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

SR2 7RJ 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 7RJ 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

- **35 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 25% on July. Sunderland 022G: 110 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **University, 720 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 170 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **1 of 13 properties in SR2 7RJ at low risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 022G. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **£147,763 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 640 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR2 7RJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SR2 7RJ**: Road 47 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **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=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Thornhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-academy-e144990) | Secondary | 170 m (2 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Consilium Evolve](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consilium-evolve-e148127) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 200 m (3 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | – |
| [Argyle House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-house-school-e108873) | Independent | 230 m (3 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-academy-e139538) | Secondary | 400 m (5 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-anthonys-girls-catholic-academy-e138054) | Secondary | 450 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), January 2023 | Attainment 8 of 52.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530) | Special | 460 m (6 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 | 460 m (6 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Ashbrooke School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbrooke-school-e143532) | Special | 510 m (6 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £355,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| July 2026 | £146,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| August 2025 | £320,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| July 2026 | £365,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| July 2026 | £165,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2025 | £342,500 | Detached, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| March 2024 | £52,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| November 2024 | £212,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: University (720 m, 9 minutes on foot); Park Lane (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: PARK LANE PRACTICE (640 m)
- Pharmacies: LEEMA PHARMACY (420 m); VERITAS PHARMACY (960 m)
- Dental practices: PARK LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (530 m); DENTAL SURGERY (530 m); DORAN DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Durham Road (530 m, Morrisons); Morrisons Daily Sunderland Bus Station (800 m, Morrisons); Asda Barnes Express Petrol (830 m, Asda); Spar - Ryhope Road (960 m, Spar); Heron Sunderland (990 m, Heron)

## 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 022G (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 25.2** (2025). Sunderland 022G has a deprivation score of 25.2 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 10,952nd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £198,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 022G was £198,000 in 2025. Joint 6,408th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,550** (2021). Sunderland 022G had 1,550 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 20,784th most 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: 99.0%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 022G, 99.0% 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: 54.8965, -1.3900

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=-1.3900,54.8965,SR27RJ

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