# SR5 1QR: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

SR5 1QR 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 SR5 1QR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [SR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5) › [SR5 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-1)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 15% on July. Sunderland 001A: 49 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **Seaburn, 200 m**: About 2 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **No property in SR5 1QR 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=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **England’s least deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 001A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 420 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **4 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 440 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **25% can get gigabit broadband at SR5 1QR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **Loud road and rail noise at SR5 1QR**: Road 65 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **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=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR
- **8.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Seaburn Dene Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaburn-dene-primary-school-e108786) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), October 2023 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkwearmouth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkwearmouth-academy-e147532) | Secondary | 820 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fulwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwell-junior-school-e108763) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fulwell Infant School Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwell-infant-school-academy-e139026) | Primary | 900 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, May 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-benets-roman-catholic-voluntary-aided-primary-school-e108837) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, May 2024 | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwick Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwick-community-primary-school-e108769) | Primary | 980 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Redby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redby-academy-e137463) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Grange Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-park-primary-school-e108765) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £275,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £260,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £320,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| May 2026 | £220,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 160 m |
| August 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £240,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 200 m |
| April 2024 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, leasehold | 230 m |
| February 2026 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 240 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Seaburn (190 m, 2 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE, (420 m)
- Pharmacies: SEA ROAD PHARMACY (530 m); MILLION PHARMACY (600 m)
- Dental practices: THE MILL DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); RAMSHAW & SILVER DENTAL SURGERY (590 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Fulwell (440 m, Heron); Tesco Fulwell Express (450 m, Tesco); Asda Sunderland Thompson Road Petrol Filling Station (740 m, Asda); Aldi Southwick Sunderland (870 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 001A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 7.4** (2025). Sunderland 001A has a deprivation score of 7.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 5,517th least deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £240,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 001A was £240,000 in 2025. Joint 10,416th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,524** (2021). Sunderland 001A had 1,524 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,232nd 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: 95.5%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 001A, 95.5% 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.

## SR5 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £123,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SR5 was £123,000 in 2025. 28th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 34,472** (2021). SR5 had 34,472 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 679th 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: 96%** (2022). About 96% of people in SR5 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: 98.1%** (January 2026). In SR5, 98.1% 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.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Centre: 54.9296, -1.3894

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=-1.3894,54.9296,SR51QR

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-1qr.

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