DH4 4SZ, Houghton Le Spring
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Average sold price
£85,962
13 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£100,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
69%
of homes, gigabit 69%
Sold prices in DH4 4SZ
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28, Electric Crescent | 29 Jan 2026 | £100,000 | Terraced |
| 2, Electric Crescent | 30 May 2024 | £69,000 | Terraced |
| 11, Electric Crescent | 3 May 2022 | £72,000 | Terraced |
| 8, Electric Crescent | 3 Aug 2021 | £104,000 | Terraced |
| 15, Electric Crescent | 10 May 2021 | £104,000 | Terraced |
| 10, Electric Crescent | 26 Feb 2021 | £62,500 | Terraced |
| 27, Electric Crescent | 23 Oct 2020 | £93,000 | Terraced |
| 19, Electric Crescent | 30 Sep 2020 | £66,000 | Terraced |
| 4, Electric Crescent | 30 Jan 2020 | £85,000 | Terraced |
| 14, Electric Crescent | 29 Mar 2019 | £88,000 | Terraced |
| 7, Electric Crescent | 14 Sep 2018 | £74,000 | Terraced |
| 5, Electric Crescent | 31 Mar 2017 | £90,000 | Terraced |
| 27, Electric Crescent | 23 Sep 2016 | £110,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in DH4 4SZ
- Electric Crescent£100k
Schools near DH4 4SZ
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| The Poplars | Other independent special school | – | 0.6 mi |
| Shiney Row Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Barnwell Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 1.0 mi |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
Living in DH4 4SZ
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 4.0 mi · 1 hr 19 min walk
- Sunderland station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk
- St Peters station 5.2 mi · 1 hr 43 min walk
Supermarkets
- Aldi 0.1 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.8 mi
- Heron 0.8 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- Herrington Medical Centre Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- Kaila Pharmacy 0.9 mi
- Kepier Pharmacy 1.1 mi
Dentists
- The Rectory 1.3 mi
- Dental Surgery 1.4 mi
- Church Street Dental Practice 1.4 mi
GP surgeries
- Herrington Medical Centre 0.4 mi
- Westbourne Medical Group 0.8 mi
- Grangewood Surgery 0.9 mi
Mobile signal
4G indoors from all four networks: 94% of homes in Sunderland (England & Wales 89%).
Source: Ofcom, Jul 2025.
Deprivation
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Decile 7 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 8 of 10 |
| Employment | 6 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 8 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 9 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH4 4SZ
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97.5% | 94.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.4% | 3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.3% | 1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 60.6% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 34% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 4.6% | 4.5% |
| Muslim | 0.4% | 1.8% |
| Hindu | 0.3% | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
| Sikh | 0% | 0.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.7% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.3% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 30.8% | 24.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 20.4% | 17.1% |
| No qualifications | 15.6% | 22.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.2% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 8.7% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.5% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.9% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 46.5% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 34.7% | 33% |
| Fair health | 14% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 3.5% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.2% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 21.1% | 15.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.6% | 11.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 13.7% | 10.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 10.7% | 10.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.2% | 10.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 9.1% | 8.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 6.2% | 9.9% |
| Elementary occupations | 5.4% | 11.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 37.8% | 22.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 35.8% | 40.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 15.5% | 6.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 10.9% | 30.9% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 60.7% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 37.3% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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