2,577
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 65%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
12 · 2.0 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£269,800
Median property price
269
Postcodes
Overview of Houghton and Irthington
Coordinates54.9582, -2.8531
Postcodes
269
Population (Census)
5,912
Households (Census)
2,577
Recorded crime · May '26
12 · 2.0 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Houghton and Irthington
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.41 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.41 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Houghton and Irthington
Property sales · Houghton and Irthington
HM Land Registry · Houghton and Irthington
Average price
£298,009
YoY: -0.8%
Median price: £320,204
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £186,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£510k£348k£186k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Houghton and Irthington
Crime trends · Houghton and Irthington
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
1581
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY +40%
ASB
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Vehicle Crime
110
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY stable
Burglary
210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Demographics in Houghton and Irthington
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.4%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 2.9%
Religion
Christian64.7%
No religion28.4%
Not answered5.7%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
50–6425.5%
35–4916.9%
65–7413.9%
75–849.2%
25–347.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 26.9%
Households
Married or civil partnership couple: No children17.1%
Any member 66+15.0%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children15.0%
All members 66+14.8%
Other12.5%
+ 7 other households · 25.6%
Schools in Houghton and Irthington
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Crosby-on-Eden CofE School
Cumberland · CA6 4QN
Good
2.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Fir Ends Primary School
Cumberland · CA6 6AY
Good
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Houghton CofE School
Cumberland · CA3 0PA
Good
3.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Irthington Village School
Cumberland · CA6 4NJ
Good
2.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Houghton and Irthington
Postcodes in Houghton and Irthington
CA3 0BFCA3 0FBCA3 0FECA3 0FFCA3 0FGCA3 0FHCA3 0FJCA3 0JHCA3 0JJCA3 0JLCA3 0JNCA3 0JPCA3 0JSCA3 0JTCA3 0JXCA3 0LACA3 0LBCA3 0LDCA3 0LECA3 0LFCA3 0LGCA3 0LHCA3 0LLCA3 0LNCA3 0LPCA3 0LQCA3 0LRCA3 0LSCA3 0LTCA3 0LUCA3 0LWCA3 0LXCA3 0LYCA3 0LZCA3 0NACA3 0NFCA3 0NGCA3 0NHCA3 0NJCA3 0NLCA3 0NPCA3 0NRCA3 0NSCA3 0NTCA3 0NUCA3 0NWCA3 0NXCA3 0NYCA3 0PACA3 9AACA3 9BFCA4 8AFCA4 8AHCA4 8AJCA4 8ANCA4 8APCA4 8AQCA4 8AWCA4 8FJCA4 8NTCA4 8PACA4 8PBCA4 8PDCA4 8PECA4 8PFCA4 8PGCA4 8PRCA4 8PXCA4 8QUCA4 8QXCA4 8RACA6 4DXCA6 4DYCA6 4ELCA6 4ENCA6 4EWCA6 4EXCA6 4HYCA6 4HZCA6 4JACA6 4JBCA6 4JECA6 4JFCA6 4JGCA6 4JHCA6 4JNCA6 4JPCA6 4JWCA6 4JXCA6 4JYCA6 4JZCA6 4LACA6 4LBCA6 4LDCA6 4LECA6 4LFCA6 4LHCA6 4LJCA6 4LLCA6 4LNCA6 4LSCA6 4LTCA6 4LUCA6 4LWCA6 4LXCA6 4LYCA6 4LZCA6 4NACA6 4NBCA6 4NDCA6 4NECA6 4NHCA6 4NJCA6 4NLCA6 4NNCA6 4NPCA6 4NRCA6 4NSCA6 4NTCA6 4NU