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Fairy Street, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 9EJ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£46,839
18 sales
Price range
£20k – £79k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Jun 2025
DH5 9EJ

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At a glance

House prices£47k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 25 min walkSeaham station Schools1 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 49 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

18 property sales on Fairy Street, Hetton Le Hole, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 18 Jun 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £46,147. Average sale prices rose from £33,620 in 2016 to £45,625 in 2025 (+36%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 14 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 12 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 89% terraced, 11% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Fairy Street range from £20,000 to £78,999. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Fairy Street compared

DH5 postcode area£159,237
Houghton Le Spring£164,548
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Fairy Street has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all DH5 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £33,620 (5 sales)2016£34k2017: £43,000 (1 sales)2017£43k2018: £35,000 (1 sales)2018£35k2021: £50,333 (3 sales)2021£50k2022: £45,000 (2 sales)2022£45k2023: £78,499 (2 sales)2023£78k2024: £53,875 (2 sales)2024£54k2025: £45,625 (2 sales)2025£46k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 49 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced16£46,14718 Jun 2025
Semi-detached2£52,37523 Oct 2024

Sold prices on Fairy Street

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
27, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 20 Jul 2026£43,500 TerracedFreehold
1, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 14 Oct 2025£30,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 30 Jul 2025£30,000 TerracedFreehold
9, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 18 Jun 2025£51,250 TerracedFreehold
4, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 6 May 2025£40,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 24 Mar 2025£46,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 17 Jan 2025£58,500 TerracedFreehold
18, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 25 Oct 2024£65,500 TerracedFreehold
19, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 25 Oct 2024£65,500 TerracedFreehold
39, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 23 Oct 2024£57,750 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 11 Apr 2024£50,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 23 Nov 2023£78,999 TerracedFreehold
22, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 31 Aug 2023£45,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 29 Jun 2023£77,999 TerracedFreehold
17, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 26 May 2023£55,000 TerracedFreehold
36, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 17 Feb 2023£51,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 20 Dec 2022£59,450 TerracedFreehold
42, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 16 Sep 2022£42,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 4 Aug 2022£33,000 TerracedFreehold
17, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 14 Jun 2022£30,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 25 Mar 2022£54,000 TerracedFreehold
27, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 31 Jan 2022£40,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 27 Jan 2022£48,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 13 Dec 2021£38,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 4 Nov 2021£53,000 TerracedFreehold
34, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 4 Oct 2021£41,750 TerracedFreehold
39, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 17 Jun 2021£47,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 10 Jun 2021£51,000 TerracedFreehold
37, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 5 Nov 2020£48,500 TerracedFreehold
37, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 1 Oct 2020£35,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 24 Jul 2020£38,500 TerracedFreehold
9, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 17 Jul 2020£43,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 14 Jul 2020£44,500 TerracedFreehold
31, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 25 Jun 2020£32,500 TerracedFreehold
48, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 19 Jun 2020£43,000 TerracedFreehold
48, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 5 Jun 2020£31,250 TerracedFreehold
9, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 5 Jun 2020£31,250 TerracedFreehold
15, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 28 Nov 2018£35,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 19 Oct 2018£37,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 6 Sep 2018£38,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 11 Aug 2017£35,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 26 May 2017£43,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 2 Dec 2016£36,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 18 Nov 2016£34,600 TerracedFreehold
43, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 10 Oct 2016£35,500 TerracedFreehold
28, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 3 Aug 2016£33,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 13 Jul 2016£20,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 4 Mar 2016£42,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Fairy Street DH5 9EJ 29 Jan 2016£39,000 TerracedFreehold

