Neighbourhood · Sunderland · North East
Hetton-le-Hole North
Sunderland 035 · 5 sub-areas · 8,254 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (64/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (48/100)Liveability 81/100 · Top quartile
Hetton-le-Hole North is a green, lower-density part of Sunderland — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Liveability
81/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Hetton-le-Hole North?
A snapshot of Hetton-le-Hole North
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £695 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Hetton-le-Hole North in Sunderland
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Hetton-le-Hole North?
- The median monthly rent across Hetton-le-Hole North is £695.
- How safe is Hetton-le-Hole North?
- Hetton-le-Hole North has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Hetton-le-Hole North?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 88 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Hetton-le-Hole North?
- There are 6 schools within 2 km of Hetton-le-Hole North, of which 22% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1901 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Hetton-le-Hole North?
- The most common council tax band in Hetton-le-Hole North is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,680. Council tax is set by Sunderland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Hetton-le-Hole North to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Hetton-le-Hole North to central London is approximately 289 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Hetton-le-Hole North?
- 100% of premises in Hetton-le-Hole North are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Hetton-le-Hole North?
- Hetton-le-Hole North sits in IMD decile 3 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Hetton-le-Hole North?
- 64% of households in Hetton-le-Hole North are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Hetton-le-Hole North?
- The average property price across Sunderland (the local authority covering Hetton-le-Hole North) is approximately £144,581, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Hetton-le-Hole North a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.43 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £27,989.)
- Which local areas are part of Hetton-le-Hole North?
- Hetton-le-Hole North contains 5 local areas: Sunderland 035C, Sunderland 035A, Sunderland 035B, Sunderland 035D, Sunderland 035E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Hetton-le-Hole North
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- What is the average rent in Hetton-le-Hole North?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Hetton-le-Hole North is £695. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Hetton-le-Hole North a safe place to live?
- Hetton-le-Hole North has a safety score of 44/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Hetton-le-Hole North?
- 22% of schools within 2 km of Hetton-le-Hole North are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Hetton-le-Hole North?
- Public-transport commute time from Hetton-le-Hole North to central London is approximately 289 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Hetton-le-Hole North different from the rest of Sunderland?
- Hetton-le-Hole North contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Hetton-le-Hole North rank in Sunderland?
- Hetton-le-Hole North scores 81/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Sunderland, see the Cities table on the Sunderland page.
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