DH4 6PL Postcode | Crime, Sold Prices & Census (Sunderland) | Sipuha

Schools nearby

1
East Rainton Primary School
Primary · Good
0.43 mi
2
West Rainton Primary School
Primary · Good
0.95 mi
3
Hetton Academy
Secondary · Attainment 8 51.8
1.1 mi
4
Hetton Primary School
Primary · Good
1.2 mi

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At a glance

DH4 6 sector median · 141 sales against 195 · -20.0% on the prior year

Most deprived 10–20%

Getting around

Straight-line distance from this postcode. Walking time is approximate.

Stations

Bullion Lane
Rail
6.9 km straight lineabout 87 min
Chester-le-Street Rail Station
Rail
6.9 km straight lineabout 87 min
Station Road
Rail
7.0 km straight lineabout 87 min

Bus stops

Durham Road-Meadows Lane
Bus · SW-Bound · south-west
133 m straight lineabout 2 min
Durham Road-Meadows Lane
Bus · NE-Bound · north-east
168 m straight lineabout 2 min
Durham Road-Corrighan Terrace
Bus · NE-Bound · north-east
439 m straight lineabout 5 min
Benridge Bank
Bus · NE-bound · north-east
454 m straight lineabout 6 min
Benridge Bank
Bus · SW-bound · south-west
454 m straight lineabout 6 min

Property sales (Land Registry)

England & Wales

Property sales · DH4 6

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · DH4 6 · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 141 sales

DH4 6PL has no standard sales in Oct 2025–Sep 2026, so these figures are for the DH4 6 sector.

Average price

£184,061

Median price: £168,000

Median -20.0% vs prior 12 months

Standard sales only · Oct 2025–Sep 2026 · 141 sales

View district DH4

Recent sale price trend

Oct '25 – Sep '26Sep '26: 3 sales · avg £191,667

X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)

£252k£194k£136k

Oct '25Jan '26Apr '26Jul '26Sep '26

£265,000 · 2026-09-18 · Detached · Freehold

DH4 6GZ

£65,000 · 2026-09-11 · Terraced · Freehold

DH4 6JX

£245,000 · 2026-09-02 · Detached · Freehold

DH4 6BH

£400,000 · 2026-08-28 · Detached · Freehold

DH4 6DD

£190,000 · 2026-08-28 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DH4 6SN

£485,000 · 2026-08-14 · Detached · Freehold

DH4 6PA

£135,000 · 2026-08-14 · Terraced · Freehold

DH4 6AZ

£230,000 · 2026-08-07 · Terraced · Freehold

DH4 6GP

£160,000 · 2026-08-07 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DH4 6NY

£166,500 · 2026-08-03 · Semi-detached · Freehold

DH4 6FN

HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, OGL.

Police Recorded Crime near DH4 6PL

England & Wales

Crime trends · near DH4 6PL

Counts are for Houghton South & Hetton Downs electoral ward, not a 1-mile police.uk street search around this postcode.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last year · per 1,000 residents (Census 2021)Sep '24 – Aug '26

Key categories · YoY

Violent Crime

20

YoY -20%

42258

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

ASB

34

YoY +162%

34205

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Vehicle Crime

6

YoY —

1050

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Burglary

4

YoY —

1481

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Criminal damage

9

YoY —

1791

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

Other recorded crime

17

YoY stable

24131

Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

1 of 3 key categories improving · asb rising

90

incidents · Aug '26

People

Household income (MSOA)

Average household income for the neighbourhood (MSOA) around this postcode, financial year ending March 2023

Financial year ending March 2023 · MSOA 2021 · Sunderland 036 (E02001826)

This is the published estimate for the MSOA that contains this postcode (about 2,000–6,000 households). It describes the neighbourhood around the postcode. England and Wales only.

Total annual household income: £41,194
Disposable (net) annual household income: £32,637
Disposable (net) annual household income before housing costs (equivalised): £29,534
Disposable (net) annual household income after housing costs (equivalised): £27,130

Source: Office for National Statistics. Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales, financial year ending 2023.

