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Houghton and Sunderland South

Constituency

The east of the North East. About 106,145 people in 69 square kilometres.

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Population by constituency

Census 2021, England and Wales

Under 93k114k or more

Houghton and Sunderland South had 100,440 usual residents at the census.

Population
100,440
312th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 15 to 64
62.5%
268th lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged 65 and over
20.8%
240th highest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Aged under 15
16.8%
293rd lowest of 650
ONS Census 2021 · 2021

How Houghton and Sunderland South compares

Each dot is a constituency. The black line marks the middle one.

Houghton and Sunderland SouthMiddle
Population650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Population: every constituency in UK650 areas from 26,159 to 151,876. The middle area is 100,988. Houghton and Sunderland South is 100,440.
100,440312th lowest
Aged 15 to 64650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 15 to 64: every constituency in UK650 areas from 52.3% to 82.1%. The middle area is 63.1%. Houghton and Sunderland South is 62.5%.
62.5%joint 268th lowest
Aged 65 and over650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged 65 and over: every constituency in UK650 areas from 5.0% to 34.6%. The middle area is 19.3%. Houghton and Sunderland South is 20.8%.
20.8%joint 240th highest
Aged under 15650 constituencys, UK · 2021
Aged under 15: every constituency in UK650 areas from 9.7% to 24.9%. The middle area is 17.0%. Houghton and Sunderland South is 16.8%.
16.8%joint 293rd lowest

Every constituency ranked: population, aged 15 to 64, aged 65 and over and aged under 15.

Figures for the whole of Sunderland

Most of Houghton and Sunderland South lies in Sunderland. These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for constituencies, so they describe the council and not Houghton and Sunderland South itself. See Sunderland

Average house price
£147,114
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,744
16th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.8
22nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Houghton and Sunderland South in brief

Houghton and Sunderland South had 100,440 usual residents at the census.

62.5% of residents in Houghton and Sunderland South were aged 15 to 64 at the census.

20.8% of residents in Houghton and Sunderland South were aged 65 or over at the census.

16.8% of residents in Houghton and Sunderland South were aged under 15 at the census.