7DH4 7JZ: also in DH4 7DH4 7LA: also in DH4 7DH4 7LB: also in DH4 7DH4 7LE: also in DH4 7DH4 7LF: also in DH4 7DH4 7LG: also in DH4 7DH4 7LH: also in DH4 7DH4 7LJ: also in DH4 7DH4 7LL: also in DH4 7DH4 7LN: also in DH4 7DH4 7LP: also in DH4 7DH4 7LQ: also in DH4 7DH4 7LS: also in DH4 7DH4 7LT: also in DH4 7DH4 7LU: also in DH4 7DH4 7LW: also in DH4 7DH4 7NA: also in DH4 7DH4 7NB: also in DH4 7DH4 7ND: also in DH4 7DH4 7NE: also in DH4 7DH4 7NF: also in DH4 7DH4 7QL: also in DH4 7DH4 7QN: also in DH4 7DH4 7QP: also in DH4 7DH4 7QW: also in DH4 7DH4 7RY: also in DH4 7DH4 7RZ: also in DH4 7 GP 650 mThe Poplars 650 mSchool 2.8 kmPenshaw & Shiney Row DH4 7DD Map of DH4 7DD and what is near it Map of DH4 7DD: its centre point, with the 224 other postcodes in the DH4 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices, 17 bus stops and 2 EV charging points. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. School 2.8 kmSunderland station 8.1 kmPenshaw & Shiney Row DH4 7DD
  • DH4 7DD
  • Other postcodes in DH4 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 17 bus stops
  • 2 EV charging points
  • 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 54.8685, longitude -1.4921)

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; charging points: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH4 7DD?

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 7DD?

Every home and business at DH4 7DD can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sunderland: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sunderland: 99%

The line marks the figure across Sunderland.

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 7DD?

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 7DD 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 7DD.

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 7DD: 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 7DD 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 7DD?

Homes in DH4 7 sold for a typical £136,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 98 sales, down 30.3% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£136,750 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£196,250 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 30.3% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £339,998 22 sales
  • Semi-detached £145,000 31 sales
  • Terraced £108,500 40 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £87,500 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 7DD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in DH4 7DD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 26 January 2024. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of it.

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

Food hygiene ratings at DH4 7DD

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at DH4 7DD. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near DH4 7DD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 870 homes in the neighbourhood around DH4 7DD. Over half of them (99%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (55%). 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 7DD

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 £1,709 (band B); band A, the most common, is £1,465.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 860 (99%)£1,465
Band Babout 10 (1%)£1,709
Band Cwithheld£1,953
Band Dwithheld£2,197
Band Efewer than 5£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. 9% Before 1900
  2. 3% 1900 to 1918
  3. 55% 1919 to 1939
  4. 14% 1945 to 1964
  5. 17% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 1% 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2010 to 2019: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

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 7DD is in (ONS area E01008793), 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 7DD?

The nearest open schools to DH4 7DD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH4 7DD, 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 7DD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH4 7DD is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 5.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 5.7 kmDrive
  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive

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

17 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church Street-Aged Miners Houses, 12 m away.

More stations near DH4 7DD, 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 7DD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH4 7DD, 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 7DD?

2 within 1 km 3 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of DH4 7DD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 650 mWalk
  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.9 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 7DD?

The nearest to the centre of DH4 7DD, 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 7DD?

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 7DD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH4 7DD, 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 7DD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH4 7DD, 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.

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 7DD?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH4 7DD 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 7DD in a conservation area?

The centre of DH4 7DD 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 7DD?

Police.uk records 95 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH4 7DD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences27 reports
Shoplifting18 reports
Anti-social behaviour16 reports
Criminal damage and arson11 reports
Burglary6 reports
Public order4 reports

Also: vehicle crime 3, other theft 3, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2, drugs 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 7DD

Ward
Penshaw & Shiney Row
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Shiney Row and Penshaw
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DH4 7DR40 mDH4 7DP60 mDH4 7DS60 mDH4 7DW80 mDH4 7DT100 mDH4 7QN120 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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