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

SR4 7QJ 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 7QJ 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

- **7 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Sunderland 018A: 36 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **Millfield, 1.4 km**: About 17 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **4 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 130 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **No property in SR4 7QJ 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=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **England’s least deprived 50%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 018A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 650 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 780 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR4 7QJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SR4 7QJ**: Road 50 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **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=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ
- **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=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barnes Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-junior-school-e108755) | Primary | 130 m (2 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2023 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barnes Infant Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barnes-infant-academy-e141045) | Primary | 210 m (3 minutes on foot) | Report card, May 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [City of Sunderland College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/city-of-sunderland-college-e131347) | Sixth form and further education | 530 m (7 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 | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Thornhill Park School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thornhill-park-school-e108877) | Special | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | No outcome in Ofsted's file | – |
| [Plains Farm Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/plains-farm-academy-e139389) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, December 2024 | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Barbara Priestman Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barbara-priestman-academy-e138530) | Special | 1 km (13 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 | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, December 2024 | 95% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| May 2026 | £140,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 30 m |
| December 2024 | £113,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| December 2025 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 80 m |
| February 2026 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £157,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| January 2026 | £642,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 110 m |
| May 2026 | £170,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: CHESTER SURGERY (650 m); THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE (910 m); SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP (910 m)
- Pharmacies: DIXONS PHARMACY (340 m); MILLION PHARMACY (740 m); GREENS PHARMACY (830 m); VERITAS PHARMACY (920 m)
- Dental practices: WESTMOUNT DENTAL SURGERY (380 m); DENTAL SURGERY (650 m); DENTAL DEPT (670 m); DENCALL (670 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Barnes Express Petrol (780 m, Asda); Spar - Chester Road Sunderland (790 m, Spar); Lidl Barnes Park Sunderland (910 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Durham Road (940 m, Morrisons)

## 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 018A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 16.6** (2025). Sunderland 018A has a deprivation score of 16.6 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 16,069th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £166,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 018A was £166,500 in 2025. Joint 3,615th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,432** (2021). Sunderland 018A had 1,432 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,659th 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: 98.4%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 018A, 98.4% 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.

## 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: 54.8963, -1.4126

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=-1.4126,54.8963,SR47QJ

## How to cite

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