Houghton Town
Sunderland · North East · population 8,558 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,215 of 6,856 in England
- #181 of 342 in North East
- #18 of 36 in Sunderland
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 16% · Associate professional 12% · Administrative 11%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 16% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Administrative | 11% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Elementary | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Muslim 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.
In summary
Houghton Town is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,215 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 36 in Sunderland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (84) but weak on Health (13). Typical homes here sold for about £145,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+1%) (from 105 sales), 6% below the wider Sunderland median of £155,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,373 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 97 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £145,000 | 105 | +8.4% | +0.9% |
| Detached | £232,500 | 19 | -25.0% | -12.3% |
| Semi-detached | £157,000 | 45 | +1.3% | +4.7% |
| Terraced | £91,000 | 35 | -7.8% | -1.6% |
| Flat | £101,250 | 6 | +11.0% | +22.7% |
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,691 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,822 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 264 |
| Theft | 195 |
| Burglary | 75 |
| Vehicle crime | 41 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 96 |
| Public order & weapons | 85 |
| Drugs | 22 |
| Robbery | 14 |
| Other | 35 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 174 incidents.
Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Sunderland
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Beeston EastLeeds24£167,966
- SouthwayPlymouth24£195,000
- Milnrow WestRochdale24£205,000
- Droylsden CentralTameside24£214,000
- HighfieldDacorum24£331,250
- Hayes Town NorthHillingdon24£397,500