Semi-Detached 2 sales on record

25 REDWOOD CLOSE

HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE

£165,000

Location

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Nearby

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

Type	Name	Distance
Bus stop	HETTON PARK ESTATE	0.1 miles
Shop	Office Place Garage	0.3 miles
Train station	Seaham	4.7 miles
University	Ustinov College	5.7 miles
Hospital	University Hospital of North Durham	5.8 miles

Property details

Tenure

Freehold

Property type

Semi-detached

Bedrooms

Bathrooms

Floor area

84 m²

EPC rating

Year built

England and Wales: 1967-1975

Last sold

£165,000 Mar 2026

Price per m²

£1,964/m²

Local average

£136,598 (26 sales)

Street crime

87 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

Current rating: C

Potential rating: C

Inspection date: 04/09/2025

Expiry date: 03/09/2035

Current heating cost: £920/year

Potential heating cost: £850/year

Est. upgrade cost to C: £16,500

Recommendations

Floor insulation (solid floor) (£5,000 - £10,000)
Solar photovoltaic panels, 2.5 kWp (£8,000 - £10,000)

View full EPC on gov.uk

Price history

Event	Date	Price	Type	% change	Today’s value (HPI)	Action
Sold	27/03/2026	£165,000	Semi-detached	+19.6%	£165,150 to April 2026	View transaction
Sold	27/11/2009	£138,000	Semi-detached	—	£198,094 to April 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	£165,000
listed	02/07/2025	£167,950
sold	01/01/2009	£138,000

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
28 ROWAN DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LF	£243,000	19/01/2026	Semi-detached
2 ROWAN DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LF	£142,500	25/11/2025	Semi-detached
27 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU	£190,000	14/11/2025	Semi-detached
13 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE	£135,133	10/11/2023	Semi-detached
2 ALEXANDER DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LD	£92,500	20/10/2023	Semi-detached
29 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU	£187,500	23/08/2023	Semi-detached
5 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE	£80,000	21/08/2023	Semi-detached
15 ESSEX STREET, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LW	£90,000	04/08/2023	Semi-detached
13 WOODLEA CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9NT	£183,000	24/10/2022	Semi-detached
3 ALEXANDER DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LD	£129,000	07/10/2022	Semi-detached
22 ROWAN DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LF	£125,000	12/05/2022	Semi-detached
28 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU	£145,000	14/04/2022	Semi-detached
28 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU	£134,000	03/09/2021	Semi-detached
13 WOODLEA CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9NT	£140,000	26/08/2021	Semi-detached
11 ESSEX STREET, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LW	£88,000	12/08/2021	Semi-detached
7 ESSEX STREET, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LW	£118,700	30/07/2021	Semi-detached

Area average: £138,958 (16 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 10.3%

10y growth 29.8%

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

1y (index) 7%

5y (index) 23.2%

10y (index) 44.1%

Rental Range

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

Low £631/mo

Realistic £701/mo

Optimistic £771/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.

Title	Rent	Beds	Distance	As seen on
3 Bed Terraced House, Houghton Road, DH5	£725/mo	3	0.27 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Victoria Street, DH5	£600/mo	3	0.42 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Deepdale Street, DH5	£700/mo	3	0.63 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Pontop Street, DH5	£750/mo	3	0.96 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Terraced House, Walter Terrace, DH5	£650/mo	3	1.01 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Byron Terrace, DH5	£995/mo	3	1.07 miles	OpenRent
3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Queensway, DH5	£850/mo	3	1.22 miles	OpenRent

Average rent: £753/mo (7 listings)

Rent-driven metrics

Based on OpenRent comparables.

Rent ratio 0.44%

Max investor price (0.8%) £90,625

Target investor price (1%) £72,500

Gross yield 5.3%

Cost-to-rent ratio 19×

Monthly cashflow £-22/mo 75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term

Cash-on-cash ROI -0.6%

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	30
Criminal damage and arson	23
Anti-social behaviour	15
Burglary	7
Public order	6
Other theft	3
Other crime	2
Robbery	1
Total incidents	87

Within 1 mile during May 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
Hetton Academy	Secondary	0.2 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))
Hetton Primary School	Primary	0.3 miles	Good — 25 Feb 2015
Hetton Lyons Primary School	Primary	0.5 miles	Good — 5 Dec 2013
Hetton Lyons Nursery School	Nursery	0.5 miles	Good — 16 May 2013
Eppleton Academy Primary School	Primary	0.8 miles	— (Inspected (no overall grade))

FENSA

No FENSA certificates found for this address.

