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

SR5 1RZ 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 1RZ 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

- **21 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 36% on July. Sunderland 005H: 198 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **Stadium Of Light, 750 m**: About 9 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 320 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **No property in SR5 1RZ 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=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 005H. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 580 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 280 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR5 1RZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SR5 1RZ**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **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=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ
- **9.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Grange Park Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/grange-park-primary-school-e108765) | Primary | 320 m (4 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 39% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwick Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwick-community-primary-school-e108769) | Primary | 470 m (6 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Beacon of Light School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/beacon-of-light-school-e142882) | Pupil referral and alternative provision | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), September 2023 | – |
| [Redby Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/redby-academy-e137463) | Primary | 800 m (10 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2023 | 70% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [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) |
| [Dame Dorothy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/dame-dorothy-primary-school-e151412) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2022 | – |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e148913) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Fulwell Junior School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fulwell-junior-school-e108763) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| August 2024 | £37,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 50 m |
| May 2023 | £39,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| August 2025 | £123,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| October 2025 | £82,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |
| June 2025 | £270,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 190 m |
| October 2024 | £39,950 | Terraced, established, freehold | 200 m |
| March 2024 | £72,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 210 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Stadium Of Light (750 m, 9 minutes on foot); Seaburn (990 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- GP practices: BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP (580 m)
- Pharmacies: COHENS CHEMIST (510 m)
- Dental practices: THE MILL DENTAL PRACTICE (540 m); DENTAL SURGERY (630 m); THE GREEN DENTAL SURGERY (680 m); LYNWOOD DENTAL (860 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Sunderland Thompson Road Petrol Filling Station (280 m, Asda); Aldi Southwick Sunderland (350 m, Aldi); Iceland Southwick (530 m, Iceland); Heron Southwick Sunderland (710 m, Heron); Tesco Sunderland Extra (850 m, Tesco)

## 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 005H (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 65.5** (2025). Sunderland 005H has a deprivation score of 65.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 548th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £80,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 005H was £80,500 in 2025. Joint 128th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 3,222** (2021). Sunderland 005H had 3,222 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 61st 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: 98.7%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 005H, 98.7% 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: 54.9213, -1.3933

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=-1.3933,54.9213,SR51RZ

## How to cite

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