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DH5 · Sunderland

DH5 broadband and area guide

Ofcom coverage, connection speeds, house prices and local data for 550 postcodes across 3 sectors in Sunderland.

Full fibre

0%

Gigabit

91%

Superfast

97%

Postcodes

550

DH5 spans just 550 postcodes. Gigabit reaches 91.1% (cable), the highest in County Durham. Zero postcodes fall below the Universal Service Obligation minimum of 10 Mbps.

Broadband speeds in DH5

Share of DH5 premises by the fastest download speed available, averaged across all 550 postcodes in the district.

Nine in ten postcodes reach cable gigabit networks across DH5's compact urban footprint. Superfast (30-300 Mbps) serves 6.3% of postcodes, with 0.3% sitting below 10 Mbps (one postcode only). Zero postcodes fall below the Universal Service Obligation floor. DH5's smaller size and concentrated urban footprint enable uniform cable deployment and higher investment efficiency. This 91.1% gigabit reach ranks DH5 as the top performer in County Durham, virtually tied with DH4's 91%. Nearly every address exceeds superfast thresholds, and infrastructure gaps are minimal.

Under 2 Mbps
0%
2 to 5 Mbps
<1%
5 to 10 Mbps
<1%
10 to 30 Mbps
2%
30 to 300 Mbps
6%
300 Mbps and above
91%

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations. Percentages are district-wide averages of postcode-level availability, so rows may not sum to exactly 100%.

Connectivity in detail

Below 10 Mbps USO

0%

Premises unable to get the 10 Mbps universal service minimum

Fixed wireless

0%

Premises that can use a fixed wireless access service

Broadband by sector

DH5 splits into 3 postcode sectors. Coverage and prices can differ street by street, so open a sector below to find your exact postcode.

