Houghton Town

Sunderland · North East · population 8,558 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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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.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 28 · #4,968
Employment 15 · #5,832
Education 38 · #4,221
Health 13 · #5,962
Crime 24 · #5,194
Housing & access 84 · #1,095
Living environment 61 · #2,692

House prices ?

£145,000median (12m) · +8.4% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£145,000105+8.4%+0.9%
Detached£232,50019-25.0%-12.3%
Semi-detached£157,00045+1.3%+4.7%
Terraced£91,00035-7.8%-1.6%
Flat£101,2506+11.0%+22.7%
This area£145,000
Sunderland£155,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

61Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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