Terraced 2 sales on record

44 HARWOOD DRIVE

HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NY

£142,000

Location

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Nearby

Nearest stations, universities and amenities (distance from property).

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	FENCE HOUSES INDUSTRIAL ESTATE	0.1 miles
Shop	Family Shopper	0.2 miles
Train station	Chester-le-Street	3.4 miles
Hospital	University Hospital of North Durham	5.5 miles
University	Newcastle University	10.4 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Floor area

63 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 2003-2006

Last sold

£142,000 Jan 2026

Price per m²

£2,254/m²

Local average

£117,188 (48 sales)

Street crime

135 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: B

Inspection date: 30/04/2025

Expiry date: 29/04/2035

Current heating cost: £461/year

Potential heating cost: £461/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £9,500

Recommendations

Solar water heating (£4,000 - £6,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£3,500 - £5,500)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	16/01/2026	£142,000	Terraced	+46.4%	£143,572 to March 2026	View transaction
Sold	13/12/2013	£97,000	Terraced	—	£144,446 to March 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

No historic listing events could be matched to the sales on record for this address. We only show events where a listing page could be linked to a Land Registry sale here.

Sold comparables

Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles (last 5 years). Land Registry Price Paid Data.

Address	Price	Date	Type
92 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PG	£131,000	27/02/2025	Terraced
60 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF	£113,000	08/12/2023	Terraced
35 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF	£90,000	24/11/2023	Terraced
11 BLUMER STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6LN	£39,000	31/07/2023	Terraced
9 SOUTH STREET, FENCEHOUSES, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6LW	£65,000	28/06/2023	Terraced
115 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PG	£115,000	24/02/2023	Terraced
10 KEIR HARDIE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PB	£63,000	10/02/2023	Terraced
16 GLADSTONE STREET, COLLIERY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NX	£75,000	01/12/2022	Terraced
15 DISRAELI STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PD	£74,000	25/11/2022	Terraced
5 KEIR HARDIE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PB	£89,000	16/09/2022	Terraced
16 KEIR HARDIE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PB	£80,000	09/09/2022	Terraced
5 GLADSTONE STREET, COLLIERY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NX	£87,500	09/09/2022	Terraced
2 MORLEY TERRACE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6JJ	£69,000	01/08/2022	Terraced
16 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF	£50,000	24/06/2022	Terraced
33 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF	£119,000	20/06/2022	Terraced
42 HARWOOD DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NY	£120,000	01/06/2022	Terraced
65 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PG	£110,000	29/04/2022	Terraced
44 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF	£110,000	22/03/2022	Terraced
7 WYNYARD STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6LS	£57,500	21/12/2021	Terraced
1 DISRAELI STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PD	£68,000	20/12/2021	Terraced

Area average: £86,250 (20 sales)

For sale comparables

No active for-sale comparables found within 1 mile for the same property type.

Capital growth trend

Land Registry outcode average: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago (from sold prices).

5y growth 9%

10y growth 56.5%

House Price Index (HM Land Registry — official index, not sold-price averages): Sunderland. Series: Terraced. As of March 2026.

1y (index) 3.9%

5y (index) 23.1%

10y (index) 45%

Rental Range

Estimated market rent for Sunderland. Low = conservative, Realistic = average, Optimistic = best case.

Low £629/mo

Realistic £699/mo

Optimistic £769/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Sunderland.

LHA (30th percentile) floor for Sunderland: Apr 2025 – Mar 2026

Rental Comparables

Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Front Street, DH4	£750/mo	3	0.19 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Station Avenue North, DH4	£820/mo	3	0.27 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Durham Street, DH4	£600/mo	3	0.35 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Station Avenue North, DH4	£725/mo	3	0.4 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Grasswell Tec, DH4	£630/mo	3	0.8 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Station Road, DH4	£725/mo	3	0.83 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Lambourne Close, DH4	£900/mo	3	1.08 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £736/mo (7 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.51%

Max investor price (0.8%) £90,625

Target investor price (1%) £72,500

Gross yield 6.1%

Cost-to-rent ratio 16.3×

Monthly cashflow £68/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI 2%

Rent ratio — Monthly rent ÷ purchase price (1% rule). 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak for cashflow.
Max investor price — Rent ÷ 0.8%; the price at which rent would be 0.8% of price (Stoke-style target).
Target investor price — Rent ÷ 1%; the price at which rent would be 1% of price (strong cashflow band).
Gross yield — Annual rent as % of purchase price (no costs).
Cost-to-rent — Price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables). Under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed.
Cashflow — Rent minus mortgage, 10% maintenance, £25/mo compliance. Assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term.
ROI — Annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).

Flood risk

Zone: 1

Risk: Low

Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	29
Anti-social behaviour	26
Shoplifting	21
Burglary	18
Criminal damage and arson	11
Public order	9
Vehicle crime	8
Other theft	6
Other crime	3
Robbery	3
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	135

Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).

Schools nearby

Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown. Data from Get Information about Schools and Ofsted.

