Terraced 2 sales on record

7 HEDLEY CLOSE

HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT

£205,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	BLIND LANE-GOLF COURSE ROAD-N/B	0.2 miles
Shop	Blue Olive	0.5 miles
Train station	Chester-le-Street	3.1 miles
Hospital	Sunderland Primary care Trust	5.2 miles
University	New Kepier Court (University College)	6.0 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Terraced

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Last sold

£205,000 May 2026

Local average

£119,699 (60 sales)

Street crime

115 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	22/05/2026	£205,000	Terraced	+7.9%	£207,236 to July 2026	View transaction
Sold	17/12/2019	£189,995	Terraced	—	£260,190 to July 2026	View transaction

Historic listings

Listing and sale events only where we matched the listing page to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

Event	Date	Price
sold	01/01/2026	£205,000
listed	27/11/2025	£205,000
sold	01/01/2019	£189,995

Photos · Open listing

Sold comparables

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

Address	Price	Date	Type
8 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT	£196,000	30/01/2026	Terraced
15 LOUISA CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GS	£140,000	04/12/2025	Terraced
1 WATERHOUSES, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GE	£192,000	25/11/2022	Terraced
11 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GP	£245,000	04/11/2022	Terraced
33 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT	£150,000	04/11/2022	Terraced
22 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GN	£222,500	04/07/2022	Terraced
49 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GP	£220,000	27/05/2022	Terraced
86 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GN	£175,000	31/03/2022	Terraced
19 WATERHOUSES, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GE	£190,000	28/02/2022	Terraced
86 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GN	£185,000	30/11/2021	Terraced

Area average: £191,550 (10 sales)

For sale comparables

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

Capital growth trend

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

5y growth 31.8%

10y growth 20.7%

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

1y (index) 5.3%

5y (index) 20.6%

10y (index) 39.9%

Rental Range

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

Low £636/mo

Realistic £707/mo

Optimistic £778/mo

Based on Local Authority from postcode lookup → Sunderland.

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

Rental Comparables

Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
2 Bed Flat, Shiney Row, DH4	£550/mo	2	0.88 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Terraced House, Emily Street, DH4	£550/mo	2	1 miles	OpenRent
2 Bed Flat, Byerhope, DH4	£675/mo	2	1.05 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £592/mo (3 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.27%

Max investor price (0.8%) £68,750

Target investor price (1%) £55,000

Gross yield 3.2%

Cost-to-rent ratio 31.1×

Monthly cashflow £-337/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -6.8%

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)

Registered land (INSPIRE)

This location falls inside an HM Land Registry INSPIRE registered freehold polygon.

Plot: ~116 m² (0.03 acres)

Source: HM Land Registry INSPIRE Index Polygons.

Street-level crime

Category	Count
Violence and sexual offences	40
Shoplifting	18
Anti-social behaviour	17
Criminal damage and arson	16
Burglary	6
Public order	6
Vehicle crime	5
Other crime	2
Other theft	2
Robbery	2
Possession of weapons	1
Total incidents	115

Within 1 mile during Aug 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
Bournmoor Primary School	Primary	0.6 miles	Good — 16 Jul 2015
Shiney Row Primary School	Primary	0.7 miles	Good — 30 Oct 2012
Newbottle Primary Academy	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 15 Feb 2017
Woodlea Primary School	Primary	0.9 miles	Good — 3 Feb 2019
Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw	Primary	1.0 miles	Requires improvement — 13 Jul 2022

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# 7 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT

## Property details

- Slug: `7763d5c` (address key hash: `7763d5c6c504043584974d33c5d003839e903fe7`)
- Postcode: DH4 6GT
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Terraced
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 3
- Last sold: £205,000 May 2026
- Local average: £119,699 (60 sales)
- Street crime: 115 incidents within 1 mile (Aug 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £205,000
- Date: 2026-05-22
- Type: T
- Tenure: F

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-05-22 | £205,000 | Terraced | +7.9% | £207,236 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/559c5ad5-a446-afe3-e063-4804a8c004a4) |
| Sold | 2019-12-17 | £189,995 | Terraced | — | £260,190 (to July 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/0e082197-4666-5c09-e063-4704a8c0a10e) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 7 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT | £205,000 | 22/05/2026 | Terraced |
| 7 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT | £189,995 | 17/12/2019 | Terraced |

## Historic listings

Listing activity only where we matched the listing to a Land Registry sale already on record for this address.

- Matched listing: [169790423](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/290e2f3)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £205,000 |
| listed | 2025-11-27 | £205,000 |
| sold | 2019-01-01 | £189,995 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 8 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT | £196,000 | 30/01/2026 | Terraced |
| 15 LOUISA CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GS | £140,000 | 04/12/2025 | Terraced |
| 1 WATERHOUSES, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GE | £192,000 | 25/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GP | £245,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 33 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT | £150,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 22 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GN | £222,500 | 04/07/2022 | Terraced |
| 49 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GP | £220,000 | 27/05/2022 | Terraced |
| 86 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GN | £175,000 | 31/03/2022 | Terraced |
| 19 WATERHOUSES, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GE | £190,000 | 28/02/2022 | Terraced |
| 86 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GN | £185,000 | 30/11/2021 | Terraced |

**Area average:** £191,550 (10 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 31.8%
- **10y growth:** 20.7%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

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

- **1y growth (index):** 5.3%
- **5y growth (index):** 20.6%
- **10y growth (index):** 39.9%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £636/mo
- **Realistic:** £707/mo
- **Optimistic:** £778/mo

## LHA (Local Housing Allowance)

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

## Rental Comparables

*Residential lets in the area (all bedroom counts shown — none matched the 3-bedroom count for this property). Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 2 Bed Flat, Shiney Row, DH4 | £550/mo | 2 | 0.88 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Terraced House, Emily Street, DH4 | £550/mo | 2 | 1 miles | OpenRent |
| 2 Bed Flat, Byerhope, DH4 | £675/mo | 2 | 1.05 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £592/mo (3 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.27% (weak for cashflow)
- **Max investor price (0.8%):** £68,750
- **Target investor price (1%):** £55,000

*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 £550/mo).*

- **Gross yield:** 3.2%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 31.1×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-337/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -6.8%

*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 | 40 |
| Shoplifting | 18 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 17 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 16 |
| Burglary | 6 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Vehicle crime | 5 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **115** |

*Within 1 mile during Aug 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Bournmoor Primary School | Primary | 0.6 miles | Good — 16 Jul 2015 |
| Shiney Row Primary School | Primary | 0.7 miles | Good — 30 Oct 2012 |
| Newbottle Primary Academy | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 15 Feb 2017 |
| Woodlea Primary School | Primary | 0.9 miles | Good — 3 Feb 2019 |
| Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw | Primary | 1.0 miles | Requires improvement — 13 Jul 2022 |