Copt Hill
Ward in Sunderland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.844, -1.457 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 34 50 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Copt Hill is an electoral ward on the western edge of Sunderland, set on a noticeable rise that gives local views over the Wear valley. The area has a largely residential character, with a mix of older terraces and post‑war council housing alongside more recent developments; its history is rooted in the wider coal‑mining and industrial story of the North East, which still shapes the built environment and landscape.
Community life in Copt Hill is focused around small parades of shops, schools, churches and local groups, and many residents commute to nearby employment centres in Washington, Sunderland and Newcastle. Like much of the post‑industrial belt, the ward has seen regeneration projects and faces social and economic challenges, but retains a strong local identity and active neighbourhood networks.
Postcode districts covering Copt Hill
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 12.8 miles
- Sunderland 4 miles
- Middlesbrough 21.8 miles
- Darlington 21.9 miles
- Hartlepool 15.6 miles
- South Shields 9.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 19.6 miles
- Gateshead 8.6 miles
- Washington 4.5 miles
- Durham 6.2 miles
- Wallsend 11.2 miles
- Newburn 14.7 miles
Neighbouring places
- Houghton-le-Spring Built-up area 0.6 miles
- Newbottle Built-up area 1.2 miles
- Warden Law Parish 1.2 miles
- Houghton Ward 1.3 miles
- Hetton-le-Hole Built-up area 1.5 miles
- East Rainton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Hetton Parish 1.7 miles
- Shiney Row and Penshaw Built-up area 1.9 miles
- Fence Houses Built-up area 2 miles
- St. Chad's Ward 2.2 miles
- Doxford Ward 2.3 miles
- Burdon Parish 2.4 miles
Example postcodes in Copt Hill
DH5 8HU, DH5 9GG, DH4 4NQ, DH4 4HN, DH5 8QA, DH5 8HD, DH5 8AQ, DH5 8HA, DH5 8BU … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 16.3 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.2 miles
- Seaham 4.6 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Copt Hill Ad
- The Highfield Hotel 1.7 miles
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 3.9 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland - City Centre 4 5.2 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6.6 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 7.3 miles
- Farnley Tower Guesthouse 4 7.2 miles
- Seaham Hall and Serenity Spa 5 4 miles
- Radisson Blu Hotel Durham 4 6.5 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 4 4.9 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 5.7 miles
Schools in Copt Hill
- Bernard Gilpin Primary School Primary
- Eppleton Academy Primary School Primary
- Gillas Lane Primary Academy Primary
- St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton Primary
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 2.3 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 5.2 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 5.6 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 6.2 miles
- University of Durham University 7.3 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 8 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 8.6 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 9.3 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 9.4 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 10.3 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 10.4 miles
- Segedunum museum Museum 10.4 miles