# SR4 7LX: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

SR4 7LX 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 SR4 7LX for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [SR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr4) › [SR4 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr4-7)

## Around this postcode

- **University, 620 m**: About 8 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **9 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **No property in SR4 7LX 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=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 430 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **5 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR4 7LX**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SR4 7LX**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **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=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX
- **9.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Richard Avenue Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/richard-avenue-primary-school-e108819) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Consilium Evolve](https://openindex.co.uk/school/consilium-evolve-e148127) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good (Improving), next inspection graded, September 2023 | – |
| [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) |
| [Thornhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-academy-e144990) | Secondary | 600 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530) | Special | 610 m (8 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 | 610 m (8 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Argyle House School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/argyle-house-school-e108873) | Independent | 640 m (8 minutes on foot) | Not in Ofsted's state-funded schools file | – |
| [Barnes Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-infant-academy-e141045) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| July 2026 | £128,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| September 2025 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 40 m |
| September 2024 | £82,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2026 | £127,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| April 2024 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| November 2025 | £50,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 90 m |
| January 2026 | £135,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| May 2025 | £115,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: University (620 m, 8 minutes on foot); Millfield (740 m, 9 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: CHESTER SURGERY (430 m); MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP (830 m)
- Pharmacies: VERITAS PHARMACY (230 m); GREENS PHARMACY (260 m); MILLION PHARMACY (330 m); DIXONS PHARMACY (550 m); MILLION PHARMACY (680 m)
- Dental practices: DORAN DENTAL PRACTICE (270 m); DENTAL SURGERY (430 m); DENTAL DEPT (680 m); DENCALL (680 m); PARK LANE DENTAL PRACTICE (960 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Chester Road Sunderland (290 m, Spar); Morrisons Daily Durham Road (550 m, Morrisons); Spar - Hylton Rd (720 m, Spar); Aldi Millfield Sunderland (730 m, Aldi); Asda Barnes Express Petrol (740 m, Asda)

## 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 018C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 36.0** (2025). Sunderland 018C has a deprivation score of 36.0 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,778th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £135,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 018C was £135,000 in 2025. Joint 1,543rd cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,465** (2021). Sunderland 018C had 1,465 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 21,324th 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: 99.3%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 018C, 99.3% 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.

## SR4 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £138,975** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SR4 was £138,975 in 2025. 71st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 41,505** (2021). SR4 had 41,505 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 405th 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 SR4 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: 95.4%** (January 2026). In SR4, 95.4% 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: 54.8999, -1.4004

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

- [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)
- [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=-1.4004,54.8999,SR47LX

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