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Housing in DH4 7PG

What the homes in DH4 7PG are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,624 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (49.7%). Flats make up 3.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DH4 7PGEngland
Detached49.7%22.9%
Semi-detached19%31.5%
Terraced27.4%23%
Purpose-built flat3.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

84.1% of households in the DH4 7PG area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 42.4% own outright and 41.8% with a mortgage.

DH4 7PG
84%
England
  • Owned84.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented10.5%20.5%
  • Social rented5.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH4 7PGEngland
Owned outright42.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan41.8%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent8.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council2.5%8.3%
From a housing association2.8%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 22.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH4 7PGEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (24.4%). 24.4% of households include dependent children.

DH4 7PGEngland
Living alone, under 6612.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children24.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children21.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sunderland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sunderland (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SunderlandEngland
All homes£707£1,459
One bedroom£523£1,195
Two bedrooms£647£1,335
Three bedrooms£773£1,489
Four or more£1,079£2,161
Detached£1,049£1,640
Semi-detached£733£1,449
Terraced£723£1,435
Flat or maisonette£608£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DH4 7PG (Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield) (about 1,624 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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