DH5 8BU, Houghton Le Spring
Sold prices and local information for DH5 8BU on Sycamore Close. Free
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Average sold price
£175,000
1 recorded sale since 2016
Last 12 months
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0 sales
Ultrafast broadband
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Sold prices in DH5 8BU
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1, Sycamore Close | 14 May 2021 | £175,000 | Detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
Streets in DH5 8BU
- Sycamore Close£175k
Schools near DH5 8BU
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.4 mi |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy | Primary | – | 0.4 mi |
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.5 mi |
| Kepier | Secondary | Good | 0.6 mi |
| Eppleton Academy Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
Living in DH5 8BU
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 35 min walk
- Sunderland station 5.9 mi · 1 hr 57 min walk
Supermarkets
- Iceland 0.6 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.7 mi
- Lidl 0.7 mi
- Heron 0.7 mi
Pharmacies
- Houghton Pharmacy 0.3 mi
- G Whitfield Limited 0.5 mi
- Hopes Pharmacy 0.6 mi
Dentists
- Church Street Dental Practice 0.5 mi
- Houghton Health Centre 0.5 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.5 mi
GP surgeries
- Houghton Medical Group, 0.5 mi
- Hetton Group Practice 0.9 mi
- Kepier Medical Practice 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 3 of 10 (10 = least deprived), English Indices of Deprivation 2025.
| Income | 3 of 10 |
| Employment | 2 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 3 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 2 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 9 of 10 |
| Living environment | 6 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH5 8BU
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 96.8% | 94.6% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 1.4% | 0.9% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.8% | 3% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.5% | 1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.5% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 53.8% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 40.3% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 4.7% | 4.5% |
| Other religion | 0.5% | 0.3% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| Sikh | 0.3% | 0.3% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Jewish | 0.1% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 97.1% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 2.9% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 26.8% | 24.6% |
| No qualifications | 20.1% | 22.9% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15.9% | 17.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 13.6% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 12.1% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 9.3% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.2% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 42% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 36.2% | 33% |
| Fair health | 15.2% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 5.2% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.5% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 17.5% | 15.1% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 13.2% | 11.5% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 11.7% | 10.5% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 11.4% | 11.3% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.2% | 11.6% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 9% | 8.9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 9% | 10.7% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 9% | 10.4% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 9% | 9.9% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 41.1% | 40.9% |
| No cars or vans in household | 29.9% | 30.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 23.2% | 22.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 5.8% | 6.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 55.4% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 43% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.6% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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