Houghton
Ward in Sunderland, England
| Coordinates: | 54.848, -1.488 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 32 50 |
| Dialling code: | 0191 (Newcastle upon Tyne) |
Houghton is an electoral ward on the western edge of the City of Sunderland, centred on the historic market town of Houghton-le-Spring. It sits in a semi-rural setting on the fringes of the Wear valley with greenbelt and residential suburbs that give it a mix of village character and commuter convenience, with good road and rail links into Sunderland, Durham and Newcastle.
Historically a coal-mining area, the ward still carries that industrial heritage in its landscape and community memory, but has diversified into local services, small businesses and commuter employment. Culturally it is best known for the long-running, centuries-old Houghton Feast and the parish church at the town centre, and socially it combines active community groups, schools and preserved historic streets with newer housing developments.
Postcode districts covering Houghton
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 11.9 miles
- Sunderland 4.4 miles
- Middlesbrough 22.6 miles
- Darlington 22 miles
- Hartlepool 16.6 miles
- South Shields 9.6 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 20.3 miles
- Gateshead 7.6 miles
- Washington 3.7 miles
- Durham 5.6 miles
- Wallsend 10.7 miles
- Newburn 13.6 miles
Neighbouring places
- Houghton-le-Spring Built-up area 0.7 miles
- Newbottle Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Fence Houses Built-up area 0.8 miles
- Copt Hill Ward 1.3 miles
- Bournmoor Built-up area 1.3 miles
- Shiney Row and Penshaw Built-up area 1.4 miles
- East Rainton Built-up area 1.7 miles
- Little Lumley Parish 1.8 miles
- Lumley Ward 1.8 miles
- Shiney Row Ward 2 miles
- Great Lumley Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Penshaw Built-up area 2.2 miles
Example postcodes in Houghton
DH4 5EQ, DH4 4UE, DH4 5LP, DH4 5BW, DH4 4UH, DH4 5HB, DH4 6JX, DH4 6JU, DH4 6TA … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 15.4 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23.5 miles
- Chester-le-Street Railway Station 3.6 miles
- Sunderland Station 5.8 miles
Hotels near Houghton Ad
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 2.7 miles
- Highfield Hotel 1.6 miles
- Three Horseshoes Leamside 2.2 miles
- Lumley Castle 4 2.6 miles
- Holiday Inn Sunderland – City Centre 4 5.8 miles
- Ramside Hall Hotel, Golf & Spa 4 3.9 miles
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 6 miles
- Holiday Inn Washington 3.5 3.8 miles
- Campanile Hotel Washington 3.8 miles
- Bannatyne Hotel Durham 4.7 miles
Schools in Houghton
- Burnside Academy Inspires Primary
- Dubmire Primary Primary
- Kepier Secondary
- Newbottle Primary Academy Primary
Local points of interest
- Dunkeld Close Estate 1.2 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 6.1 miles
- Outer Harbour Harbour 6.5 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 6.7 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 6.8 miles
- University of Durham University 6.8 miles
- Ravensworth Estate 8.2 miles
- Gateshead International Stadium Stadium 8.6 miles
- Baltic Art Centre Museum 9.4 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 9.6 miles
- Holy Jesus Hospital Historic site 9.8 miles
- Segedunum Roman Fort Archaeological site 9.8 miles