DH5 8 postcode sector in the DH5 district

DH5 8 is a sector of the DH5 district: every postcode that starts DH5 8. It has 136 postcodes in use.

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Every postcode in the DH5 8 sector, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in the DH5 8 sector, by flood risk Of the 136 postcodes in the DH5 8 sector that ONS places, 5 are at medium risk at worst and 131 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Houghton-le-Spring. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A690A182 DH5 8AA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AE: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AG: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AL: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AP: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AQ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AR: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AS: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AT: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AU: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8AZ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BD: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BE: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BG: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BL: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BQ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BT: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BU: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8BY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DD: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DP: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DU: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8DY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8ED: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EE: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EF: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EG: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EL: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EP: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EQ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8ER: not on the flood risk listDH5 8ES: not on the flood risk listDH5 8ET: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EU: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8EY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8GA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8GB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8GY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8GZ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HD: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HF: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HG: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HL: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HQ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HR: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HS: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HT: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HU: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8HZ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JD: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JE: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JG: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JL: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JP: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JR: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JS: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JT: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JY: not on the flood risk listDH5 8JZ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LD: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LE: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LF: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LG: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LL: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LQ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LR: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LT: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LU: not on the flood risk listDH5 8LX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8ND: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NE: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NF: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NH: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NJ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NN: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NP: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NQ: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NW: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NX: not on the flood risk listDH5 8PA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8PB: not on the flood risk listDH5 8PF: not on the flood risk listDH5 8QA: not on the flood risk listDH5 8NG: medium flood risk at worstDH5 8NL: medium flood risk at worstDH5 8NR: medium flood risk at worstDH5 8NS: medium flood risk at worstDH5 8NT: medium flood risk at worst Houghton-le-Spring 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined: this goes to DH5 8NT, the one with most homes and businesses at high risk5 postcodes at high or medium risk Map of every postcode in the DH5 8 sector, by flood risk Of the 136 postcodes in the DH5 8 sector that ONS places, 5 are at medium risk at worst and 131 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One group of postcodes at high or medium risk is outlined: 5 postcodes at high or medium risk. Places named: Houghton-le-Spring. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Houghton-le-Spring
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 5
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 131
  • Outline: where 5 or more postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

Of the 136 postcodes in the DH5 8 sector that ONS places, 5 are at medium risk at worst and 131 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. A dashed outline shows where 5 or more lie within 170 metres of each other. It is not a boundary, and no boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

The postcodes at medium risk at worst

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

DH5 8NT7 at medium riskDH5 8NR6 at medium riskDH5 8NL3 at medium riskDH5 8NS3 at medium riskDH5 8NG2 at medium risk

Where the postcodes at high or medium risk lie together

  • 5 postcodes at high or medium risk, outlined on the map. DH5 8NT, is the one with most homes and businesses at high risk.

What do homes sell for in DH5 8?

Homes in DH5 8 sold for a typical £158,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 67 sales, up 10.1% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£158,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£143,500 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.1% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £245,000 19 sales
  • Semi-detached £156,500 32 sales
  • Terraced £98,000 13 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 3 sales, too few to price

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

Standard sales of homes at market value at the postcodes that start DH5 8. A typical price is the median, the middle sale, given from 5 sales or more.

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

Postcodes in DH5 8

Pick a postcode to see its council and MP, broadband, flood risk, what homes sell for, council tax, the nearest schools and stations, and crime around it.

DH5 8AADH5 8AEDH5 8AGDH5 8AHDH5 8AJDH5 8ALDH5 8ANDH5 8APDH5 8AQDH5 8ARDH5 8ASDH5 8ATDH5 8AUDH5 8AWDH5 8AXDH5 8AYDH5 8AZDH5 8BADH5 8BBDH5 8BDDH5 8BEDH5 8BGDH5 8BHDH5 8BJDH5 8BLDH5 8BNDH5 8BQDH5 8BTDH5 8BUDH5 8BWDH5 8BXDH5 8BYDH5 8BZDH5 8DADH5 8DBDH5 8DDDH5 8DJDH5 8DNDH5 8DPDH5 8DUDH5 8DWDH5 8DXDH5 8DYDH5 8EADH5 8EBDH5 8EDDH5 8EEDH5 8EFDH5 8EGDH5 8EHDH5 8EJDH5 8ELDH5 8ENDH5 8EPDH5 8EQDH5 8ERDH5 8ESDH5 8ETDH5 8EUDH5 8EWDH5 8EXDH5 8EYDH5 8GADH5 8GBDH5 8GYDH5 8GZDH5 8HADH5 8HBDH5 8HDDH5 8HFDH5 8HGDH5 8HHDH5 8HJDH5 8HLDH5 8HNDH5 8HQDH5 8HRDH5 8HSDH5 8HTDH5 8HUDH5 8HWDH5 8HXDH5 8HYDH5 8HZDH5 8JADH5 8JBDH5 8JDDH5 8JEDH5 8JGDH5 8JHDH5 8JJDH5 8JLDH5 8JNDH5 8JPDH5 8JRDH5 8JSDH5 8JTDH5 8JWDH5 8JXDH5 8JYDH5 8JZDH5 8LADH5 8LBDH5 8LDDH5 8LEDH5 8LFDH5 8LGDH5 8LHDH5 8LJDH5 8LLDH5 8LNDH5 8LQDH5 8LRDH5 8LTDH5 8LUDH5 8LXDH5 8NBDH5 8NDDH5 8NEDH5 8NFDH5 8NGDH5 8NHDH5 8NJDH5 8NLDH5 8NNDH5 8NPDH5 8NQDH5 8NRDH5 8NSDH5 8NTDH5 8NWDH5 8NXDH5 8PADH5 8PBDH5 8PFDH5 8QA

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Postcodes that have ended are not listed. See all our data sources

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