Houghton West
Sunderland · North East · population 8,469 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,160 of 6,856 in England
- #177 of 342 in North East
- #17 of 36 in Sunderland
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
In summary
Houghton West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,160 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #17 of 36 in Sunderland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (77) but weak on Health (10). Typical homes here sold for about £144,950 over the past year, down 11% across five years (from 87 sales), 6% below the wider Sunderland median of £155,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £144,950 | 87 | +12.4% | -10.8% |
| Detached | £272,972 | 26 | +10.3% | +15.9% |
| Semi-detached | £125,000 | 29 | +4.2% | +6.4% |
| Terraced | £100,000 | 31 | +53.8% | +47.1% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=1) | |||
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,570 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.
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Nearby areas
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Other areas in Sunderland
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- OrfordWarrington25£175,000
- Leigh South EastWigan25£185,000
- Thorplands & Round SpinneyWest Northamptonshire25£212,500
- TividaleSandwell25£215,000
- Broadwey & LittlemoorDorset25£241,000
- North Laine & the LanesBrighton and Hove25£407,500