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Houghton Town

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About

Houghton Town, often called Houghton-le-Spring, is centred on a traditional Market Place and a short high street lined with independent shops, cafés and civic buildings. The parish church of St Michael and All Angels stands close to the centre and its churchyard marks the town’s long settlement history. Each October the town hosts Houghton Feast, a week-long event with market stalls, a procession and fairground rides that dates back several centuries and still draws local traders and families to the streets.

The town carries visible traces of its coal-mining past in rows of former miners’ terraces and in place names around the town. Community facilities include a public library and a community centre that run local programmes and clubs. Short lanes and green spaces lead out from the centre into the surrounding countryside, used for daily walks and local sports. The pattern of streets, the market tradition and the annual Feast give a clear sense of the town’s local rhythms and civic life.

Area overview

On average Houghton Town has high deprivation and high crime levels, with around 78 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. Approximately 24.8% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Houghton Town is £42,785 per year. There are 5 schools in Houghton Town: 3 primary (1 Outstanding and 2 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Houghton Town is home to around 8,539 people, with a population density of about 2,677.5 per km2.

Crime rate
7/10
Crimes per 1k residents
78
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
5/10
Social housing
24.8%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Houghton Town Population
8,539
Population density
2,677.5 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
31.85(-18%)
Shoplifting
16.63(+42%)
Anti-social behaviour
15.69(-28%)
Criminal damage and arson
11.01(-3%)
Public order
9.02(+10%)
North East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
8,163
95.59%
Other White
107
1.25%
African
51
0.6%
Other Asian
32
0.37%
White and Asian (mixed)
32
0.37%
Total population: 8,540

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
1,753
25.02%
No qualifications
1,527
21.8%
Level 3 (A level)
1,154
16.47%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,007
14.37%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
820
11.7%
Total 16+ residents: 7,006

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
1,451
37.21%
Owns with a mortgage
957
24.54%
Other social rented
616
15.79%
Social rents from council
415
10.64%
Private landlord or letting agency
387
9.92%
Total households: 3,900

Property prices in Houghton Town

Based on 91 recent sales, the median property price is £145,000 in Houghton Town area, with individual transactions ranging from £45,000 up to £485,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

Price distribution by property type for Houghton Town in the last year.

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Houghton Town over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Detached16£261,250
Flats5£95,000
Semi-Detached39£159,000
Terraced31£99,000

10 years median price trend in Houghton Town

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Houghton Town.

All postcodes in Houghton Town

DH58AH

Market Place

DH45AT

Stevenson Street

DH58GA

Bishops Wynd

DH45PU

Greenwood Avenue

DH44BD

Sunderland Street

DH58AS

Henry Street

DH58GB

Mews Court

DH58BH

Edwin Street

DH45PY

Long Acre

DH58PF

Longlands Drive

DH45AY

Bernard Shaw Street

DH45BG

Wallace Street

DH45AZ

Dickens Street

DH45QS

Wingate Close

DH44AJ

Newbottle Street

DH45AU

Chaucer Street

DH58LH

Wordsworth Avenue East

DH45EF

Leyburn Close

DH45DB

The Oval

DH58JA

Lawnswood

DH45BP

Dairy Lane

DH58DX

John Street

DH45EA

Houghton

DH58DU

John Street

DH58DD

Kingsway

DH45ED

Lime Avenue

DH58LQ

Moore Crescent North

DH58DJ

Kingsway

DH58DN

Bedeswell Drive

DH58HF

Normandy Crescent

DH58NP

Lister Close

DH58JS

Windsor Drive

DH49DR

Newbottle Street

DH58EE

Gillas Lane

DH45PT

Dairy Lane

DH45AL

Sunrise Lane

DH49EW

Houghton

DH58NE

Sancroft Drive

DH58JP

Hetton Road

DH58AE

Nesham Place

DH44DH

Durham Road

DH44DJ

Imperial Buildings

DH58EL

Queensway

DH45QF

Willow Road

DH45BA

Brinkburn Crescent

DH44AB

Newbottle Street

DH44BN

Sunderland Street

DH45EB

Larch Avenue

DH58NT

The Grove

DH58LL

Byron Terrace

DH58LN

Marlborough Court

DH45GU

Brinkburn Crescent

DH58DB

Hall Lane

DH49ET

Houghton

DH58BZ

Downs Pit Lane

DH58HY

Morriss Terrace

DH58HR

Leeholme

DH58LJ

Wordsworth Avenue West

DH45QQ

Dunelm Drive

DH58JE

Coptleigh

DH58NX

Dunholm Close

DH58EG

Burdon Avenue

DH58AU

Mildred Street

DH58HX

Morriss Terrace

DH58NW

Thurlow Way

DH58EX

Martindale Park

DH45QD

Nine Lands

DH58EQ

Seaton Avenue

DH58NS

Mill Inn Cottages

DH45HH

Brackenburn Close

DH58ET

Cragside Court

DH58HS

Leeholme

DH58BU

Sycamore Close

DH44AF

Newbottle Street

DH58BT

Hall Lane

DH58ND

Hetton Road

DH58BJ

Elizabeth Street

DH45HF

Burnside

DH45DD

Linden Grove

DH45BD

Violet Street

DH45HL

Woodburn Drive

DH58EN

Queensway

DH44GB

Newbottle Street

DH58DP

Kirklea Road

DH58JH

Shakespeare Street

DH45BB

Rose Street

DH45DJ

Burn Park Road

DH58JB

Lawnswood

DH58BN

Spring Drive

DH45QW

Brandon Close

DH44DN

Church Street

DH58JT

Rainton Grove

DH45PZ

Long Acre

DH45AF

Burn Promenade

DH58NH

Dixon Road

DH45BH

Dairy Lane

DH49BR

Newbottle Street

DH58ES

Cragside Court

DH58LD

Milton Avenue

DH45PS

Dairy Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.