Where is South Hetton?

South Hetton is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the Sunderland local authority.

What is the population of South Hetton?

South Hetton has an approximate settlement population of 2,561.

How deprived is South Hetton?

The Sunderland local authority, which includes South Hetton, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.

South Hetton

South Hetton is a village in Tyne & Wear, England, with a population of around 2,561. There is 1 GP surgery, 2 pharmacies, and around 7 restaurants or cafés, along with 20 bus stops and the nearest railway station at Seaham, 6.3 km away. There were around 27 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the South Hetton 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

51/ 100

My Area Score

Good

Ranked 148th of 294 English council areas — better than 50% of them.

Low crime19

Home affordability95

Affordable rents88

Good schools84

Life expectancy14

Low deprivation10

Employment34

Low council tax92

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

13°CCloudy

Today: 20° / 13° · 16% rain
Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:30

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

Crime

29 reported · July 2026▼ 6% YoY

Violence & sexual offences10
Anti-social behaviour6
Criminal damage & arson5
Other theft3

Neighbourhood team: Seaham (South Hetton, Haswell and Haswell Plough) · Durham

Local policing priorities

Speeding continues to be a concern in South Hetton and Haswell with residents raising the issue at recent Community Meetings.
On-going problems with off road motorbikes and anti social behaviour in the Windsor Drive area of South Hetton, resulting in nuisance beh…

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

74 food businesses within 2 miles

56 rated 4–5 ★ (42 top)
2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

Nearest station: Seaham (5.9 km)
15 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Seaham (5.9 km):

Loading live departures…

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£143,216 average▲ 4.6% YoY

Across Sunderland · to 2026-06

Detached£258,891

Semi-detached£153,166

Terraced£123,902

Flat£79,565

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: 157.9p · Esso (11.3 km)
Cheapest diesel: 184.9p · Morrisons (7.5 km)

14 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

30 charging locations within ~8 km

5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
Fastest nearby: 175 kW
Nearest: St Michaels and All Angels Parish Church (2.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

Sports pitches6
Playgrounds4

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)

A £1,465

B £1,709

C £1,953

D £2,197

E £2,685

F £3,174

G £3,662

H £4,394

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

Planning decisions

151 applications decided

89.4% granted · 135 granted, 16 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Grahame Morris

Labour

Easington

Recent votes:

NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
NoClosure motion
NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 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

Schools1
GPs & clinics1
Pharmacies1
Parks & greens1
Restaurants & cafés4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,730 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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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

34% low-carbon electricity

Imports 66% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 14% · Wind 5%

19 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 Easington:

Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England641 local signatures · 17,297 nationwide
Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office410 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership308 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
Do not ban social media for under 16s297 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth284 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

South Hetton · 0.2 km
South Hetton is a former mining village in the County Durham district of the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) to the east of Durham and 7 miles (11 km) to the south of Sunde…
South Hetton railway station · 0.4 km
South Hetton railway station served the village of South Hetton, County Durham, England, from 1858 to 1952 on the Durham and Sunderland Railway.
Hesledon Moor West · 0.5 km
Hesledon Moor West is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district in east County Durham, England. It is located 1 km east of the village of South Hetton, some 12 km south of Sunderland and a li…
Pig Hill · 1.7 km
Pig Hill is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district of north-east County Durham, England, situated 1 km (0.62 mi) south of the village of Easington Lane.
Easington Lane · 1.8 km
Easington Lane is a village in the City of Sunderland metropolitan borough in the county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. Historically part of County Durham and located between Hetton-le-Hole, Seaham, Peterlee an…
Haswell, County Durham · 1.9 km
Haswell is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated 6 miles (9.7 km) east of the city of Durham, 9 miles (14 km) south of the city of Sunderland and 3.1 miles (5.0 km) north-west of the town of Peterlee.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is South Hetton?: South Hetton is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the Sunderland local authority.
What is the population of South Hetton?: South Hetton has an approximate settlement population of 2,561.
How deprived is South Hetton?: The Sunderland local authority, which includes South Hetton, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.