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Housing in NE38 9DX

What the homes in NE38 9DX 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
1,181 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are detached houses (70.5%). Flats make up 9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NE38 9DXEngland
Detached70.5%22.9%
Semi-detached8.9%31.5%
Terraced11.6%23%
Purpose-built flat8.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.9%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

87.5% of households in the NE38 9DX area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 4.2% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 59.3% own outright and 28.2% with a mortgage.

NE38 9DX
87%
England
  • Owned87.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.2%1%
  • Private rented4.2%20.5%
  • Social rented8.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE38 9DXEngland
Owned outright59.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent3.7%18.2%
Other private rented0.6%2.2%
From the council3.1%8.3%
From a housing association5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 23.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE38 9DXEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (26.3%). 15.5% of households include dependent children.

NE38 9DXEngland
Living alone, under 6611.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.6%12.8%
Couple, no children20.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children14%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.8%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over26.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 NE38 9DX (Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield) (about 1,181 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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