Typical 3-bedroom house£136kmost £95k–£183k
Houses per m²£1,921flats £1,320
Sold last year1441,032 in five years
Prices in Sunderland+4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in DH5 sold for £136,102 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £94,863 and £182,666, for about 91 m² of space. That is 3% less than the same home across Houghton Le Spring (£140,000).
144 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £95k for two bedrooms. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in DH5 0 (£1,720) and the most in DH5 9 (£2,035).
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 £621 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £27,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.
Questions about DH5
Is DH5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 3% less than 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 (87% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (59.8% against 43.8%); 144 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 DH5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in DH5 sold for £136,102 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £94,863 and £182,666.
Is DH5 expensive for Houghton Le Spring?
A 3-bedroom house in DH5 costs 3% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Houghton Le Spring (£140,000).
How many homes sell in DH5 each year?
144 homes sold in the last year and 1,032 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near DH5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Michael's Catholic Primary School, Houghton, where 87% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near DH5?
For a 3-bedroom house, SR8 (£96k, 10 km), SR1 (£93k, 10 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.