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Housing in NE38 9EL

What the homes in NE38 9EL 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
1,370 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (67.6%). Flats make up 17%, below the 22.2% across England.

NE38 9ELEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached14.1%31.5%
Terraced67.6%23%
Purpose-built flat16.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

48.2% of households in the NE38 9EL area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.6% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.7% own outright and 26.5% with a mortgage.

NE38 9EL
48%
18%
34%
England
  • Owned48.2%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented17.6%20.5%
  • Social rented34.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE38 9ELEngland
Owned outright21.7%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.4%2.2%
From the council16.2%8.3%
From a housing association18.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 32.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE38 9ELEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (19.1%). 27.2% of households include dependent children.

NE38 9ELEngland
Living alone, under 6619.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%12.8%
Couple, no children15%16.8%
Couple with dependent children18.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.2%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 9EL (Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield) (about 1,370 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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