# 25 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE

## Property details

- Slug: `79b3d2a` (address key hash: `79b3d2ae922d8cbc5becc1001a3b725c6011f665`)
- Postcode: DH5 9LE
- Transactions on record: 2

- Tenure: Freehold
- Property type: Semi-detached
- Bedrooms: 3
- Bathrooms: 1
- Floor area: 84 m²
- EPC rating: C
- Year built: England and Wales: 1967-1975
- Last sold: £165,000 Mar 2026
- Price per m²: £1,964/m²
- Local average: £136,598 (26 sales)
- Street crime: 87 incidents within 1 mile (May 2026)

## Latest sale

- Price: £165,000
- Date: 2026-03-27
- Type: S
- Tenure: F

## EPC Rating & Upgrade Cost

- **Current rating:** C
- **Potential rating:** C
- **Expiry date:** 03/09/2035
- **Current heating cost:** £920/year
- **Est. upgrade cost to C:** £16,500

### Recommendations
- W2 (£5,000 - £10,000)
- U (£8,000 - £10,000)

[View full EPC on gov.uk](https://find-energy-certificate.service.gov.uk/energy-certificate/0350-2824-2510-2305-0415)

## Price history

| Event | Date | Price | Type | % change | Today’s value (HPI) | Transaction |
|-------|------|-------|------|--------|---------------------|-------------|
| Sold | 2026-03-27 | £165,000 | Semi-detached | +19.6% | £165,150 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/50d10b83-e55b-b8d0-e063-4704a8c08d98) |
| Sold | 2009-11-27 | £138,000 | Semi-detached | — | £198,094 (to April 2026) | [View](http://87.117.209.195:8080/house-prices/91f685f3-4d3e-4af9-bd75-3e4d8f9ff45c) |

*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 |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 25 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE | £165,000 | 27/03/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 25 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE | £138,000 | 27/11/2009 | Semi-detached |

## Historic listings

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

- Matched listing: [164062355](http://87.117.209.195:8080/listings/d1ff110)

| Event | Date | Price |
|-------|------|-------|
| sold | 2026-01-01 | £165,000 |
| listed | 2025-07-02 | £167,950 |
| sold | 2009-01-01 | £138,000 |

## Sold Comparables

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

| Address | Price | Date | Type |
|---------|-------|------|------|
| 28 ROWAN DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LF | £243,000 | 19/01/2026 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ROWAN DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LF | £142,500 | 25/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 27 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU | £190,000 | 14/11/2025 | Semi-detached |
| 13 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE | £135,133 | 10/11/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 2 ALEXANDER DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LD | £92,500 | 20/10/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 29 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU | £187,500 | 23/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 5 REDWOOD CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LE | £80,000 | 21/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 15 ESSEX STREET, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LW | £90,000 | 04/08/2023 | Semi-detached |
| 13 WOODLEA CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9NT | £183,000 | 24/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 3 ALEXANDER DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LD | £129,000 | 07/10/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 22 ROWAN DRIVE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LF | £125,000 | 12/05/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU | £145,000 | 14/04/2022 | Semi-detached |
| 28 NORTH ROAD, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9JU | £134,000 | 03/09/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 13 WOODLEA CLOSE, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9NT | £140,000 | 26/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 11 ESSEX STREET, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LW | £88,000 | 12/08/2021 | Semi-detached |
| 7 ESSEX STREET, HETTON LE HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, DH5 9LW | £118,700 | 30/07/2021 | Semi-detached |

**Area average:** £138,958 (16 sales)

## Capital growth trend

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

- **5y growth:** 10.3%
- **10y growth:** 29.8%

## House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

*Official index for Sunderland; Semi-detached series; as of April 2026.*

- **1y growth (index):** 7%
- **5y growth (index):** 23.2%
- **10y growth (index):** 44.1%

## Rental Range

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

- **Low:** £631/mo
- **Realistic:** £701/mo
- **Optimistic:** £771/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 (same bedroom count). Use to validate rent estimates. Student lets are excluded.*

| Title | Rent | Beds | Distance | As seen on |
|------|------|------|------|------|
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Houghton Road, DH5 | £725/mo | 3 | 0.27 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Victoria Street, DH5 | £600/mo | 3 | 0.42 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Deepdale Street, DH5 | £700/mo | 3 | 0.63 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Pontop Street, DH5 | £750/mo | 3 | 0.96 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Terraced House, Walter Terrace, DH5 | £650/mo | 3 | 1.01 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Byron Terrace, DH5 | £995/mo | 3 | 1.07 miles | OpenRent |
| 3 Bed Semi-Detached House, Queensway, DH5 | £850/mo | 3 | 1.22 miles | OpenRent |

**Average rent: £753/mo (7 listings)**

## 1% Rule

- **Rent ratio:** 0.44% (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:** 5.3%
- **Cost-to-rent:** 19×
- **Monthly cashflow:** £-22/mo (75% LTV, 3.95% APR (5yr fixed), 25yr term)
- **Cash-on-cash ROI:** -0.6%

*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 | 30 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 23 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Burglary | 7 |
| Public order | 6 |
| Other theft | 3 |
| Other crime | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| **Total incidents** | **87** |

*Within 1 mile during May 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 |
|------|------|----------|--------|
| Hetton Academy | Secondary | 0.2 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |
| Hetton Primary School | Primary | 0.3 miles | Good — 25 Feb 2015 |
| Hetton Lyons Primary School | Primary | 0.5 miles | Good — 5 Dec 2013 |
| Hetton Lyons Nursery School | Nursery | 0.5 miles | Good — 16 May 2013 |
| Eppleton Academy Primary School | Primary | 0.8 miles | — (Inspected (no overall grade)) |