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Houghton West

Middle area

South west Sunderland. 9,103 people in 2.7 square kilometres.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for Houghton West’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£145,500
464th lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
8,045
3,476th highest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
97.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
3.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Houghton West compares

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Median sale price36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from £73,000 to £255,000. The middle area is £145,250. Houghton West is £145,500.
£145,50018th highest
Population36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 5,480 to 9,978. The middle area is 7,632. Houghton West is 8,045.
8,04516th highest
Gigabit broadband coverage36 middle areas, Sunderland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 68.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.2%. Houghton West is 97.9%.
97.9%14th highest
Claimant rate36 middle areas, Sunderland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 1.4% to 8.3%. The middle area is 3.6%. Houghton West is 3.6%.
3.6%joint 17th highest

Figures for the whole of Sunderland

These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Houghton West alone. 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 West in brief

The median price paid for a home in Houghton West was £145,500 in 2025.

Houghton West had 8,045 usual residents at the census.

In Houghton West, 97.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Houghton West, 3.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.