Howe Square, Sunderland

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR4 8AY.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2017)

£99,400

5 sales

Price range

£78k – £130k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

8 Nov 2024

SR4 8AY

At a glance

House prices£99k averageSince 2017 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station15 min walkSouth Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools2 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

5 property sales on Howe Square, Sunderland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2017. The most recent sale was on 8 Nov 2024. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £99,400. 2 homes here have sold more than once since 2017; 2 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on Howe Square compared

SR4 postcode area£149,194

Sunderland£181,591

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Howe Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SR4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Semi-detached	5	£99,400	8 Nov 2024

Sold prices on Howe Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
12, Howe Square SR4 8AY	8 Nov 2024	£130,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Howe Square SR4 8AY	19 May 2023	£94,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
16, Howe Square SR4 8AY	12 Mar 2021	£85,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Howe Square SR4 8AY	2 Jan 2020	£110,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
12, Howe Square SR4 8AY	27 Feb 2017	£78,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

Address	Sales	Change
12, Howe Square	£78,000 (Feb 2017) → £110,000 (Jan 2020) → £130,000 (Nov 2024)	+67% over 8 yrs
16, Howe Square	£85,000 (Mar 2021) → £94,000 (May 2023)	+11% over 2 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near Howe Square

Crime

240 crimes were reported within about a mile of Howe Square in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Higher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Violence & sexual offences	80
Anti-social behaviour	45
Criminal damage & arson	41
Public order	14
Shoplifting	13
Burglary	12

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

Howe Square is in or near 5 Environment Agency flood areas:

Lower River Wear Flood alert area
Wear estuary Flood alert area
Rivers Derwent, Team, Don and estuarine tributaries Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coast Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near Howe Square

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Christ's College 796 pupils	All-through	4–18	Good Report	0.2 mi
Broadway Junior School 227 pupils	Primary	7–11	Report	0.3 mi
Pennywell Early Years Centre 147 pupils	Nursery	2–5	Report	0.4 mi
St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 238 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 240 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	0.4 mi
Academy 360 854 pupils	All-through	4–16	Good Report	0.4 mi
Highfield Academy 443 pupils	Primary	2–11	Report	0.6 mi
The Link School 164 pupils	Pupil referral unit	7–14	Report	0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Sunderland station 2.1 mi · 42 min walk
St Peters station 2.2 mi · 44 min walk
Seaburn station 2.9 mi · 58 min walk
South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.8 mi · 15 min walk
Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.2 mi · 25 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Holborn Road-Henley Road (N-Bound, Holborn Road) 3 min walk
Holborn Road-Holborn Square (N-Bound, Holborn Road) 3 min walk
Holborn Road-Hexham Road (S-Bound, Holborn Road) 3 min walk
Nookside-Hampstead Road (E-Bound, Nookside) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

Springwell Medical Group
Springwell Road, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
The Broadway Medical Practice
Springwell Road, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
Sunderland Gp Alliance South Hylton Surg
2 Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland · 0.8 mi
Happy House Surgery
Durham Road, Sunderland · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income: decile 2 of 10 · Crime: decile 1 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	50.6%	62.5%
Private rented	7.8%	20.3%
Social rented	41.6%	17.1%
Households	706

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	15.6%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	62.1%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.3%	18.6%
Residents	1,597

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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