DH5 8LA, Houghton Le Spring
Sold prices and local information for DH5 8LA on Fairburn Avenue. Free
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Average sold price
£183,850
10 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£175,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
100%
of homes, gigabit 100%
Sold prices in DH5 8LA
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14, Fairburn Avenue | 7 Apr 2026 | £175,000 | Semi-detached |
| 3, Fairburn Avenue | 29 Nov 2024 | £209,000 | Semi-detached |
| 11, Fairburn Avenue | 30 Aug 2024 | £194,000 | Semi-detached |
| 19, Fairburn Avenue | 21 Aug 2024 | £193,000 | Semi-detached |
| 24, Fairburn Avenue | 8 Sep 2023 | £195,000 | Semi-detached |
| 13, Fairburn Avenue | 27 Jul 2022 | £180,000 | Semi-detached |
| 23, Fairburn Avenue | 26 Oct 2020 | £210,000 | Semi-detached |
| 4, Fairburn Avenue | 14 Oct 2020 | £152,500 | Semi-detached |
| 6, Fairburn Avenue | 7 Aug 2020 | £182,000 | Semi-detached |
| 12, Fairburn Avenue | 11 Nov 2016 | £148,000 | Semi-detached |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 70% freehold, 30% leasehold.
Streets in DH5 8LA
- Fairburn Avenue£175k
Schools near DH5 8LA
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | Primary | Good | 0.3 mi |
| Bernard Gilpin Primary School | Primary | Outstanding | 0.5 mi |
| Gillas Lane Primary Academy | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Houghton Le Spring Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.6 mi |
| Eppleton Academy Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Kepier | Secondary | Good | 0.7 mi |
Living in DH5 8LA
Nearest stations
- Chester-le-Street station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk
- Durham station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk
- Sunderland station 6.0 mi · 1 hr 59 min walk
Supermarkets
- Iceland 0.7 mi
- Morrisons Daily 0.8 mi
- Lidl 0.8 mi
- Heron 0.8 mi
Pharmacies
- Houghton Pharmacy 0.4 mi
- G Whitfield Limited 0.6 mi
- Hopes Pharmacy 0.7 mi
Dentists
- Church Street Dental Practice 0.6 mi
- Houghton Health Centre 0.6 mi
- Dental Surgery 0.6 mi
GP surgeries
- Houghton Medical Group, 0.6 mi
- Hetton Group Practice 0.9 mi
- Kepier Medical Practice 1.0 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 | 7 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 9 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 4 of 10 |
| Crime | 8 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 8 of 10 |
| Living environment | 10 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH5 8LA
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.1% | 94.6% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 1% | 3% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.8% | 0.9% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.1% | 1% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.1% | 0.5% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 68.4% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 24.9% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 5.7% | 4.5% |
| Sikh | 0.4% | 0.3% |
| Muslim | 0.3% | 1.8% |
| Hindu | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Buddhist | 0.1% | 0.2% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 98.7% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 1.3% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 30.5% | 24.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 18.5% | 17.1% |
| No qualifications | 15% | 22.9% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 15% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 10.3% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.1% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 2.6% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 44% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 34.9% | 33% |
| Fair health | 15.7% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 4% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 1.4% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 19.6% | 15.1% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 14.9% | 8.9% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 13.4% | 11.3% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 13.4% | 10.7% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 10.2% | 10.4% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 8.4% | 11.5% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 7.1% | 10.5% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 6.7% | 9.9% |
| Elementary occupations | 6.4% | 11.6% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 39.8% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 35.6% | 22.1% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 13.6% | 6.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 11.1% | 30.9% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 52.3% | 53.7% |
| Economically inactive | 45.9% | 44.3% |
| Economically active and a full-time student | 1.8% | 2.1% |
Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.
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