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Long Acre, Houghton Le Spring

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House prices, sold prices and local information for DH4 5PZ, DH4 5PY.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£150,506
26 sales
Price range
£102k – £205k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
6 Aug 2025
DH4 5PY

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At a glance

House prices£151k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeLower than averageLower crime than about 70% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 8 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station1 hr 17 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 27 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

26 property sales on Long Acre, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 6 Aug 2025. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £155,129. Average sale prices rose from £128,475 in 2016 to £147,900 in 2025 (+15%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. 6 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 5 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 73% semi-detached, 19% terraced, 8% detached. Recorded sale prices on Long Acre range from £101,500 to £205,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Long Acre compared

DH4 postcode area£169,890
Houghton Le Spring£164,548
England & Wales£358,701

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

Average sale price by year

2016: £128,475 (2 sales)2016£128k2018: £164,000 (1 sales)2018£164k2019: £137,000 (3 sales)2019£137k2020: £160,500 (4 sales)2020£161k2021: £158,333 (3 sales)2021£158k2022: £152,900 (5 sales)2022£153k2023: £148,333 (3 sales)2023£148k2024: £155,500 (2 sales)2024£156k2025: £147,900 (3 sales)2025£148k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 27 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached19£155,1296 Aug 2025
Terraced5£128,34028 Feb 2025
Detached2£162,00026 Mar 2021

Sold prices on Long Acre

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
23, Long Acre DH4 5PY 6 Aug 2025£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Long Acre DH4 5PY 13 Jun 2025£159,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 28 Feb 2025£109,700 TerracedFreehold
1, Long Acre DH4 5PY 16 Dec 2024£173,000 TerracedFreehold
21, Long Acre DH4 5PY 9 Feb 2024£138,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 6 Oct 2023£132,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 14 Jul 2023£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
1, Long Acre DH4 5PY 7 Jul 2023£147,500 TerracedFreehold
60, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 19 Dec 2022£181,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
44, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 30 Nov 2022£101,500 TerracedFreehold
24, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 9 Sep 2022£165,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
48, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 6 Apr 2022£160,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
28, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 4 Mar 2022£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
8, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 17 Dec 2021£110,000 TerracedFreehold
49, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 6 May 2021£125,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 1 Apr 2021£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 26 Mar 2021£160,000 DetachedFreehold
16, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 3 Jul 2020£150,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
51, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 5 Jun 2020£157,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
43, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 31 Jan 2020£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
45, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 31 Jan 2020£205,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 1 Jul 2019£145,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
47, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 14 Jun 2019£136,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
33, Long Acre DH4 5PY 18 Mar 2019£130,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Long Acre DH4 5PY 13 Jun 2018£164,000 DetachedFreehold
23, Long Acre DH4 5PY 5 Aug 2016£147,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
16, Long Acre DH4 5PZ 29 Jul 2016£109,950 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
23, Long Acre £147,000 (Aug 2016) → £175,000 (Aug 2025) +19%
over 9 yrs
44, Long Acre £101,500 (Nov 2022) → £109,700 (Feb 2025) +8%
over 2 yrs
1, Long Acre £147,500 (Jul 2023) → £173,000 (Dec 2024) +17%
over 1 yr
28, Long Acre £157,000 (Mar 2022) → £165,000 (Jul 2023) +5%
over 1 yr
45, Long Acre £205,000 (Jan 2020) → £205,000 (Apr 2021) +0%
over 1 yr
16, Long Acre £109,950 (Jul 2016) → £145,000 (Jul 2019) → £150,000 (Jul 2020) +36%
over 4 yrs

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Schools near Long Acre

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Kepier 1,131 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Burnside Academy Inspires 174 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.4 mi
Dubmire Primary 479 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.6 mi
St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton 193 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 4–11 Good Report 0.7 mi
Bernard Gilpin Primary School 417 pupils Primary 5–11 Outstanding Report 0.8 mi
Houghton Le Spring Nursery School 142 pupils Nursery 3–5 Report 0.8 mi
Newbottle Primary Academy 437 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.9 mi
Gillas Lane Primary Academy 134 pupils Primary 3–11 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 3.8 mi · 1 hr 17 min walk
  • Durham station 5.8 mi · 1 hr 56 min walk
  • Sunderland station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Burn Park Road-Seaburn Drive (W-Bound, Burn Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Burn Park Road-Seaburn Drive (E-Bound, Burn Park Road) 2 min walk
  • Dairy Lane (W-Bound, Dairy Lane) 3 min walk
  • Dairy Lane-Willow Road (E-Bound, Dairy Lane) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Kepier Medical Practice
    Leyburn Grove, Houghton Le Spring · 0.3 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 0.6 mi
  • Herrington Medical Centre
    Philadelphia Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 1.6 mi
  • Westbourne Medical Group
    Kelso Grove, Shiney Row, Houghton Le Spring · 1.8 mi

Supermarkets

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

Pharmacies

  • Kepier Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Chilton Moor Pharmacy · 0.5 mi
  • Hopes Pharmacy · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • The Rectory · 0.4 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Church Street Dental Practice · 0.6 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 8 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.

Income9 of 10
Employment6 of 10
Education and skills7 of 10
Health and disability4 of 10
Crime8 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment7 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned86.2%62.5%
Private rented6.2%20.3%
Social rented7.6%17.1%
Households630

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 159.8%17.4%
Aged 15–6451.5%64.1%
Aged 65+38.7%18.6%
Residents1,268

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 Long Acre

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White98.8%94.6%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups0.9%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.3%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0%1%
Other ethnic group0%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian67.1%53.2%
No religion28.8%39.5%
Not answered3.7%4.5%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–
Buddhist0%0.2%
Hindu0%0.2%
Muslim0%1.8%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK98.9%94.9%
Born outside the UK1.1%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above24.6%24.6%
No qualifications20.6%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications18.7%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications13.2%14.8%
Apprenticeship10.2%7.2%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10%10.9%
Other qualifications2.6%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Good health39.3%33%
Very good health38%43.1%
Fair health16.2%15.9%
Bad health4.9%6.1%
Very bad health1.6%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household48.6%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household23.3%22.1%
No cars or vans in household20%30.9%
3 or more cars or vans in household8.1%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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