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

AddressSalesChange
27, Fairy Street £40,000 (Jan 2022) → £43,500 (Jul 2026) +9%
over 4 yrs
9, Fairy Street £31,250 (Jun 2020) → £43,000 (Jul 2020) → £53,000 (Nov 2021) → £51,250 (Jun 2025) +64%
over 5 yrs
4, Fairy Street £20,000 (Jul 2016) → £40,000 (May 2025) +100%
over 9 yrs
30, Fairy Street £37,000 (Oct 2018) → £46,000 (Mar 2025) +24%
over 6 yrs
43, Fairy Street £35,500 (Oct 2016) → £48,000 (Jan 2022) → £58,500 (Jan 2025) +65%
over 8 yrs
39, Fairy Street £47,000 (Jun 2021) → £57,750 (Oct 2024) +23%
over 3 yrs
22, Fairy Street £35,000 (Aug 2017) → £45,000 (Aug 2023) → £78,999 (Nov 2023) +126%
over 6 yrs
17, Fairy Street £30,000 (Jun 2022) → £33,000 (Aug 2022) → £55,000 (May 2023) → £77,999 (Jun 2023) +160%
over 1 yr
31, Fairy Street £39,000 (Jan 2016) → £32,500 (Jun 2020) → £59,450 (Dec 2022) +52%
over 7 yrs
48, Fairy Street £31,250 (Jun 2020) → £54,000 (Mar 2022) +73%
over 2 yrs
24, Fairy Street £42,000 (Mar 2016) → £38,500 (Dec 2021) -8%
over 6 yrs
37, Fairy Street £35,000 (Oct 2020) → £48,500 (Nov 2020) → £51,000 (Jun 2021) +46%
over under a year
16, Fairy Street £43,000 (May 2017) → £38,500 (Jul 2020) -10%
over 3 yrs
15, Fairy Street £34,600 (Nov 2016) → £35,000 (Nov 2018) +1%
over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Fairy Street

Crime

88 crimes were reported within about a mile of Fairy Street in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences23
Anti-social behaviour18
Criminal damage & arson14
Other theft9
Burglary7
Public order7

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Fairy Street is in or near 4 Environment Agency flood areas:

  • Lower River Wear Flood alert area
  • Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
  • Tyne and Wear coast Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Fairy Street

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Hetton Primary School 206 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.6 mi
Hetton Academy 681 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.6 mi
Hetton Lyons Nursery School 110 pupils Nursery 1–4 Report 0.6 mi
Hetton Lyons Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.6 mi
Gillas Lane Primary Academy 134 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.1 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 1.2 mi
East Rainton Primary School 101 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.3 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

  • Seaham station 4.3 mi · 1 hr 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Caroline Street-Market Street (SW-Bound, Caroline Street) 1 min walk
  • Caroline Street-Market Street (NE-Bound, Caroline Street) 1 min walk
  • Houghton Road-Woodlea Close (N-Bound, Houghton Road) 3 min walk
  • Houghton Road-Caroline Street (S-Bound, Houghton Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 0.1 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 1.5 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 1.9 mi
  • Silverdale Family Practice
    South Hetton Health Ctr, Front Street, Durham · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Heron Heron Hetton-le-Hole · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hetton Le Hole Express · 0.2 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Colliery Lane, Hetton-Le-Hole · 0.6 mi
  • Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • G Whitfield Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.2 mi
  • R Whitfield Limited · 1.1 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.1 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 1.5 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 1 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills1 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment4 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned50.6%62.5%
Private rented26.2%20.3%
Social rented23.2%17.1%
Households538

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1513.0%17.4%
Aged 15–6457.3%64.1%
Aged 65+29.7%18.6%
Residents1,186

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%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

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%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.

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Who lives around Fairy Street

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White99.2%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.2%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0.1%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian51%53.2%
No religion39.7%39.5%
Not answered8.7%4.5%
Buddhist0.3%0.2%
Muslim0.2%1.8%
Other religion0.1%0.3%
Hindu0%0.2%
Jewish0%–

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK98.4%94.9%
Born outside the UK1.6%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications36.2%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications15.5%17.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above14.3%24.6%
Level 2 qualifications12.7%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.9%10.9%
Apprenticeship7.7%7.2%
Other qualifications2.7%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Good health34.7%33%
Very good health30.2%43.1%
Fair health23.6%15.9%
Bad health9.3%6.1%
Very bad health2.3%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
No cars or vans in household41.3%30.9%
1 car or van in household39.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household14.4%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household4.5%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.

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