Name	Type	Distance	Ofsted
Dubmire Primary	Primary	0.2 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Burnside Academy Inspires	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 8 Oct 2014
Newbottle Primary Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 15 Feb 2017
Woodlea Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 3 Feb 2019
Kepier	Secondary	0.9 miles	Good — 8 May 2022

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# 44 HARWOOD DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NY

## Property details

- Slug: `358cbec` (address key hash: `358cbec43aa8d2a3a602220a8c50ca20cb79e0d0`)
- Postcode: DH4 5NY
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Floor area: 63 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 2003-2006
- Last sold: £142,000 Jan 2026
- Price per m²: £2,254/m²
- Local average: £117,188 (48 sales)
- Street crime: 135 incidents within 1 mile (Apr 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £142,000
- Date: 2026-01-16
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** B
- **Expiry date:** 29/04/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £461/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £9,500

### Recommendations
- N (£4,000 - £6,000)
- U (£3,500 - £5,500)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0340-2080-5440-2775-4971)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-01-16 | £142,000 | Terraced | +46.4% | £143,572 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/49e87c32-8558-591c-e063-4704a8c00c31) |
| Sold | 2013-12-13 | £97,000 | Terraced | — | £144,446 (to March 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/57792fc5-ca31-4d3f-91ac-e49f4167b86d) |

*Today’s value (HPI): adjusted using published house price index trends for the area and property type; not a valuation of the property today.*

## Sales History

*Recorded sales for this property. Data from Land Registry Price Paid.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 44 HARWOOD DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NY | £142,000 | 16/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 44 HARWOOD DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NY | £97,000 | 13/12/2013 | Terraced |

## Sold Comparables

*Same street and nearby sales within 0.25 miles. Data from Land Registry Price Paid. Last 5 years.*

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 92 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PG | £131,000 | 27/02/2025 | Terraced |
| 60 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF | £113,000 | 08/12/2023 | Terraced |
| 35 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF | £90,000 | 24/11/2023 | Terraced |
| 11 BLUMER STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6LN | £39,000 | 31/07/2023 | Terraced |
| 9 SOUTH STREET, FENCEHOUSES, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6LW | £65,000 | 28/06/2023 | Terraced |
| 115 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PG | £115,000 | 24/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 10 KEIR HARDIE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PB | £63,000 | 10/02/2023 | Terraced |
| 16 GLADSTONE STREET, COLLIERY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NX | £75,000 | 01/12/2022 | Terraced |
| 15 DISRAELI STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PD | £74,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 KEIR HARDIE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PB | £89,000 | 16/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 KEIR HARDIE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PB | £80,000 | 09/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 5 GLADSTONE STREET, COLLIERY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NX | £87,500 | 09/09/2022 | Terraced |
| 2 MORLEY TERRACE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6JJ | £69,000 | 01/08/2022 | Terraced |
| 16 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF | £50,000 | 24/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF | £119,000 | 20/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 42 HARWOOD DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5NY | £120,000 | 01/06/2022 | Terraced |
| 65 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PG | £110,000 | 29/04/2022 | Terraced |
| 44 MOORSFIELD, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PF | £110,000 | 22/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 7 WYNYARD STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6LS | £57,500 | 21/12/2021 | Terraced |
| 1 DISRAELI STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 5PD | £68,000 | 20/12/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £86,250 (20 sales)

## Capital growth trend

*Land Registry outcode average from sold prices: last 12 months vs 5y and 10y ago.*

- **5y growth:** 9%
- **10y growth:** 56.5%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sunderland; Terraced series; as of March 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 3.9%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.1%
- **10y growth (index):** 45%

## Rental Range

*ONS Price Index of Private Rents (Sunderland). Low / Realistic / Optimistic = conservative / average / best case.*

- **Low:** £629/mo
- **Realistic:** £699/mo
- **Optimistic:** £769/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

*VOA 30th percentile rent floor for Sunderland (Apr 2025 – Mar 2026).*

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets from OpenRent and Rightmove for the area. Bedroom counts vary — use the Beds column to compare like-for-like lets. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Front Street, DH4 | £750/mo | 3 | 0.19 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Station Avenue North, DH4 | £820/mo | 3 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Durham Street, DH4 | £600/mo | 3 | 0.35 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Station Avenue North, DH4 | £725/mo | 3 | 0.4 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Grasswell Tec, DH4 | £630/mo | 3 | 0.8 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Station Road, DH4 | £725/mo | 3 | 0.83 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Lambourne Close, DH4 | £900/mo | 3 | 1.08 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £736/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.51% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £90,625
- **Target investor price (1%):** £72,500

*Monthly rent ÷ price. 1%+ = strong, 0.8–1% = okay, <0.8% = weak. Max investor price = rent ÷ 0.8% (Stoke-style target). Target investor price = rent ÷ 1% (strong cashflow band). Based on OpenRent comparables.*

## Rent-driven metrics

*Based on OpenRent comparables (median £725/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 6.1%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 16.3×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £68/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** 2%

*Gross yield = annual rent as % of price (no costs). Cost-to-rent = price ÷ annual rent (from OpenRent comparables); under 14× = strong, 14–16× = acceptable, 17×+ = compressed. Cashflow = rent − mortgage − 10% maintenance − £25/mo compliance; assumes 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term. ROI = annual profit ÷ cash in (deposit + 4% purchase costs).*

## Flood risk

- **Zone:** 1
- **Risk:** Low
- **Source:** Not in Flood Risk Area (no data)

[Check long-term flood risk (GOV.UK)](https://check-long-term-flood-risk.service.gov.uk/postcode)

## Street-level crime

| Category | Count |
|----------|-------|
| Violence and sexual offences | 29 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 26 |
| Shoplifting | 21 |
| Burglary | 18 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 11 |
| Public order | 9 |
| Vehicle crime | 8 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **135** |

*Within 1 mile during Apr 2026. Source: data.police.uk (England & Wales).*

## Schools nearby

*Nearest open schools with Ofsted ratings (England). Closed schools are not shown.*

| Name | Type | Distance | Ofsted |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Dubmire Primary | Primary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Burnside Academy Inspires | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 8 Oct 2014 |
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 15 Feb 2017 |
| Woodlea Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2019 |
| Kepier | Secondary | 0.9 miles | Good — 8 May 2022 |