DH5 9FJ, Houghton Le Spring
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Average sold price
£479,264
11 recorded sales since 2016
Last 12 months
£245,000
1 sale
Ultrafast broadband
86%
of homes, gigabit 86%
Sold prices in DH5 9FJ
| Address | Date | Price | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20, Safflower Way | 15 May 2026 | £245,000 | Detached |
| 19, Safflower Way | 15 Jul 2025 | £275,000 | Detached |
| 15, Safflower Way | 30 Jan 2025 | £163,000 | Semi-detached |
| 17, Safflower Way | 30 Jun 2022 | £259,950 | Detached |
| 21, Safflower Way | 30 Jun 2022 | £204,200 | Detached New build |
| 19, Safflower Way | 29 Jun 2022 | £259,950 | Detached New build |
| 18, Safflower Way | 22 Jun 2022 | £219,950 | Detached New build |
| 16, Safflower Way | 31 May 2022 | £164,950 | Semi-detached |
| 15, Safflower Way | 31 May 2022 | £159,950 | Semi-detached |
| 20, Safflower Way | 27 May 2022 | £219,950 | Detached New build |
| 17, Safflower Way | 17 Apr 2019 | £3,100,000 | Other |
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Tenure: 100% freehold, 0% leasehold.
Streets in DH5 9FJ
- Safflower Way£245k
Schools near DH5 9FJ
| School | Type | Ofsted | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eppleton Academy Primary School | Primary | – | 0.5 mi |
| Hetton Academy | Secondary | – | 0.6 mi |
| Hetton Primary School | Primary | – | 0.6 mi |
| St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton | Primary | Good | 0.7 mi |
| East Rainton Primary School | Primary | – | 0.8 mi |
| Hetton Lyons Nursery School | Nursery | – | 0.9 mi |
Living in DH5 9FJ
Nearest stations
- Seaham station 4.7 mi · 1 hr 34 min walk
Supermarkets
- Heron 0.5 mi
- Tesco Express 0.5 mi
- Aldi 1.0 mi
- Iceland 1.3 mi
Pharmacies
- G Whitfield Pharmacy 0.5 mi
- G Whitfield Limited 0.6 mi
- Houghton Pharmacy 0.9 mi
Dentists
- Dental Surgery 0.7 mi
- Dental Surgery 1.1 mi
- Church Street Dental Practice 1.1 mi
GP surgeries
- Hetton Group Practice 0.5 mi
- Houghton Medical Group, 1.1 mi
- Kepier Medical 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 | 1 of 10 |
| Education and skills | 4 of 10 |
| Health and disability | 2 of 10 |
| Crime | 3 of 10 |
| Access to housing and services | 6 of 10 |
| Living environment | 8 of 10 |
Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).
Who lives in DH5 9FJ
Ethnic group
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| White | 98.7% | 94.6% |
| Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African | 0.4% | 1% |
| Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups | 0.3% | 0.9% |
| Other ethnic group | 0.3% | 0.5% |
| Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh | 0.2% | 3% |
Religion
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Christian | 59.4% | 53.2% |
| No religion | 34.1% | 39.5% |
| Not answered | 5.3% | 4.5% |
| Other religion | 0.8% | 0.3% |
| Buddhist | 0.2% | 0.2% |
| Muslim | 0.1% | 1.8% |
| Hindu | 0% | 0.2% |
| Jewish | 0% | – |
Country of birth
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Born in the UK | 98.4% | 94.9% |
| Born outside the UK | 1.6% | 5.1% |
Highest qualification
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| No qualifications | 27.8% | 22.9% |
| Level 4 qualifications and above | 22.1% | 24.6% |
| Level 3 qualifications | 15.2% | 17.1% |
| Level 2 qualifications | 12.9% | 14.8% |
| Level 1 and entry level qualifications | 9.8% | 10.9% |
| Apprenticeship | 8.9% | 7.2% |
| Other qualifications | 3.3% | 2.6% |
General health
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Very good health | 34.3% | 43.1% |
| Good health | 31.9% | 33% |
| Fair health | 21.1% | 15.9% |
| Bad health | 9.8% | 6.1% |
| Very bad health | 3% | 1.9% |
Occupation
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Professional occupations | 15.3% | 15.1% |
| Skilled trades occupations | 11.8% | 10.4% |
| Associate professional and technical occupations | 10.9% | 11.3% |
| Sales and customer service occupations | 10.9% | 11.5% |
| Elementary occupations | 10.7% | 11.6% |
| Process, plant and machine operatives | 10.5% | 9.9% |
| Administrative and secretarial occupations | 10.4% | 10.7% |
| Managers, directors and senior officials | 9.8% | 8.9% |
| Caring, leisure and other service occupations | 9.7% | 10.5% |
Cars or vans per household
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 car or van in household | 43% | 40.9% |
| 2 cars or vans in household | 24.8% | 22.1% |
| No cars or vans in household | 24.7% | 30.9% |
| 3 or more cars or vans in household | 7.5% | 6.1% |
Economic activity
| Here | Sunderland | |
|---|---|---|
| Economically inactive | 54.1% | 44.3% |
| Economically active (excluding full-time students) | 44.8% | 53.7% |
| 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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