Typical 3-bedroom house£142kmost £105k–£199k
Houses per m²£2,124flats £1,380
Sold last year2561,639 in five years
Prices in Sunderland+4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DH4 sold for £141,897 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £105,350 and £198,968, for about 88 m² of space. That is about the same as the same home across Houghton Le Spring (£140,000).
256 homes sold here in the last year: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from. Flats start at around £86k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DH4 5 (£1,799) and the most in DH4 6 (£2,356).
Across Sunderland, prices are up 4.9% on a year ago and up 19.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £773 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £647 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £28,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.
Questions about DH4
Is DH4 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs about the same as across Houghton Le Spring; prices in Sunderland are up 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (71% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.8% against 43.8%); 256 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in DH4?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DH4 sold for £141,897 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £105,350 and £198,968.
Is DH4 expensive for Houghton Le Spring?
A 3-bedroom house in DH4 costs about the same as the typical 3-bedroom house across Houghton Le Spring (£140,000).
How many homes sell in DH4 each year?
256 homes sold in the last year and 1,639 in five years: one of the busier markets in England and Wales, so there is usually plenty to choose from.
What are the schools like near DH4?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Shiney Row Primary School, where 71% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near DH4?
For a 3-bedroom house, SR1 (£93k, 9 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.