SectorPostcodesSuperfastFull fibreGigabit
DH5 019498%0%89%
DH5 813698%0%93%
DH5 922096%0%91%
All DH5 0 postcodes (194)
DH5 0AADH5 0ABDH5 0ADDH5 0AEDH5 0AFDH5 0AGDH5 0AHDH5 0AJDH5 0ALDH5 0ANDH5 0APDH5 0AQDH5 0ARDH5 0ASDH5 0ATDH5 0AUDH5 0AWDH5 0AXDH5 0BADH5 0BBDH5 0BGDH5 0BHDH5 0BJDH5 0BLDH5 0BNDH5 0BPDH5 0BQDH5 0BWDH5 0DADH5 0DBDH5 0DEDH5 0DFDH5 0DGDH5 0DHDH5 0DJDH5 0DLDH5 0DNDH5 0DQDH5 0DRDH5 0DSDH5 0DTDH5 0DUDH5 0DWDH5 0DXDH5 0DYDH5 0DZDH5 0EADH5 0EDDH5 0EEDH5 0EFDH5 0EGDH5 0EHDH5 0ELDH5 0ENDH5 0EPDH5 0EQDH5 0ERDH5 0ESDH5 0ETDH5 0EUDH5 0EWDH5 0EXDH5 0EYDH5 0EZDH5 0GADH5 0GBDH5 0GDDH5 0GEDH5 0GFDH5 0GGDH5 0GHDH5 0GJDH5 0GLDH5 0GPDH5 0GQDH5 0GRDH5 0GSDH5 0GTDH5 0GUDH5 0GWDH5 0GXDH5 0GYDH5 0GZDH5 0HADH5 0HBDH5 0HDDH5 0HEDH5 0HFDH5 0HGDH5 0HHDH5 0HJDH5 0HLDH5 0HNDH5 0HPDH5 0HQDH5 0HRDH5 0HSDH5 0HTDH5 0HUDH5 0HWDH5 0HXDH5 0HYDH5 0HZDH5 0JADH5 0JEDH5 0JHDH5 0JJDH5 0JLDH5 0JNDH5 0JPDH5 0JQDH5 0JRDH5 0JSDH5 0JTDH5 0JUDH5 0JWDH5 0JXDH5 0JYDH5 0JZDH5 0LADH5 0LBDH5 0LEDH5 0LGDH5 0LNDH5 0LQDH5 0LTDH5 0LYDH5 0NBDH5 0NEDH5 0NFDH5 0NGDH5 0NHDH5 0NJDH5 0NPDH5 0NQDH5 0NRDH5 0NSDH5 0NTDH5 0NUDH5 0NWDH5 0NXDH5 0NYDH5 0NZDH5 0PADH5 0PBDH5 0PDDH5 0PEDH5 0PFDH5 0PGDH5 0PHDH5 0PJDH5 0PLDH5 0PNDH5 0PPDH5 0PQDH5 0PRDH5 0PSDH5 0PTDH5 0PUDH5 0PWDH5 0PXDH5 0PYDH5 0PZDH5 0QADH5 0QBDH5 0QDDH5 0QEDH5 0QFDH5 0QGDH5 0QHDH5 0QRDH5 0QSDH5 0QTDH5 0QUDH5 0QXDH5 0QYDH5 0QZDH5 0RADH5 0RFDH5 0RHDH5 0RJDH5 0RLDH5 0RNDH5 0RRDH5 0RSDH5 0RTDH5 0RUDH5 0RXDH5 0RYDH5 0SADH5 0SBDH5 0SDDH5 0SEDH5 0SF
All DH5 8 postcodes (136)
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
All DH5 9 postcodes (220)
DH5 9AADH5 9ABDH5 9ADDH5 9AEDH5 9AFDH5 9AGDH5 9AHDH5 9AJDH5 9ALDH5 9ANDH5 9APDH5 9ATDH5 9AUDH5 9AWDH5 9AXDH5 9AYDH5 9AZDH5 9BADH5 9BBDH5 9BDDH5 9BEDH5 9BFDH5 9BGDH5 9BHDH5 9BJDH5 9BLDH5 9BNDH5 9BPDH5 9BWDH5 9BXDH5 9BYDH5 9BZDH5 9DADH5 9DBDH5 9DDDH5 9DEDH5 9DFDH5 9DGDH5 9DHDH5 9DJDH5 9DLDH5 9DNDH5 9DPDH5 9DQDH5 9DRDH5 9DSDH5 9DTDH5 9DUDH5 9DWDH5 9DXDH5 9DYDH5 9DZDH5 9EADH5 9EEDH5 9EFDH5 9EHDH5 9EJDH5 9ELDH5 9ENDH5 9EPDH5 9EQDH5 9ESDH5 9ETDH5 9EUDH5 9EWDH5 9EZDH5 9FADH5 9FBDH5 9FFDH5 9FGDH5 9FHDH5 9FJDH5 9FLDH5 9FNDH5 9FPDH5 9FQDH5 9FRDH5 9FSDH5 9FWDH5 9FXDH5 9FYDH5 9FZDH5 9GADH5 9GBDH5 9GDDH5 9GEDH5 9GFDH5 9GGDH5 9GHDH5 9GJDH5 9GLDH5 9GNDH5 9GPDH5 9GQDH5 9GRDH5 9HEDH5 9HFDH5 9HGDH5 9HHDH5 9HJDH5 9HNDH5 9HPDH5 9HQDH5 9HSDH5 9HTDH5 9HUDH5 9HWDH5 9HXDH5 9HYDH5 9HZDH5 9JADH5 9JBDH5 9JGDH5 9JHDH5 9JLDH5 9JNDH5 9JPDH5 9JQDH5 9JRDH5 9JSDH5 9JUDH5 9JWDH5 9JXDH5 9JYDH5 9JZDH5 9LADH5 9LBDH5 9LDDH5 9LEDH5 9LFDH5 9LGDH5 9LHDH5 9LJDH5 9LLDH5 9LNDH5 9LPDH5 9LQDH5 9LRDH5 9LSDH5 9LTDH5 9LUDH5 9LWDH5 9LXDH5 9LYDH5 9LZDH5 9NADH5 9NBDH5 9NDDH5 9NEDH5 9NFDH5 9NGDH5 9NHDH5 9NJDH5 9NLDH5 9NNDH5 9NPDH5 9NQDH5 9NRDH5 9NSDH5 9NTDH5 9NWDH5 9NYDH5 9PDDH5 9PEDH5 9PFDH5 9PGDH5 9PHDH5 9PJDH5 9PLDH5 9PNDH5 9PPDH5 9PQDH5 9PRDH5 9PSDH5 9PTDH5 9PUDH5 9PWDH5 9PXDH5 9PYDH5 9PZDH5 9QEDH5 9QFDH5 9QGDH5 9QHDH5 9QJDH5 9QLDH5 9QNDH5 9QPDH5 9QQDH5 9QSDH5 9QTDH5 9QUDH5 9QWDH5 9QXDH5 9QYDH5 9QZDH5 9RADH5 9RBDH5 9RDDH5 9REDH5 9RFDH5 9RGDH5 9RHDH5 9RJDH5 9RLDH5 9RNDH5 9RPDH5 9RQDH5 9RRDH5 9RSDH5 9RTDH5 9RWDH5 9RYDH5 9SBDH5 9SDDH5 9SEDH5 9SFDH5 9SGDH5 9SQDH5 9TA

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Living in Sunderland

Fewer than one postcode in three hundred falls below 10 Mbps. DH5 shows near-zero infrastructure risk and near-universal gigabit or superfast availability.

Remote worker score

54/100

Connectivity and amenities for home working

Family score

50/100

Schools, safety and family amenities

Value score

50/100

What you get for the local price level

DH5 broadband FAQs

Is DH5 fully covered by the Universal Service Obligation?

Yes. Zero postcodes fall below the 10 Mbps floor.

What's the gigabit odds in DH5?

Nine in ten, or 91.1%.

Why is DH5 better-connected than most of DH?

Compact urban footprint. Smaller postcodes allow dense cable investment.

How likely is a DH5 address to have superfast minimum?

Virtually certain. Only 0.3% fall below 10 Mbps.

Neighbouring districts

DH4

934 postcodes

97% superfast

SR7

848 postcodes

97% superfast

SR3

914 postcodes

97% superfast

DH6

1,023 postcodes

95% superfast

DH1

1,216 postcodes

96% superfast

SR2

844 postcodes

99% superfast

Check your exact postcode

Every postcode in DH5 has its own page with broadband speeds, house prices, school ratings and crime stats. You can also compare providers for your address.

Data sources: Broadband data from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025 · House prices from HM Land Registry · Crime from Police.uk · See all data sources