# 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 |
| 33 HEDLEY CLOSE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GT | £150,000 | 04/11/2022 | Terraced |
| 11 WHITWORTH PARK DRIVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 6GP | £245,000 | 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 |