Neighbourhood · Sunderland · North East
Houghton Town
Sunderland 034 · 6 sub-areas · 8,585 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (73/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (52/100)Liveability 97/100 · Best 5% nationally
Houghton Town is a mid-density neighbourhood of Sunderland in the North East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
97/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Houghton Town?
A snapshot of Houghton Town
3 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Houghton Town in Sunderland
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Houghton Town?
- The median monthly rent across Houghton Town is £695.
- How safe is Houghton Town?
- Houghton Town 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 Houghton Town?
- 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 92 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Houghton Town?
- There are 8 schools within 2 km of Houghton Town, of which 38% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 628 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Houghton Town?
- The most common council tax band in Houghton Town is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,669. Council tax is set by Sunderland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Houghton Town to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Houghton Town to central London is approximately 259 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 Houghton Town?
- 100% of premises in Houghton Town are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Houghton Town?
- Houghton Town 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 Houghton Town?
- 58% of households in Houghton Town 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 Houghton Town?
- The average property price across Sunderland (the local authority covering Houghton Town) 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 Houghton Town 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 Houghton Town?
- Houghton Town contains 6 local areas: Sunderland 034B, Sunderland 034F, Sunderland 034D, Sunderland 034A, Sunderland 034C…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Houghton Town
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Houghton Town?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Houghton Town 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 Houghton Town a safe place to live?
- Houghton Town has a safety score of 70/100. 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 Houghton Town?
- 38% of schools within 2 km of Houghton Town are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Houghton Town?
- Public-transport commute time from Houghton Town to central London is approximately 259 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Houghton Town different from the rest of Sunderland?
- Houghton Town contains 6 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 Houghton Town rank in Sunderland?
- Houghton Town scores 97/100 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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