Income estimates for small areas, England and Wales · Open Government Licence v3.0

Ethnicity

Total residents: 2,058

White Brit.96.1%

Other White0.7%

Chinese0.6%

White & Asian0.6%

Indian0.4%

+ 9 other groups · 1.6%

Religion

Total residents: 2,056

Christian48.5%

No religion45.3%

Not answered5.5%

Buddhist0.2%

Muslim0.1%

+ 2 other religions · 0.3%

Age groups

Total residents: 2,056

35–4919.9%

50–6418.7%

25–3417.9%

65–747.8%

10–157.4%

+ 6 other age groups · 28.3%

Households

Total households: 909

One person: other23.5%

Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.2%

One person: aged 66+10.9%

Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.1%

Lone parent family: With dependent children9.7%

+ 9 other households · 34.5%

Deprivation Index (IMD)

IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation

Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.

6547

Rank out of 33,755 LSOAs in England

1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived

Rank 6547 out of 33,755 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.

Flood zone

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning)

Flood Zone 1 at the postcode centre (EA Flood Map for Planning). This is the Environment Agency Flood Map for Planning zone at the ONS postcode centroid, not a property-level assessment. Source: Environment Agency flood map for planning, © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · Open Government Licence v3.0

GOV.UK long-term flood risk checker Flood map for planning

Nearby postcodes around DH4 6PL

Other postcode pages in the same local area as DH4 6PL.

DH4 4NJ DH4 4NN DH4 5NL DH4 5PH DH4 5PP DH4 5QY DH4 5RA DH4 5SA DH4 6PJ DH4 6PU DH5 8AA DH5 8AE DH5 8AG DH5 8AH DH5 8AJ DH5 8AL DH5 8AN DH5 8AP DH5 8AQ DH5 8AR DH5 8AS DH5 8AT DH5 8AU DH5 8AW

Technical details

Coordinates & Location for DH4 6PL

England

Country

Sunderland

Local Authority

Houghton South & Hetton Downs

Ward

Sunderland

Travel to Work

TTWA

Postcode

DH4 6PL

Coordinates

54.8189, -1.4890

Grid reference

NZ329472

Easting

432,937

Northing

547,233

Region

North East

Plus Code

9C6WRG96+HC

User Type

Small user postcode

Grid Quality

Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)

Travel to Work

Sunderland

ITL Region

Sunderland

Administrative Information

Sunderland

Local Authority

Council Area

Houghton and Sunderland South E14001295

Constituency

E14001295

Northumbria

Police Force

England

Ward

Houghton South & Hetton Downs

Constituency code

E14001295

EU Electoral Region

North East

Parish

Hetton

International Territorial Level

Sunderland

Health & NHS

Northern

Cancer Alliance

National

NHS Region

North East and Yorkshire

Integrated Care Board

NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board

Sub ICB Location

NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 00P

Cancer Alliance

Northern

Statistical Areas

LSOA 2021

Super Output Area

Sunderland 036B E01008744

E01008744

MSOA 2021

Mid Super Output

Sunderland 036 E02001826

E02001826

LSOA 2011

Super Output Area

Sunderland 036B E01008744

E01008744

MSOA 2011

Mid Super Output

Sunderland 036 E02001826

E02001826

Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Rural/Urban Classification 2021

2001 Classification

(England/Wales) Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling – less sparse: OA falls within the Hamlet and Isolated Dwelling category and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 8

2011 Classification

(England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1

2021 Classification

Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1

Sun & Time Information

7:08 AM

Sunrise

4:30 PM

Sunset

9 hours 22 minutes of daylight today

Sunrise (today)

7:08 AM

Sunset (today)

4:30 PM

Daylight duration

9 hours 22 minutes

Time zone

GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)

Postcode History

August 2009

First Introduced

Active from

Not terminated

Usage Ended

Terminated

~17 years

Active Duration

2009 -> Present

August 2009 — Introduced

Postcode DH4 6PL introduced by Royal Mail.

2011 — Reclassified

2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Rural hamlet and isolated dwellings F1.

2021 — Census Update

2021 Census classification: Smaller rural: Nearer to a major town or city RSN1. LSOA E01008744 and MSOA E02001826 assigned.

2025 — Indices of Deprivation

IMD England rank: 6547

Present — Active

Postcode DH4 6PL is currently active and in use.

First introduced

August 2009

Usage ended

Not terminated

Active duration

~17 years

Last updated

2026-08-01

Current status

Live

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