UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/dh5
DH5Houghton le Spring, Sunderland, England
House prices in DH5, Houghton le Spring
Homes in DH5 sold for a median of £145,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 557 standard sales.
That makes it the third cheapest of the 9 DH postcode districts with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 136 | £240,000 | £204,000 to £311,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 203 | £152,500 | £125,000 to £184,000 | Too few |
| Terraced | 205 | £90,000 | £70,000 to £120,000 | Too few |
| Flats and maisonettes | 13 | £56,000 | £43,000 to £96,000 | Too few |
Only 22 sales here are linked to an energy certificate with a floor area, so treat the per m² figures as a rough guide.
Terraced houses and semi-detached houses sold in similar numbers here, at 37% and 36% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 4.3 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £56,000, 28% less than the £78,000 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
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Where prices are higher in DH5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in DH5 8, around Houghton le Spring, with a median of £155,000, and lowest in DH5 0, around Easington Lane and Hetton le Hole, at £115,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in DH5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 76 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| DH5 9GP | £397,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9GQ | £364,500 | 4 |
| DH5 9GR | £340,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9PT | £301,500 | 4 |
| DH5 8JE | £284,000 | 6 |
| DH5 8LB | £260,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9RL | £260,000 | 9 |
| DH5 9FJ | £245,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9FF | £241,500 | 4 |
| DH5 8BY | £232,500 | 5 |
| DH5 9BX | £227,500 | 6 |
| DH5 8JR | £220,000 | 3 |
| DH5 8JX | £210,000 | 3 |
| DH5 8NE | £205,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9FP | £205,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9FB | £200,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9QT | £200,000 | 5 |
| DH5 9GF | £198,000 | 7 |
| DH5 9GL | £191,500 | 12 |
| DH5 9BZ | £190,000 | 4 |
| DH5 0GH | £186,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9FS | £186,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9SF | £185,000 | 3 |
| DH5 8HT | £180,500 | 6 |
| DH5 0NQ | £180,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8EX | £175,500 | 5 |
| DH5 8GA | £175,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8LR | £173,000 | 7 |
| DH5 0GX | £170,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9LF | £170,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0HD | £165,500 | 4 |
| DH5 8BX | £165,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9NR | £163,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8JZ | £162,500 | 4 |
| DH5 9GE | £160,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9NW | £160,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9BH | £154,500 | 6 |
| DH5 8HL | £151,500 | 6 |
| DH5 8HU | £150,000 | 5 |
| DH5 0GB | £147,500 | 8 |
| DH5 0GE | £144,000 | 9 |
| DH5 9AT | £144,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9LG | £144,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8HR | £140,000 | 5 |
| DH5 9FA | £140,000 | 7 |
| DH5 9LD | £135,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9BA | £132,000 | 5 |
| DH5 0ER | £130,000 | 5 |
| DH5 9PX | £130,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0NE | £126,000 | 5 |
| DH5 8NW | £116,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9PL | £115,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8NQ | £110,000 | 9 |
| DH5 0QB | £94,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0BB | £93,000 | 3 |
| DH5 8HA | £90,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8AR | £87,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0QE | £86,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0EE | £85,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0HF | £85,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0LG | £85,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9DQ | £81,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9PQ | £80,000 | 7 |
| DH5 9AP | £77,000 | 3 |
| DH5 8AS | £73,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0DT | £71,000 | 4 |
| DH5 0JX | £64,000 | 3 |
| DH5 9EF | £62,000 | 3 |
| DH5 0HE | £61,500 | 3 |
| DH5 9DR | £60,000 | 4 |
| DH5 8AZ | £57,000 | 4 |
| DH5 9AH | £56,000 | 3 |
| DH5 8BA | £55,000 | 5 |
| DH5 9EJ | £51,500 | 3 |
| DH5 8GY | £50,500 | 4 |
| DH5 9EL | £49,000 | 3 |
Prices over time
The median rose 12%, from £126,000 in 2016 to £141,000 in 2025, the fifth smallest rise of the 103 districts in the North East.
Coal mining
All 555 live postcodes in DH5 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Sunderland council area
Median sale price of the 9 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. DH5 is the fourth cheapest.
- SR6 Sunderland£201,000
- SR3 Sunderland£192,500
- DH4 Houghton le Spring£170,000
- NE38 Washington£166,000
- SR2 Sunderland£152,500
- DH5 Houghton le Spring, this district£145,000
- NE37 Washington£139,000
- SR4 Sunderland£135,000
- SR5 Sunderland£126,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 20 | |
| C | 283 | |
| D | 141 | |
| E | 18 | |
| F | 1 | |
| G | 11 |
64% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £48,000 for a terraced house on Victoria Street to £242,500 for a detached house on Goldcrest Way.
The latest standard sales recorded in DH5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 12 Goldcrest WaySold for £242,500
- 24 Victoria StreetSold for £48,000
- 3 Pocklington WaySold for £133,000
- 13 Moore Crescent NorthSold for £82,000
- 3 Eppleton Terrace EastSold for £90,250
- 44 Market PlaceSold for £175,000
- 2 Girven Terrace WestSold for £67,000
- 11 Churchside GardensSold for £165,000
- 21 Churchside GardensSold for £122,000
- 97 Sunderland StreetSold for £134,000
Streets with the most standard sales, with their median price, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Houghton Road, Hetton le Hole£102,00016 sales
- Ellis Close, Hetton-le-Hole£191,50012 sales
- Kingfisher Drive, Easington Lane£151,00010 sales
Living in DH5
Crime
69 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Near the middle of all postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 96% of homes can get it
Higher than 83 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
77% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 61 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,197 a year in Sunderland for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 90 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of DH5, from the sales in DH5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Houghton South & Hetton Downs 344 sales£153,500
- Hetton 227 sales£126,000
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 14 | ||
| 100 | ||
| 104 | ||
| 76 | ||
| 77 | ||
| 33 | ||
| 47 | ||
| 24 |
About these figures
The figures come from 557 standard sales in DH5, the latest on 21 August 2026 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.