DH4 6GL, Houghton Le Spring
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Average sold price
£249,881
36 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£248,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in DH4 6GL
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27, Watergate | 30 Apr 2026 | £248,000 | Semi-detached |
| 8, Watergate | 20 Feb 2025 | £355,000 | Detached |
| 22, Watergate | 26 Mar 2024 | £231,000 | Semi-detached |
| 19, Watergate | 4 May 2023 | £250,000 | Semi-detached |
| 26, Watergate | 28 Nov 2022 | £235,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11, Watergate | 10 Oct 2022 | £292,500 | Detached |
| 8, Watergate | 30 Aug 2022 | £335,000 | Detached |
| 10, Watergate | 13 Jul 2022 | £345,000 | Detached |
| 21, Watergate | 27 May 2022 | £245,000 | Semi-detached |
| 33, Watergate | 31 Jan 2022 | £185,000 | Semi-detached |
| 35, Watergate | 20 Dec 2021 | £147,500 | Terraced |
| 29, Watergate | 30 Sep 2021 | £245,000 | Semi-detached |
| 27, Watergate | 23 Sep 2021 | £236,250 | Semi-detached |
| 23, Watergate | 17 Sep 2021 | £275,000 | Detached |
| 36, Watergate | 8 Jan 2021 | £260,000 | Detached |
| 21, Watergate | 16 Nov 2020 | £180,000 | Semi-detached |
| 21, Watergate | 13 Nov 2020 | £200,000 | Semi-detached |
| 25, Watergate | 23 Oct 2020 | £277,500 | Detached |
| 16, Watergate | 30 Sep 2020 | £320,000 | Detached |
| 7, Watergate | 11 Dec 2018 | £200,000 | Semi-detached |
| 26, Watergate | 28 Sep 2018 | £212,500 | Semi-detached New build |
| 28, Watergate | 28 Sep 2018 | £212,500 | Semi-detached New build |
| 27, Watergate | 7 Sep 2018 | £218,995 | Semi-detached New build |
| 29, Watergate | 31 Aug 2018 | £215,000 | Semi-detached |
| 3, Watergate | 16 Jul 2018 | £310,000 | Detached |
| 33, Watergate | 8 Jun 2018 | £194,995 | Semi-detached New build |
| 25, Watergate | 29 Mar 2018 | £269,995 | Detached New build |
| 34, Watergate | 29 Mar 2018 | £199,995 | Semi-detached New build |
| 31, Watergate | 18 Dec 2017 | £196,995 | Semi-detached New build |
| 30, Watergate | 15 Dec 2017 | £216,995 | Detached New build |
| 32, Watergate | 15 Dec 2017 | £198,995 | Semi-detached New build |
| 36, Watergate | 8 Dec 2017 | £265,000 | Detached New build |
| 35, Watergate | 8 Dec 2017 | £128,995 | Terraced |
| 12, Watergate | 22 Jun 2017 | £245,000 | Detached |
| 9, Watergate | 23 Sep 2016 | £398,000 | Detached |
| 18, Watergate | 22 Jan 2016 | £449,000 | Detached New build |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in DH4 6GL
- Watergate£248k
Schools near DH4 6GL
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bournmoor Primary School | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Woodlea Primary School | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
| Shiney Row Primary School | Primary | – | 0.9 mi |
| Dubmire Primary | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | Primary | – | 1.0 mi |
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | – | 1.2 mi |
Living in DH4 6GL
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily 0.4 mi
- Heron 0.8 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.8 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.9 mi
Pharmacies
- G Whitfield Limited 0.6 mi
- Kaila Pharmacy 0.8 mi
- Chilton Moor Pharmacy 1.0 mi
Dentists
- Fencehouses Dental Practice 0.8 mi
- Fence Houses Dental Practice 0.8 mi
- The Rectory 1.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Grangewood Surgery 0.8 mi
- Westbourne Medical Group 0.9 mi
- Herrington Medical Centre 1.1 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 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 9 of 10 |
| Employment | 9 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 10 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH4 6GL
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 97.2% | 94.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1% | 3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.7% | 0.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 1% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 52.8% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 42.6% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 2.6% | 4.5% |
| Muslim | 1.1% | 1.8% |
| Sikh | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Other religion | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.2% |
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 | 42.2% | 24.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 22.5% | 17.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 14.1% | 14.8% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.8% | 7.2% |
| No qualifications | 6.7% | 22.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 6.2% | 10.9% |
| Other qualifications | 1.6% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 62.1% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 29.3% | 33% |
| Fair health | 6.3% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 2.1% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.3% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 28.5% | 15.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 16.4% | 11.3% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 13.5% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10.2% | 10.7% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.2% | 10.4% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.1% | 11.5% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 5.3% | 10.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 5.2% | 9.9% |
| Elementary occupations | 3.6% | 11.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 cars or vans in household | 53.1% | 22.1% |
| 1 car or van in household | 33% | 40.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 9.1% | 6.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 4.8% | 30.9% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 76.9% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 20.7% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 2.4% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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