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Place page for Houghton (Ward or Electoral Division).

Population estimates for Houghton

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Houghton Population: 11,740 No. of Households: 6,040 GVA (£m): 139.33 Population density (per square km): 2,113 <a href="../E05001160/">Visit place page</a>
- Place statistics
Population estimate 11,740
Number of households 6,040
Population density 2,113 people per sq. km
GVA £139.33m
Area 6 sq. km
- Poverty statistics
People in low income households 0
Unemployment 0%
Economic Inactivity 0%
Children in low income households No data available for this level of geography
IMD average score No data available for this level of geography
IMD for children No data available for this level of geography
IMD for older people No data available for this level of geography

Data Tables

Area Population estimate Number of households GVA (£m) Population density Area in sq km
Houghton (Ward or Electoral Division) 11740 6040 139 2113 6
Sunderland (Metropolitan Borough) 274211 133140 6679 1975 139
North East (English Region) 2646772 1272850 56483 309 8564
The North (Pan-region) 15550498 7197990 385871 409 38037
North East (Combined Authority) 1139626 553790 22517 444 2568
Area Children in poverty Number of children IMD average score IMD - children IMD - older people Number of people living in low-income households Unemployment rate aged 16-64 (%) Economically inactive (%)
Houghton (Ward or Electoral Division) 2656
Sunderland (Metropolitan Borough) 15812 59682 31 3 24
North East (English Region) 587009 159116 4 26
The North (Pan-region) 3596949 856761 4 24
North East (Combined Authority) 247569 5 26