# SR5 3XJ: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

SR5 3XJ 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 3XJ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [SR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5) › [SR5 3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-3)

## Around this postcode

- **16 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 6% on July. Sunderland 008A: 252 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **Pallion, 970 m**: About 12 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 620 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **No property in SR5 3XJ 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=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 008A. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **6 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR5 3XJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SR5 3XJ**: Road 54 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **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=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ
- **10.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Hylton Red House Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hylton-red-house-nursery-school-e108748) | Nursery | 620 m (8 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Northern Saints Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-saints-church-of-england-academy-e149524) | Primary | 770 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castletown Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castletown-primary-school-e108792) | Primary | 940 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), March 2022 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Castle View Enterprise Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/castle-view-enterprise-academy-e135818) | Secondary | 1.1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | Attainment 8 of 43.1 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e148913) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Willow Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-wood-community-primary-school-e108783) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Harry Watts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harry-watts-academy-e147841) | Special | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [North View Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/north-view-academy-e141153) | Special | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | – |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| September 2024 | £29,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 410 m |
| April 2025 | £111,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 500 m |
| June 2025 | £89,900 | Terraced, established, freehold | 600 m |

## Within 1 km

- Stations: Pallion (980 m, 12 minutes on foot)
- Pharmacies: WELL (660 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL SURGERY (10 m); WESSINGTON WAY DENTAL PRACTICE (450 m)
- Supermarkets: Farmfoods Sunderland Retail Park (150 m, Farmfoods); Iceland Sunderland Hylton Food Warehouse (150 m, Iceland); Sainsburys Sunderland North (470 m, Sainsburys); Lidl Castletown Sunderland (530 m, Lidl); Morrisons Daily Castletown Ethel Terrace (680 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 008A (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 39.3** (2025). Sunderland 008A has a deprivation score of 39.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 4,755th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,406** (2021). Sunderland 008A had 1,406 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 18,464th 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: 98.5%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 008A, 98.5% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.8%** (August 2026). In Sunderland 008A, 4.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 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: 54.9171, -1.4304

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

## Your MP

- [Washington and Gateshead South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/washington-and-gateshead-south): Mrs Sharon Hodgson (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=-1.4304,54.9171,SR53XJ

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