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

SR2 7RQ 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 7RQ 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

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 67% on July. Sunderland 016B: 79 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **Park Lane, 1.1 km**: About 14 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **7 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 100 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **No property in SR2 7RQ 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=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 016B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR2 7RQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **Low road and rail noise at SR2 7RQ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **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=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ
- **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=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Aidan's Catholic Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-aidans-catholic-academy-e139538) | Secondary | 100 m (1 minute on foot) | Graded inspection, February 2025: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 53.6 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530) | Special | 520 m (7 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 | 520 m (7 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 | 540 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | – |
| [Ashbrooke School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ashbrooke-school-e143532) | Special | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Thornhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-academy-e144990) | Secondary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Argyle House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-house-school-e108873) | Independent | 680 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Richard Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-avenue-primary-school-e108819) | Primary | 810 m (10 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £27,500 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 10 m |
| September 2024 | £235,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 50 m |
| July 2025 | £145,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| February 2026 | £160,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 120 m |
| October 2025 | £230,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 130 m |
| September 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2025 | £135,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| July 2025 | £152,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: LEEMA PHARMACY (30 m)
- Dental practices: PARK LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (930 m); DENTAL SURGERY (930 m)
- Supermarkets: Morrisons Daily Durham Road (610 m, Morrisons); Asda Barnes Express Petrol (770 m, Asda); Spar - Ryhope Road (840 m, Spar)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £147,114** (July 2026). Sunderland’s average house price was £147,114 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 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 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 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 016B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 41.9** (2025). Sunderland 016B has a deprivation score of 41.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,081st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £97,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 016B was £97,500 in 2025. Joint 360th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,897** (2021). Sunderland 016B had 1,897 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 7,297th 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: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 016B, 89.3% 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: 54.8925, -1.3896

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), July 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=-1.3896,54.8925,SR27RQ

## How to cite

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