Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Hetton at a glance

House prices
£133,500
Lower prices3rd percentile
Schools
70th percentile
Middle
Transport
26th percentile
Weak
Crime rate
91.3 per 1,000 residents
Weak29th percentile
Flood risk
3.2% of the area in flood zones
Middle38th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Hetton a good place to live?

Hetton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sunderland below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Hetton

Crime rate

Crime rate
91.3 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
29th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Hetton

House prices

Median sale price
£133,500
Percentile
3rd percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 105 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Hetton

Schools

70th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Hetton

Flood risk

3.2% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 2.5% of the area. That is the 38th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Hetton

Transport

26th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Hetton a good place to live?

Hetton may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Hetton safe?

Hetton ranks in the 29th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Hetton?

The median sale price was £133,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 3rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Hetton?

Schools rank in the 70th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Hetton?

Nearby public profiles include St. Anne's in Sunderland and Washington Central South West in Sunderland.