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Lyons Avenue, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring

MyStreetCheck free street report: Lyons Avenue, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring · 31 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/houghton-le-spring-tyne-and-wear/lyons-avenue/

House prices, sold prices and local information for DH5 0HS, DH5 0HR.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2017)
£137,603
13 sales
Price range
£66k – £225k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
25 Apr 2025
DH5 0HS

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At a glance

House prices£138k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station1 hr 24 min walkSeaham station SchoolsNo recent Good/Outstanding gradesMany schools now get report cards instead Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 14 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

13 property sales on Lyons Avenue, Easington Lane, Houghton Le Spring have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 25 Apr 2025. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £147,895. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2017; 1 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 85% terraced, 15% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Lyons Avenue range from £66,000 to £225,000. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Lyons Avenue compared

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

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

Average sale price by year

2017: £67,975 (2 sales)2017£68k2018: £115,975 (2 sales)2018£116k2019: £131,500 (2 sales)2019£132k2020: £179,995 (1 sales)2020£180k2021: £80,000 (1 sales)2021£80k2022: £212,475 (2 sales)2022£212k2023: £183,000 (1 sales)2023£183k2024: £85,000 (1 sales)2024£85k2025: £205,000 (1 sales)2025£205k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 14 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced11£147,89525 Apr 2025
Semi-detached2£81,00013 Aug 2021

Sold prices on Lyons Avenue

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
3, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 25 Apr 2025£205,000 TerracedFreehold
32, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HR 22 Mar 2024£85,000 TerracedFreehold
15, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 10 Feb 2023£183,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 5 Aug 2022£225,000 TerracedFreehold
16, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 29 Apr 2022£199,950 TerracedFreehold
21, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HR 13 Aug 2021£80,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 26 Oct 2020£179,995 TerracedFreehold
8, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 12 Sep 2019£145,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 12 Jul 2019£118,000 TerracedFreehold
13, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 5 Oct 2018£149,950 TerracedFreehold
25, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HR 16 Feb 2018£82,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
34, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HR 29 Sep 2017£69,950 TerracedFreehold
22, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HR 10 Feb 2017£66,000 TerracedFreehold
5, Lyons Avenue DH5 0HS 12 Dec 2016£95,000 OtherFreehold

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
13, Lyons Avenue £149,950 (Oct 2018) → £225,000 (Aug 2022) +50%
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Crime and flood risk near Lyons Avenue

Crime

77 crimes were reported within about a mile of Lyons Avenue in August 2026.

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

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences19
Anti-social behaviour17
Criminal damage & arson13
Public order8
Other theft6
Vehicle crime5

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

Flood risk

Lyons Avenue 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 Lyons Avenue

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Hetton Lyons Nursery School 110 pupils Nursery 1–4 Report 0.4 mi
Hetton Lyons Primary School 431 pupils Primary 4–11 Report 0.4 mi
Easington Lane Primary School 281 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.5 mi
Hetton Primary School 206 pupils Primary 2–11 Report 0.8 mi
Hetton Academy 681 pupils Secondary 11–16 Report 0.8 mi
Eppleton Academy Primary School 208 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 1.2 mi
South Hetton Primary 202 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 1.6 mi
Elemore Hall School 208 pupils Community special school 11–16 Good Report 1.6 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 4.2 mi · 1 hr 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Lilywhite Terrace-Lawson Terrace (SE-Bound, Lilywhile Terrrace) 2 min walk
  • Pemberton Bank-Smiths Terrace (NW-Bound, Pemberton Bank) 3 min walk
  • Lilywhite Tce-White Gates Dr (NW-Bound, Lilywhite Terrace) 3 min walk
  • Colliery Lane-Lyons Avenue (W-Bound, Colliery Lane) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Hetton Group Practice
    Francis Way, Hetton-Le-Hole, Houghton Le Spring · 0.9 mi
  • Silverdale Family Practice
    South Hetton Health Ctr, Front Street, Durham · 1.5 mi
  • Houghton Medical Group,
    The Health Centre, Church Street, Houghton Le Spring · 2.3 mi
  • Murton Medical Centre
    The Surgery, 20 Woods Terrace East, Seaham · 2.3 mi

Supermarkets

  • Aldi Aldi Colliery Lane, Hetton-Le-Hole · 0.2 mi
  • Tesco Express Tesco Hetton Le Hole Express · 0.7 mi
  • Heron Heron Hetton-le-Hole · 0.7 mi
  • Spar Spar - South Hetton Road · 0.8 mi

Pharmacies

  • R Whitfield Limited · 0.3 mi
  • G Whitfield Pharmacy · 0.8 mi
  • G Whitfield Limited · 0.9 mi

Dentists

  • Dental Surgery · 0.2 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.6 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 2.3 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 2 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 skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services7 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned58.0%62.5%
Private rented18.3%20.3%
Social rented23.7%17.1%
Households911

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1519.9%17.4%
Aged 15–6466.9%64.1%
Aged 65+13.1%18.6%
Residents2,057

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 Lyons Avenue

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White97.6%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh1.2%3%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.1%0.9%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African0.1%1%
Other ethnic group0%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian48.5%53.2%
No religion45.3%39.5%
Not answered5.5%4.5%
Buddhist0.2%0.2%
Muslim0.1%1.8%
Sikh0.1%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.3%
Hindu0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK97.3%94.9%
Born outside the UK2.7%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above24.8%24.6%
No qualifications21.3%22.9%
Level 3 qualifications20.7%17.1%
Level 2 qualifications16.2%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship5.6%7.2%
Other qualifications0.9%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health49.1%43.1%
Good health30.6%33%
Fair health13.7%15.9%
Bad health5.1%6.1%
Very bad health1.5%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household39.1%40.9%
No cars or vans in household27.5%30.9%
2 cars or vans in household25.9%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.5%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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