Houghton

Sunderland · North East

Houghton in Sunderland is made up of 2 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 23 to 24 out of 100, with typical homes from £144,950 to £145,000.

In summary

Houghton is remarkably uniform: its 2 neighbourhoods are separated by just 1 points, Houghton Town (24) to Houghton West (25). All 2 rank in the most-deprived third of England. Prices are tightly grouped: every reported median falls between £144,950 and £145,000.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,314a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime76per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)43

Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Houghton

£144,975median home sold over the past year · -3.4% over 5 years · +9.6% over the year · 192 sales

Detached£269,995

Semi-detached£146,500

Terraced£98,500

Flat£95,000

Sunderland£155,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Houghton West	5,160	25	£144,950
Houghton Town	5,215	24	£145,000

Postcode districts in Houghton

DH4 DH5

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Houghton.

Hetton-le-Hole Chester-le-Street (County Durham) Seaham (County Durham) Pallion Birtley (Gateshead) Peterlee (County Durham)

“Houghton” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within Sunderland — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in Sunderland.