DH5 8AR, Houghton Le Spring
Sold prices and local information for DH5 8AR on Edwin Street. Free
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Average sold price
£82,773
15 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£84,250
1 sale
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Sold prices in DH5 8AR
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 43, Edwin Street | 30 Mar 2026 | £84,250 | Terraced |
| 7, Edwin Street | 22 Sep 2025 | £59,000 | Terraced |
| 42, Edwin Street | 20 Jun 2025 | £87,000 | Terraced |
| 36, Edwin Street | 25 Apr 2025 | £99,000 | Terraced |
| 26, Edwin Street | 6 Sep 2024 | £90,000 | Terraced |
| 26, Edwin Street | 6 Sep 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced |
| 5, Edwin Street | 9 Aug 2024 | £80,000 | Terraced |
| 5, Edwin Street | 31 Jan 2024 | £32,750 | Terraced |
| 20, Edwin Street | 3 Dec 2021 | £115,000 | Terraced |
| 9, Edwin Street | 27 Mar 2020 | £62,500 | Terraced |
| 15, Edwin Street | 28 Jan 2020 | £39,999 | Terraced |
| 34, Edwin Street | 19 Jun 2017 | £160,000 | Terraced |
| 42, Edwin Street | 26 Aug 2016 | £90,000 | Terraced |
| 9, Edwin Street | 25 Jul 2016 | £64,100 | Terraced |
| 28, Edwin Street | 15 Apr 2016 | £68,000 | Terraced |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in DH5 8AR
- Edwin Street£84k
Schools near DH5 8AR
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.2 mi |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.3 mi |
| Kepier | Secondary | Good | 0.4 mi |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | – | 0.7 mi |
Living in DH5 8AR
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 4.5 mi · 1 hr 30 min walk
- Sunderland station 5.3 mi · 1 hr 47 min walk
- St Peters station 5.6 mi · 1 hr 53 min walk
Supermarkets
- Lidl 0.2 mi
- Iceland 0.2 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.2 mi
- Heron 0.3 mi
Pharmacies
- Hopes Pharmacy 0.2 mi
- G Whitfield Limited 0.3 mi
- Houghton Pharmacy 0.5 mi
Dentists
- Church Street Dental Practice 0.3 mi
- Houghton Health Centre 0.3 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.3 mi
GP surgeries
- Houghton Medical Group, 0.3 mi
- Kepier Medical Practice 0.5 mi
- Hetton Group Practice 1.5 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 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 2 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 5 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 3 of 10 |
| Crime | 2 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 10 of 10 |
| Living environment | 3 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH5 8AR
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.3% | 94.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 1.6% | 1% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1.1% | 3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.6% | 0.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.4% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 52.7% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 40.5% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Muslim | 1% | 1.8% |
| Hindu | 0.6% | 0.2% |
| Sikh | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Other religion | 0.1% | 0.3% |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 95% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 5% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 28.4% | 24.6% |
| No qualifications | 21.9% | 22.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 16.8% | 17.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.5% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.4% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.7% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 1.4% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 43.8% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 31.7% | 33% |
| Fair health | 17.2% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 5.9% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 17.6% | 15.1% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.4% | 11.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 13% | 10.7% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.4% | 10.5% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 11.2% | 11.5% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9.8% | 10.4% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 9% | 8.9% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 7.9% | 9.9% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.7% | 11.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 43.5% | 40.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 30.3% | 30.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 20.9% | 22.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.3% | 6.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 57% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 41.7% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.3% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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