SR1
Postcode districtPostcode district covering Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, in Sunderland.
Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SR1 postcode. How census figures are added up
Gigabit coverage by postcode district
Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026
In SR1, 57.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
How SR1 compares
Each dot is a postcode district. The black line marks the middle one.
Is SR1 safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SR1 at a rate of 536.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 117.4 per 1,000 people across SR.
In August 2026 alone, 377 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SR1.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (952), anti-social behaviour (727) and shoplifting (558).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SR1 was 568.6 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Deprivation in SR1, neighbourhood by neighbourhood
- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SR1 has no single figure. Of its 4 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.
Neighbourhoods in SR1
| Name | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland 013B | 2,189 | 626.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 36.2% |
| Sunderland 013C | 1,070 | 82.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 93.8% |
| Sunderland 016A | 1,157 | 153.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 95.7% |
| Sunderland 016F | 1,310 | 710.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 67.6% |
Your MP
- Lewis AtkinsonLabourMP for Sunderland Central
As of , from the UK Parliament Members API. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.
Middle areas in SR11
Postcode sectors in SR13
Council1
Towns in SR11
Postcode districts next to SR13
Nearest rail stations4
More in the SR postcode area2
SR1 in brief
SR1 is a postcode district covering Sunderland and Bishopwearmouth, in Sunderland.
About 6,421 people lived in SR1 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £57,000 in 2025 across 27 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 536.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SR1 was £57,000 in 2025.
SR1 had 5,430 usual residents at the census.
In SR1, 57.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In SR1, 6.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.