# SR4 9QW: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

SR4 9QW 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 9QW for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [SR4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr4) › [SR4 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr4-9)

## Around this postcode

- **27 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. Sunderland 021E: 103 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **South Hylton, 1.8 km**: About 22 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 80 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **No property in SR4 9QW 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=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 021E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.6 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 520 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR4 9QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **Low road and rail noise at SR4 9QW**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **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=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW
- **7.6 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grindon Infant School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grindon-infant-school-e108766) | Primary | 80 m (1 minute on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-cuthberts-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e149036) | Primary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, September 2024: no overall grade | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Sandhill View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/sandhill-view-academy-e141986) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Report card, November 2025: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Hasting Hill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hasting-hill-academy-e138976) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), December 2023 | 55% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Christ's College](https://openindex.co.uk/school/christs-college-e138567) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Academy 360](https://openindex.co.uk/school/academy-360-e145477) | All-through | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2022 | 61% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Pennywell Early Years Centre](https://openindex.co.uk/school/pennywell-early-years-centre-e108753) | Nursery | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Thorney Close Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/thorney-close-primary-school-e108828) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | 63% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| December 2025 | £99,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 40 m |
| July 2025 | £102,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 80 m |
| May 2025 | £114,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 140 m |
| November 2024 | £85,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| January 2023 | £130,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| June 2023 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| May 2023 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 200 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: GRINDON PHARMACY (650 m)
- Dental practices: GRINDON LANE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE (950 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Wellspring Road Pennywell (520 m, Aldi)

## 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 021E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 59.9** (2025). Sunderland 021E has a deprivation score of 59.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 996th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £112,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 021E was £112,000 in 2025. Joint 634th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,577** (2021). Sunderland 021E had 1,577 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,333rd 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: 94.1%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 021E, 94.1% 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: 54.8877, -1.4466

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

## Your MP

- [Houghton and Sunderland South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/houghton-and-sunderland-south): Bridget Phillipson (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=-1.4466,54.8877,SR49QW

## How to cite

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