DH4 7BY, Houghton Le Spring
Sold prices and local information for DH4 7BY on Owl Close. Free
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Average sold price
£220,036
7 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
–
0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in DH4 7BY
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5, Owl Close | 28 Mar 2025 | £335,995 | Detached New build |
| 4, Owl Close | 14 Nov 2024 | £315,995 | Detached New build |
| 1, Owl Close | 27 Sep 2024 | £284,995 | Semi-detached New build |
| 6, Owl Close | 28 Jun 2024 | £178,496 | Terraced New build |
| 7, Owl Close | 26 Jun 2024 | £141,631 | Terraced New build |
| 8, Owl Close | 26 Jun 2024 | £141,561 | Terraced New build |
| 9, Owl Close | 26 Jun 2024 | £141,580 | Terraced New build |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in DH4 7BY
- Owl Close£279k
Schools near DH4 7BY
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barnwell Academy | Primary | Outstanding | 0.2 mi |
| The Poplars | Other independent special school | – | 0.3 mi |
| Shiney Row Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| New Penshaw Academy | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | – | 1.3 mi |
Living in DH4 7BY
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 3.8 mi · 1 hr 16 min walk
- Sunderland station 4.8 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk
- St Peters station 4.9 mi · 1 hr 39 min walk
Supermarkets
- Morrisons Daily 0.5 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.5 mi
- Heron 0.6 mi
- The Co-operative Food 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- Penshaw Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- Herrington Medical Centre Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- Kaila Pharmacy 0.6 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 1.9 mi
- Fence Houses Dental Practice 2.0 mi
- Fencehouses Dental Practice 2.0 mi
GP surgeries
- Herrington Medical Centre 0.5 mi
- Westbourne Medical Group 0.5 mi
- Grangewood Surgery 0.6 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 | 8 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 5 of 10 |
| Crime | 7 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 8 of 10 |
| Living environment | 7 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH4 7BY
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.4% | 94.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.9% | 3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.5% | 0.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.1% | 1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 61.2% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 34.8% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 3.1% | 4.5% |
| Muslim | 0.6% | 1.8% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.1% | 0.3% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.2% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 98.6% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 1.4% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 30% | 24.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 22% | 17.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15.1% | 14.8% |
| No qualifications | 14.1% | 22.9% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.8% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 49% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 33.8% | 33% |
| Fair health | 13.4% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 3% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 0.9% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 16.4% | 15.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 15.3% | 11.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 14.2% | 10.7% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 10.6% | 8.9% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 10.2% | 11.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.1% | 10.4% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 9.1% | 9.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.3% | 10.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.8% | 11.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 44% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 35.3% | 22.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 10.9% | 6.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 9.7% | 30.9% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 60.3% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 38.6% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.1% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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