SWALEDALE CLOSE, DH5 0DY House Prices & Local Information

DH5 0DY is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Swaledale Close, 0.1km from Moorsley in Hetton-le-Hole. Administratively it sits within Hetton ward and the Houghton and Sunderland South constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DH5 0DY is a family-oriented neighbourhood with a mix of housing types. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a non-metropolitan suburban areas zone — white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 39) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 54% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 37 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £101k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DH5 0DY are sourced from Output Area E00044409 (shared with 5 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.