# SR2 7QH: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

SR2 7QH is a postcode in Sunderland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sunderland. Open the map at SR2 7QH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [SR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr2) › [SR2 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr2-7)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 100% on July. Sunderland 022B: 87 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **University, 800 m**: About 10 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **8 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **No property in SR2 7QH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **England’s least deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 022B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **£147,763 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 880 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR2 7QH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **Low road and rail noise at SR2 7QH**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH
- **8.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530) | Special | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, March 2024 | – |
| [St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-marys-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e148781) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Consilium Evolve](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consilium-evolve-e148127) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | – |
| [Thornhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-academy-e144990) | Secondary | 290 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Richard Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-avenue-primary-school-e108819) | Primary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Argyle House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-house-school-e108873) | Independent | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-girls-catholic-academy-e138054) | Secondary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-academy-e139538) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| January 2025 | £180,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| November 2025 | £285,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 20 m |
| November 2025 | £435,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| March 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2026 | £190,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| July 2023 | £133,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| October 2025 | £151,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| August 2024 | £206,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: University (800 m, 10 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHESTER SURGERY (880 m); PARK LANE PRACTICE (960 m)
- Pharmacies: LEEMA PHARMACY (550 m); VERITAS PHARMACY (740 m); GREENS PHARMACY (760 m); DIXONS PHARMACY (810 m); MILLION PHARMACY (820 m)
- Dental practices: DORAN DENTAL PRACTICE (760 m); PARK LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (850 m); DENTAL SURGERY (880 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Durham Road (150 m, Morrisons); Asda Barnes Express Petrol (460 m, Asda); Spar - Chester Road Sunderland (790 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £147,763** (August 2026). Sunderland’s average house price was £147,763 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,744** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sunderland earned a median of £32,744 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 16th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Sunderland costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 25th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.8** (2025). Sunderland has a deprivation score of 32.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 22nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sunderland 022B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 12.3** (2025). Sunderland 022B has a deprivation score of 12.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 11,444th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £245,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 022B was £245,000 in 2025. Joint 10,961st cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,424** (2021). Sunderland 022B had 1,424 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,297th least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.8%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 022B, 86.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SR2 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £152,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SR2 was £152,000 in 2025. Joint 123rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,432** (2021). SR2 had 31,432 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 839th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SR2 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 97.4%** (January 2026). In SR2, 97.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Centre: 54.8960, -1.3962

Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Sunderland Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sunderland-central): Lewis Atkinson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3962,54.8960,SR27QH

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr2-7qh