Dunscar, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Dunscar, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/dunscar/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 5FF.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£194,460

15 sales

Price range

£127k – £290k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

29 Mar 2023

DH4 5FF

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At a glance

House prices£194k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationAbout averageDecile 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 9 min walkChester-le-Street station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 16 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

15 property sales on Dunscar, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 29 Mar 2023. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £197,454. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 2 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 87% detached, 13% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Dunscar range from £127,000 to £290,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Dunscar compared

DH4 postcode area£169,890

Houghton Le Spring£164,548

England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Dunscar has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 16 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	13	£197,454	15 Feb 2023
Semi-detached	2	£175,000	29 Mar 2023

Sold prices on Dunscar

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
30, Dunscar DH4 5FF	29 Mar 2023	£157,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
39, Dunscar DH4 5FF	15 Feb 2023	£290,000	Detached	Freehold
6, Dunscar DH4 5FF	10 Aug 2022	£193,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, Dunscar DH4 5FF	29 Apr 2022	£199,950	Detached	Freehold
33, Dunscar DH4 5FF	8 Apr 2022	£245,000	Detached	Freehold
16, Dunscar DH4 5FF	1 Apr 2022	£175,000	Detached	Freehold
8, Dunscar DH4 5FF	21 Jan 2022	£185,000	Detached	Freehold
5, Dunscar DH4 5FF	22 Jan 2021	£200,000	Detached	Freehold
37, Dunscar DH4 5FF	30 Sep 2020	£225,000	Detached	Freehold
17, Dunscar DH4 5FF	18 Apr 2019	£127,000	Detached	Freehold
22, Dunscar DH4 5FF	21 Feb 2019	£180,000	Detached	Freehold
37, Dunscar DH4 5FF	18 Dec 2017	£215,000	Detached	Freehold
2, Dunscar DH4 5FF	28 Sep 2017	£179,950	Detached	Freehold
10, Dunscar DH4 5FF	27 Jan 2017	£197,500	Detached	Freehold
8, Dunscar DH4 5FF	21 Oct 2016	£147,500	Detached	Freehold
23, Dunscar DH4 5FF	8 Apr 2016	£130,500	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
8, Dunscar	£147,500 (Oct 2016) → £185,000 (Jan 2022)	+25% over 5 yrs
37, Dunscar	£215,000 (Dec 2017) → £225,000 (Sep 2020)	+5% over 3 yrs

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Schools near Dunscar

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.3 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.6 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	0.7 mi
Woodlea Primary School 197 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils	Primary	3–11	Report	0.9 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	4–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils	Primary	5–11	Outstanding Report	1.1 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils	Nursery	3–5	Report	1.1 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train stations

Chester-le-Street station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 9 min walk
Durham station 5.7 mi · 1 hr 54 min walk
Sunderland station 6.1 mi · 2 hr 2 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Mulberry Way (W-Bound, Mulberry Way) 2 min walk
Mulberrry Way (E-Bound, Mulberry Way) 2 min walk
Sedgeletch Road-Avenue Vivian (S-Bound, Sedgelethch Road) 4 min walk
North View Terrace-The Graneries (NE-Bound, North View Terrace) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Kepier Medical Practice
Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.6 mi
Houghton Medical Group,
The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi
Herrington Medical Centre
Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.5 mi
Grangewood Surgery
Chester Road, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi

Supermarkets

Tesco Tesco Houghton Le Spring Superstore · 0.8 mi
Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 0.8 mi
Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi
Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi

Pharmacies

Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
Kepier Pharmacy · 0.6 mi
G Whitfield Limited · 0.8 mi

Dentists

Fence Houses Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
Fencehouses Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
The Rectory · 0.7 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 5 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income	5 of 10
Employment	5 of 10
Education and skills	7 of 10
Health and disability	2 of 10
Crime	3 of 10
Access to housing and services	8 of 10
Living environment	9 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	78.3%	62.5%
Private rented	8.0%	20.3%
Social rented	13.7%	17.1%
Households	862

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.3%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	64.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	20.0%	18.6%
Residents	2,017

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

	Here	Eng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks	94%	89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network	100%	100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks	100%	99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks	96%	92%

Share of homes across Sunderland with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

Energy ratings and home sizes on Dunscar

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Who lives around Dunscar

Ethnic group

	Here	Sunderland
White	98.1%	94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh	0.7%	3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups	0.7%	0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African	0.4%	1%
Other ethnic group	0.1%	0.5%

Religion

	Here	Sunderland
Christian	55.5%	53.2%
No religion	39.4%	39.5%
Not answered	4.7%	4.5%
Buddhist	0.1%	0.2%
Hindu	0.1%	0.2%
Muslim	0.1%	1.8%
Other religion	0.1%	0.3%
Jewish	0%	–

Country of birth

	Here	Sunderland
Born in the UK	97.8%	94.9%
Born outside the UK	2.2%	5.1%

Highest qualification

	Here	Sunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above	26.5%	24.6%
Level 3 qualifications	20.1%	17.1%
No qualifications	18.8%	22.9%
Level 2 qualifications	15%	14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications	9.4%	10.9%
Apprenticeship	7.3%	7.2%
Other qualifications	3%	2.6%

General health

	Here	Sunderland
Very good health	45.9%	43.1%
Good health	33.3%	33%
Fair health	13.1%	15.9%
Bad health	5.4%	6.1%
Very bad health	2.3%	1.9%

Cars or vans per household

	Here	Sunderland
1 car or van in household	39.1%	40.9%
2 cars or vans in household	33.1%	22.1%
No cars or vans in household	18.3%	30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household	9.5%	6.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Sunderland.

Planning and heritage near Dunscar

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Planning applications near Dunscar

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Council tax here

Sunderland Band D is £2,197 a year (Band A £1,465). See every band.

Estate agents near Dunscar

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