Postcode DH4 7HT (Sunderland)

Map showing DH4 7HT and nearby postcodes

The postcode DH4 7HT is located in Sunderland, in the county of Tyne and Wear. It was introduced in January 1980 and is an active postcode. DH4 7HT is a small user postcode that may contain upto 100 addresses (but 15 is more typical).

DH4 7HT is one of the most deprived areas in the country. It rates as a 2.4 on the scale of the index of deprivation (where 10 are the least deprived and 0 are the most deprived areas). The 2011 UK census classified the residents of DH4 7HT as Hard-pressed living > Industrious communities > Industrious hardship.

The closest road name to DH4 7HT is The Poplars which is centered 56 m away.

The nearest bus stop is The Limes and is 65 m away. Access to the Metro/Tram is 3.96 km away at South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)

The closest primary school to DH4 7HT (for ages 11 and under) is New Penshaw Academy. It achieved an OFSTED rating of Good on February 13, 2019. The closest secondary school (for ages 11-18) is St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College.

The local pub for residents of DH4 7HT is Biddick Inn and is 1.74 km away. The Food Standards Agency (FSA) rated it as Needs Improvement on March 23, 2022. The nearest takeaway food is available from Bells Fish & Chips and is 1.85 km distant. The FSA rated this establishment as Very Good on April 26, 2018.

Residents reported an average download speed of 18.3 Mbps and an average upload speed of 2.6 Mbps in a 2017 OFCOM broadband survey. 100% of residents have broadband access of ultrafast 300+ Mbps. 100% of residents have broadband access of superfast 30-300 Mbps.

Gas consumption for the area is rated at 1.5 out of 10. Electricity consumption for the area is rated at 0.3 out of 10. Where 0 are the lowest and 10 are the highest consuming areas in the country respectively.

Policing for DH4 7HT is covered by the Northumbria police force association and Sunderland Teaching is the NHS Primary Care Trust (PCT) or Care Trust Plus (CT).

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Nearby Postcodes

A list of Postcodes adjacent to DH4 7HT and their respective distances.

Nearby Roads

A list of road names near to DH4 7HT, and the approximate distance away.

The Poplars 56 m
Back Lane 118 m
Fenwick Street 139 m
Rainton Street 139 m
Bell Street 170 m
Penshaw Lane 190 m
Monument View 217 m
Wallis Street 222 m
Bonaventure 235 m
Rose Street West 292 m
Douglas Terrace 301 m
Allendale Crescent 317 m
Tynedale Crescent 351 m
Swaledale Crescent 427 m
Langdale Road 432 m

Postcode

Information about the postcode DH4 7HT

Introduction January 1980
Termination n/a - Active Postcode
User Type Small User - may contain upto 100 addresses but 15 is more typical

Local Schools

School OFSTED ratings, last inspection dates, student age ranges and approximate distance from DH4 7HT - Data from 2020-2021

School Ofsted Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
New Penshaw Academy Good
(February 13, 2019)
423 m
Barnwell Academy Good
(January 14, 2022)
605 m
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School 971 m
Shiney Row Primary School Good
(February 14, 2017)
1.3 km
Fatfield Academy Good
(April 30, 2019)
1.87 km
Columbia Grange School Outstanding
(March 4, 2020)
2.16 km
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College 2.29 km
Biddick Academy Good
(November 18, 2021)
2.33 km
John F Kennedy Primary School Good
(September 15, 2021)
2.66 km
Newbottle Primary Academy Good
(January 19, 2017)
2.84 km
Bournmoor Primary School Good
(July 10, 2019)
2.87 km
Biddick Primary School Good
(November 13, 2019)
2.91 km
Barmston Village Primary School Good
(May 16, 2018)
2.91 km
Grindon Infant School Good
(November 17, 2021)
3.06 km
Wessington Primary School Good
(July 4, 2018)
3.38 km
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School 3.4 km
Hasting Hill Academy Good
(June 19, 2018)
3.46 km
East Herrington Primary Academy Good
(February 26, 2019)
3.49 km
Lambton Primary School Good
(April 3, 2019)
3.51 km
Burnside Academy Inspires Good
(June 6, 2019)
3.65 km

Nearby Food

Food establishments with their establishment type, FSA rating score, date of last inspection and approximate distance from DH4 7HT - Data from Apr 2022

