DH5 9NL postcode in Sunderland, England

DH5 9NL is a postcode in Sunderland, in the Hetton ward. 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 0% of homes and businesses at DH5 9NL can get it Across Sunderland: 95% Typical price £155,000 Homes sold in DH5 9, last 12 months. ▲ 2% on the year before Nearest station Seaham 5.3 km in a straight line

Where DH5 9NL is, and what is near it

Map of DH5 9NL and what is near it Map of DH5 9NL: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the DH5 9 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. DH5 9AA: also in DH5 9DH5 9AB: also in DH5 9DH5 9AD: also in DH5 9DH5 9AE: also in DH5 9DH5 9AF: also in DH5 9DH5 9AG: also in DH5 9DH5 9AH: also in DH5 9DH5 9AJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9AL: also in DH5 9DH5 9AN: also in DH5 9DH5 9AP: also in DH5 9DH5 9AT: also in DH5 9DH5 9AU: also in DH5 9DH5 9AW: also in DH5 9DH5 9AX: also in DH5 9DH5 9AY: also in DH5 9DH5 9AZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9BA: also in DH5 9DH5 9BB: also in DH5 9DH5 9BD: also in DH5 9DH5 9BE: also in DH5 9DH5 9BG: also in DH5 9DH5 9BH: also in DH5 9DH5 9BJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9BL: also in DH5 9DH5 9BN: also in DH5 9DH5 9BP: also in DH5 9DH5 9BW: also in DH5 9DH5 9BX: also in DH5 9DH5 9BZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9DA: also in DH5 9DH5 9DB: also in DH5 9DH5 9DD: also in DH5 9DH5 9DE: also in DH5 9DH5 9DF: also in DH5 9DH5 9DG: also in DH5 9DH5 9DH: also in DH5 9DH5 9DJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9DL: also in DH5 9DH5 9DN: also in DH5 9DH5 9DP: also in DH5 9DH5 9DQ: also in DH5 9DH5 9DR: also in DH5 9DH5 9DS: also in DH5 9DH5 9DT: also in DH5 9DH5 9DU: also in DH5 9DH5 9DW: also in DH5 9DH5 9DX: also in DH5 9DH5 9DY: also in DH5 9DH5 9DZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9EA: also in DH5 9DH5 9EE: also in DH5 9DH5 9EF: also in DH5 9DH5 9EH: also in DH5 9DH5 9EJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9EL: also in DH5 9DH5 9EN: also in DH5 9DH5 9EP: also in DH5 9DH5 9EQ: also in DH5 9DH5 9ES: also in DH5 9DH5 9ET: also in DH5 9DH5 9EU: also in DH5 9DH5 9EW: also in DH5 9DH5 9EZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9FB: also in DH5 9DH5 9FX: also in DH5 9DH5 9FY: also in DH5 9DH5 9FZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9GB: also in DH5 9DH5 9GD: also in DH5 9DH5 9GE: also in DH5 9DH5 9GF: also in DH5 9DH5 9GG: also in DH5 9DH5 9GH: also in DH5 9DH5 9GJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9GL: also in DH5 9DH5 9HH: also in DH5 9DH5 9HJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9HN: also in DH5 9DH5 9HP: also in DH5 9DH5 9HQ: also in DH5 9DH5 9HS: also in DH5 9DH5 9HT: also in DH5 9DH5 9HU: also in DH5 9DH5 9HW: also in DH5 9DH5 9HX: also in DH5 9DH5 9HY: also in DH5 9DH5 9HZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9JA: also in DH5 9DH5 9JG: also in DH5 9DH5 9JH: also in DH5 9DH5 9JL: also in DH5 9DH5 9JN: also in DH5 9DH5 9JP: also in DH5 9DH5 9JQ: also in DH5 9DH5 9JR: also in DH5 9DH5 9JW: also in DH5 9DH5 9LG: also in DH5 9DH5 9LZ: also in DH5 9DH5 9NA: also in DH5 9DH5 9NE: also in DH5 9DH5 9NF: also in DH5 9DH5 9NJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9NT: also in DH5 9DH5 9PE: also in DH5 9DH5 9PF: also in DH5 9DH5 9PG: also in DH5 9DH5 9PH: also in DH5 9DH5 9PJ: also in DH5 9DH5 9PL: also in DH5 9DH5 9PN: also in DH5 9DH5 9PP: also in DH5 9DH5 9PQ: also in DH5 9DH5 9PR: also in DH5 9DH5 9PW: also in DH5 9DH5 9PX: also in DH5 9DH5 9PY: also in DH5 9DH5 9RS: also in DH5 9 School 2.0 kmMurton Medical Centre 3.0 kmGP 3.1 kmKepier 3.5 kmSeaham station 5.3 kmSunderland station 9.2 kmHoughton South & Hetton Downs DH5 9NL Map of DH5 9NL and what is near it Map of DH5 9NL: its centre point, with the 219 other postcodes in the DH5 9 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Hetton Academy 2.4 km2 places, 3.1–3.5 kmSeaham station 5.3 kmHoughton South & Hetton Downs DH5 9NL
  • DH5 9NL
  • Other postcodes in DH5 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.8268, longitude -1.4270)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after DH5 9NL?

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 DH5 9NL?

13% of the homes and businesses at DH5 9NL can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

DH5 9NL 0% Sunderland 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

DH5 9NL 13% 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 DH5 9NL?

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 DH5 9NL 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 DH5 9NL.

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 DH5 9NL: 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 DH5 9NL 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 DH5 9NL?

Homes in DH5 9 sold for a typical £155,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 111 sales, up 2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£155,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£152,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £238,000 35 sales
  • Semi-detached £158,500 38 sales
  • Terraced £101,000 38 sales

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

Across the whole DH5 district: a typical £149,950 from 238 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 DH5 9NL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in DH5 9NL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around 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

What council tax band are homes near DH5 9NL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 1,070 homes in the neighbourhood around DH5 9NL. Over half of them (64%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (46%). 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 DH5 9NL

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 690 (64%)£1,465
Band Babout 240 (22%)£1,709
Band Cabout 100 (9%)£1,953
Band Dabout 40 (4%)£2,197
Band Ewithheld£2,685
Band Fwithheld£3,174
Band Gwithheld£3,662
Band Hfewer than 5£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. 3% Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 16% 1919 to 1939
  4. 46% 1945 to 1964
  5. 2% 1965 to 1982
  6. Withheld 1983 to 1999
  7. 4% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 10% 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 DH5 9NL is in (ONS area E01008746), 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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest open schools to DH5 9NL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near DH5 9NL, 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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of DH5 9NL is Seaham Rail Station, 5.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 5.3 kmDrive
  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 9.2 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near DH5 9NL, 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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of DH5 9NL, 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 DH5 9NL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of DH5 9NL on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest to the centre of DH5 9NL, 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 DH5 9NL?

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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of DH5 9NL, 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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of DH5 9NL, 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 DH5 9NL?

The nearest vets to the centre of DH5 9NL 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 DH5 9NL in a conservation area?

The centre of DH5 9NL 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 DH5 9NL?

Police.uk records 23 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of DH5 9NL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences8 reports
Anti-social behaviour4 reports
Public order3 reports
Criminal damage and arson3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Vehicle crime1 report

Also: other crime 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 DH5 9NL

Ward
Hetton
Parish
Hetton
Region
North East
Country
England
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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Nearby postcodes

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

SR7 9TW810 mDH5 9GD1.2 kmDH5 9EE1.3 kmDH5 9DT1.3 kmDH5 9DU1.3 kmDH5 9GE1.3 km
All of DH5

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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