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Feed-in tariff solar in Houghton le Spring (DH4)

1,403 installations in the DH4 postcode district, which covers Houghton le Spring and the surrounding area, are accredited under the Feed-in Tariff, holding 3,750 kW between them. That is an average system size of 2.67 kW, and ranks the district 25 of 2645.

1,403installations
3,750 kWinstalled capacity
2.67 kWaverage system
2015busiest year

Where DH4 is

DH4 is a postcode district in the Houghton le Spring post town, in Sunderland, North East England. It covers Houghton-le-Spring, Penshaw, Shiney Row and West Rainton.

The figures on this page cover the whole district, so they include every accredited installation in those places. The register does not go finer than the district, which is the outward half of a postcode.

0 269 537 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
Installations commissioned in Houghton le Spring (DH4) by year. Ofgem Feed-in Tariff register, 2025-12-31.

What is installed

TechnologyInstallations
Photovoltaic1,400
Wind3

Where this sits

Sunderland8,891 installations Houghton and Sunderland South3,293 installations All districts2,645 with five or more

A postcode district is the outward half of a postcode, which is as precise as the public register goes. Districts with fewer than five installations are not published here. Place names come from the Royal Mail post town for the district.

Ofgem register as at 2025-12-31 Download all districts (CSV)