Name Type Rating
(Last Inspection)
Distance
Asda CDC Manufacturers/packers 5
Very Good
July 7, 2021
1.53 km
ASDA RDC8 Staff Canteen Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
August 9, 2018
1.53 km
Faurecia (Vending) Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
December 1, 2017
1.53 km
Stepping Stones Day Nursery Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises 5
Very Good
February 18, 2020
1.53 km
Teal Farm Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen 5
Very Good
July 18, 2018
1.72 km
Biddick Inn Pub/bar/nightclub 2
Needs Improvement
March 23, 2022
1.74 km
Fiume Restaurant & River Bar Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
December 19, 2018
1.74 km
Havelock Arms Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
November 28, 2018
1.74 km
North Biddick Social Club Pub/bar/nightclub 4
Good
March 15, 2022
1.74 km
Bells Fish & Chips Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
April 26, 2018
1.85 km
Sainsbury's Retailers - other 5
Very Good
January 15, 2018
1.85 km
Fatfield Primary School School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 27, 2020
1.87 km
Kool Kids ( Fatfield Primary Breakast/Afterschool Club ) School/college/university 5
Very Good
February 27, 2020
1.87 km
Premier Fatfield Retailers - other 3
Satisfactory
May 17, 2019
1.95 km
Keelboat Inn Pub/bar/nightclub Awaiting Inspection
1.98 km
The Keel Boat Pub/bar/nightclub 3
Satisfactory
January 15, 2020
1.98 km
Aldesko Catering Other catering premises 5
Very Good
February 13, 2020
2 km
Coffee Stop Mobile caterer 4
Good
December 20, 2017
2 km
Crave 4 Desserts Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
March 7, 2019
2 km
Pizza Stagioni Takeaway/sandwich shop 5
Very Good
November 7, 2019
2 km

Nearby Travel Links

Bus stops, train stations, taxi ranks and airports near to DH4 7HT - Data from Apr 2022

The Limes Bus Stop/Station 65 m
The Oaks Bus Stop/Station 118 m
Rainton Street Bus Stop/Station 147 m
Rainton Street-Fenwick Street Bus Stop/Station 203 m
Penshaw Bus Stop/Station 353 m
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 3.96 km
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/Tram 3.97 km
Durham Tees Valley Airport Air 40.86 km

Nearby Nature

Woodland, hills, greenspaces, water and other natural features near to DH4 7HT - Data from Dec 2021

Penshaw Hill Hill Or Mountain 819 m
Penshaw Wood Woodland Or Forest 914 m
Reach Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.02 km
Mount Pleasant Lake Inland Water 1.25 km
Dawson's Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.3 km
Burn Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.34 km
Carr Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.39 km
Pattinson South Pond Inland Water 1.4 km
Biddick Gill Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.47 km
Ayton's Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.54 km
Biddick Woods Woodland Or Forest 1.62 km
Pump House Wood Woodland Or Forest 1.66 km
Bunker Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.74 km
Foxcover Bank Plantation Woodland Or Forest 1.77 km
Worm Hill Hill Or Mountain 1.77 km

Broadband

Broadband availability and performance statistics for DH4 7HT - Data from Ofcom 2017

All Speeds Median Avg Max
Download 17.7 Mbps 18.3 Mbps 29.01 Mbps
Upload 2.4 Mbps 2.6 Mbps 4.68 Mbps
Speed Band
Mbps
Users Download
Avg Mbps
Upload
Avg Mbps
0-2 Mbps 0% 1.5 0.5
2-5 Mbps 0% - -
5-10 Mbps 0% - -
10-30 Mbps 0% 20.5 2.9
30-300 Mbps 0% - -
300+ Mbps 100% - -

Gas Consumption

19 meters consuming 189,690 kWh - mean 9,984 kWh : median 9,748 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Electricity Consumption

21 meters consuming 52,979 kWh - mean 2,523 kWh : median 2,035 kWh
Lowest
Highest

Energy usage data for DH4 7HT - Data from 2020

Location

Country England
County Tyne and Wear
Latitude 54.87781900
Longitude -1.49034000
OS Easting 432800
OS Northing 0553792
OS Positional Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean

Index of Deprivation

Most Deprived
9278
Least Deprived

Police Force Association

Northumbria

Government

Westminster Parliamentary
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Electoral Ward Shiney Row
Local Authority District Sunderland
Region / Government Office Region North East
European Electoral Region North East
Local Enterprise Partnership Primary: North East
Secondary:
Local Learning and Skills Council Tyne and Wear

ONS Statistical Regions

International Territorial Level Code E08000024
Travel To Work Area Sunderland

NHS

NHS England Region North East and Yorkshire
Primary Care Trust
(PCT or CT/LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
Sunderland Teaching
Cancer Alliance Northern
Strategic Health Authority
(SHA or LHB/HB/HA/HSCB)
North East
Sustainability and Transformation
Partnership
Cumbria and North East
Clinical Comissioning Group
(CCG or LHB/CHP/LCG/PHD)
NHS Sunderland CCG

2011 Census

Output Area Classification Supergroup: Hard-pressed living
Group: Industrious communities
Subgroup: Industrious hardship
Rural-Urban Classification (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation
Built-Up Area Sunderland BUA
Built-Up Area Sub-Division Washington BUASD
Workplace Zone E33001398
Middle Layer Super Output Area
Intermediate Zone
Sunderland 032
Lower Layer Super Output Area
Data Zone
Sunderland 032G
Output Area / Small Area 8A2