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Lawnswood, Houghton Le Spring

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 8JB, DH5 8JA.

Average price (last 12 months)
£145,000
1 sale
Average price (since 2016)
£118,403
31 sales
Price range
£75k – £165k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
17 Apr 2026
DH5 8JB

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At a glance

House prices£118k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 80% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 32 min walkSeaham station Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 41 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

31 property sales on Lawnswood, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 1 home sold here for an average of £145,000. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £125,000. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 9 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 61% semi-detached, 35% terraced, 3% detached. Recorded sale prices on Lawnswood range from £75,000 to £165,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Lawnswood compared

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

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Lawnswood 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: £90,000 (1 sales)2016£90k2017: £98,000 (2 sales)2017£98k2018: £116,500 (2 sales)2018£117k2019: £108,438 (8 sales)2019£108k2020: £108,750 (2 sales)2020£109k2021: £117,500 (2 sales)2021£118k2022: £121,000 (3 sales)2022£121k2023: £135,875 (4 sales)2023£136k2024: £126,000 (5 sales)2024£126k2025: £150,000 (1 sales)2025£150k2026: £145,000 (1 sales)2026£145k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 41 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£125,00017 Apr 2026
Terraced11£105,59122 Nov 2024
Detached1£134,0008 Aug 2022

Sold prices on Lawnswood

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
24, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 17 Apr 2026£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
11, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 17 Mar 2026£72,500 TerracedFreehold
7, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 15 Jul 2025£105,000 TerracedFreehold
20, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 16 May 2025£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 22 Nov 2024£85,000 TerracedFreehold
11, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 25 Sep 2024£62,500 TerracedFreehold
22, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 26 Jul 2024£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 1 Jul 2024£130,000 TerracedFreehold
43, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 27 Jun 2024£65,000 TerracedFreehold
56, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 17 Jun 2024£130,000 TerracedFreehold
4A, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 10 May 2024£52,000 TerracedFreehold
2, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 19 Jan 2024£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
35, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 15 Dec 2023£155,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 23 Jun 2023£163,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 16 Apr 2023£140,000 TerracedFreehold
7, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 10 Feb 2023£85,000 TerracedFreehold
26, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 8 Aug 2022£134,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 18 Feb 2022£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 12 Jan 2022£91,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 25 Nov 2021£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
73, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 17 Mar 2021£85,760 Semi-detachedFreehold
52, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 5 Feb 2021£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
74, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 22 May 2020£70,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
65, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 27 Feb 2020£122,500 TerracedFreehold
41, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 24 Feb 2020£95,000 TerracedFreehold
24, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 18 Dec 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
23, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 29 Nov 2019£98,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 6 Sep 2019£85,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
66, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 2 Aug 2019£125,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 31 May 2019£83,000 TerracedFreehold
35, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 3 May 2019£92,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 26 Apr 2019£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
27, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 18 Apr 2019£144,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
4, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 29 Mar 2019£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
78, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 15 Mar 2019£120,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 30 Nov 2018£120,000 TerracedFreehold
22, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 5 Sep 2018£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
49, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 26 Jan 2018£123,000 TerracedFreehold
4B, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 27 Oct 2017£77,000 TerracedFreehold
30, Lawnswood DH5 8JB 6 Oct 2017£119,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
75, Lawnswood DH5 8JA 16 Dec 2016£90,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

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
24, Lawnswood £130,000 (Dec 2019) → £145,000 (Apr 2026) +12%
over 6 yrs
11, Lawnswood £62,500 (Sep 2024) → £72,500 (Mar 2026) +16%
over 1 yr
7, Lawnswood £85,000 (Feb 2023) → £105,000 (Jul 2025) +24%
over 2 yrs
43, Lawnswood £65,000 (Jun 2024) → £85,000 (Nov 2024) +31%
over under a year
22, Lawnswood £110,000 (Sep 2018) → £165,000 (Jul 2024) +50%
over 6 yrs
44, Lawnswood £120,000 (Nov 2018) → £83,000 (May 2019) → £130,000 (Jul 2024) +8%
over 6 yrs
35, Lawnswood £92,000 (May 2019) → £155,000 (Dec 2023) +68%
over 5 yrs
66, Lawnswood £125,500 (Aug 2019) → £163,500 (Jun 2023) +30%
over 4 yrs
49, Lawnswood £123,000 (Jan 2018) → £140,000 (Apr 2023) +14%
over 5 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Lawnswood

Crime

130 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lawnswood 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).

Anti-social behaviour38
Violence & sexual offences28
Criminal damage & arson12
Shoplifting12
Vehicle crime10
Burglary8

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

Flood risk

Lawnswood 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 Lawnswood

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.2 mi
Gillas Lane Primary Academy 134 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.3 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.6 mi
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.7 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.8 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 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 4.6 mi · 1 hr 32 min walk
  • Chester-le-Street station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk
  • Sunderland station 5.6 mi · 1 hr 53 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Queensway-Balmoral Crescent (SW-Bound, Queensway) 1 min walk
  • Hall Lane Estate Gillas Lane (SE-Bound, Hall Lane) 2 min walk
  • Queensway-Kingsway (NE-Bound, Queensway) 2 min walk
  • Hall Lane-Burns Avenue North (S-Bound, Hall Lane) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 0.4 mi
  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.8 mi
  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 1.0 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 2.1 mi

Supermarkets

  • Iceland Iceland Houghton Le Spring · 0.5 mi
  • Lidl Lidl Houghton-le-Spring · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Houghton Le Spring · 0.5 mi
  • Heron Heron Houghton-le-Spring · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Houghton Pharmacy · 0.1 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.4 mi
  • Hopes Pharmacy · 0.5 mi

Dentists

  • Church Street Dental Practice · 0.4 mi
  • Houghton Health Centre · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 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 3 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.

Income3 of 10
Employment2 of 10
Education and skills5 of 10
Health and disability3 of 10
Crime2 of 10
Access to housing and services10 of 10
Living environment3 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned59.6%62.5%
Private rented19.2%20.3%
Social rented21.0%17.1%
Households604

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1518.6%17.4%
Aged 15–6462.6%64.1%
Aged 65+18.9%18.6%
Residents1,347

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 Lawnswood

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White96.3%94.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.6%1%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.1%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.6%0.9%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian52.7%53.2%
No religion40.5%39.5%
Not answered4.7%4.5%
Muslim1%1.8%
Hindu0.6%0.2%
Sikh0.3%0.3%
Buddhist0.1%0.2%
Other religion0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK95%94.9%
Born outside the UK5%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above28.4%24.6%
No qualifications21.9%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications16.8%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications12.5%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications12.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship6.7%7.2%
Other qualifications1.4%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health43.8%43.1%
Good health31.7%33%
Fair health17.2%15.9%
Bad health5.9%6.1%
Very bad health1.4%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household43.5%40.9%
No cars or vans in household30.3%30.9%
2 cars or vans in household20.9%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household5.3%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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