Hetton-le-Hole
Hetton-le-Hole is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, with a population of around 14,402. It has 42 bus stops, around 3 pharmacies, and 8 restaurants and cafés, with the nearest railway station being Seaham, 7.4 km away. There were around 96 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hetton-le-Hole area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Sunderland area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 274,175 residents at roughly 1,995 people per km².
- Council
- Sunderland
- County
- Tyne & Wear
- Constituency
- Houghton and Sunderland South
- Police force
- Northumbria
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 148th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
15°CSunny
- Today: 20° / 12° · 15% rain
- Tomorrow: 21° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:30
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
36US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom
Crime
76 reported · July 2026▼ 30% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences28
- Anti-social behaviour21
- Criminal damage & arson7
- Public order6
7 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Houghton · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- E-Bikes, Scooters and Motorbike ASB
- Shoplifting/Theft and ASB at Retail Premises
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
335 reported road collisions (2024)
68 killed or seriously injured · 424 casualties · 12.2 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
128 food businesses within 2 miles
- 108 rated 4–5 ★ (88 top)
- 1 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Seaham (7.1 km)
- 35 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Seaham (7.3 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£143,216 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Sunderland · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£704 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY
- 1 bed £521
- 2 bed £645
- 3 bed £769
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
4.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.8 times median annual pay (4.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (10.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (5.9 km)
21 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
41 charging locations within ~8 km
- 8 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 175 kW
- Nearest: Hetton Centre (0.6 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres2
- Sports pitches25
- Playgrounds8
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
274,175 residents in Sunderland · 1,995/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 33 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
23% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,197 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (60% of 134,620)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
125 schools · 41,439 pupils
81 primary · 16 secondary · 28 other
Ofsted: 45 of 47 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
116inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Biddick AcademyGood
- Castle View Enterprise AcademyGood
- KepierGood
- Monkwearmouth AcademyGood
- Red House AcademyGood
- Sandhill View AcademyGood
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyGood
- Thornhill AcademyGood
- Farringdon Community AcademyRequires improvement
- Washington AcademyRequires improvement
- Hetton Academy
- Oxclose Community Academy
- Southmoor Academy
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sunderland
Care & health services
234 CQC-registered services
- Care homes87
- GP practices46
- Dentists36
- Homecare agencies43
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 97% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Sunderland
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
151 applications decided
89.4% granted · 135 granted, 16 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Your MP
Bridget Phillipson
Labour
Houghton and Sunderland South
Recent votes:
- NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
- AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
- AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 5
- LD 12
- Ref 57
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets2
- Parks & greens9
- Restaurants & cafés15
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,730 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
20 jobs advertised · £31,965 avg
e.g. Care Assistant NIGHTS, Design Technology Teacher, Online Physics Tutoring Job in Hetton-Le-Hole – Flexible Schedule
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£655 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,252 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 173,812 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Grid electricity
35% low-carbon electricity
Imports 65% · Nuclear 17% · Biomass 14% · Wind 3%
18 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity
Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO
Health
Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 77.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56.3 women · 56.4 men
77% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Houghton and Sunderland South:
- Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England1,367 local signatures · 17,297 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth488 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office457 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases420 local signatures · 104,741 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s346 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Hetton railway station · 0.1 kmHetton railway station served the town of Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1837 to 1963 on the Durham and Sunderland Railway.
Hetton colliery railway · 0.4 kmThe Hetton colliery railway was an 8-mile (13 km) long private railway opened in 1822 by the Hetton Coal Company at Hetton-le-Hole, County Durham, England. The Hetton was the first railway to be designed from the star…
Hetton-le-Hole · 0.5 kmHetton-le-Hole is a town in the civil parish of Hetton, in Sunderland, England. Until 1974 it was in County Durham.
- Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground · 0.6 km
Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground is a football ground located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. It was created as part of the miners' welfare in order to provide recreational facilities to th…
- Hetton Academy · 0.7 km
Hetton Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Hetton-le-Hole in the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England.
Sunderland A.F.C. Women · 0.7 kmSunderland Association Football Club Women is an English women's football club that plays in the Women's Super League 2. They play their home games at the Eppleton Colliery Welfare Ground in Hetton-le-Hole, in the Cit…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Hetton-le-Hole?
- Hetton-le-Hole is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the Sunderland local authority.
- What is the population of Hetton-le-Hole?
- Hetton-le-Hole has an approximate settlement population of 14,402.
- How deprived is Hetton-le-Hole?
- The Sunderland local authority, which includes Hetton-le-Hole, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.