DH4 5PH, Houghton Le Spring
Sold prices and local information for DH4 5PH on Mercantile Road. Free
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Average sold price
£952,500
2 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
0%
of homes, gigabit 0%
Sold prices in DH4 5PH
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Automation Centre, Mercantile Road | 26 Jan 2023 | £180,000 | Other |
| The Rainton Meadows Arena, Mercantile Road | 1 Sep 2021 | £1,725,000 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in DH4 5PH
Schools near DH4 5PH
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | Primary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Kepier | Secondary | Good | 0.5 mi |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.8 mi |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| East Rainton Primary School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.8 mi |
Living in DH4 5PH
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 4.1 mi · 1 hr 22 min walk
- Durham station 5.5 mi · 1 hr 51 min walk
- Sunderland station 6.3 mi · 2 hr 5 min walk
Supermarkets
- Iceland 0.7 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.7 mi
- Heron 0.8 mi
- Lidl 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- G Whitfield Limited 0.7 mi
- Kepier Pharmacy 0.7 mi
- Hopes Pharmacy 0.7 mi
Dentists
- The Rectory 0.5 mi
- Church Street Dental Practice 0.7 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.7 mi
GP surgeries
- Houghton Medical Group, 0.7 mi
- Kepier Medical Practice 0.7 mi
- Hetton Group Practice 1.4 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 5 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 5 of 10 |
| Employment | 3 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 6 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 9 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH4 5PH
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97.4% | 94.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.1% | 0.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.9% | 3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.2% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 59.2% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 35.1% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 4.4% | 4.5% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Buddhist | 0.4% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Sikh | 0.2% | 0.3% |
| Muslim | 0.1% | 1.8% |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 96.4% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 3.6% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 31.2% | 24.6% |
| No qualifications | 17.9% | 22.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 17% | 17.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 11.4% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 43.9% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 33.6% | 33% |
| Fair health | 15.6% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 5.4% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 20.4% | 15.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 12.7% | 11.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 12.4% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 12.3% | 10.7% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.5% | 10.4% |
| Elementary occupations | 9.6% | 11.6% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 7.8% | 11.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 7.4% | 9.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7% | 10.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 42.5% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 29.3% | 22.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 18.8% | 30.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.4% | 6.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 53.4% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 45.6% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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