# SR5 5JE: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

SR5 5JE 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 5JE for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [SR5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5) › [SR5 5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-5)

## Around this postcode

- **32 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 7% on July. Sunderland 003D: 116 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **Pallion, 2.2 km**: About 27 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 50 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **No property in SR5 5JE 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=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 003D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **£147,763 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 980 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR5 5JE**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SR5 5JE**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **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=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE
- **9.2 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Harry Watts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harry-watts-academy-e147841) | Special | 50 m (1 minute on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Northern Saints Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-saints-church-of-england-academy-e149524) | Primary | 720 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hylton Red House Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hylton-red-house-nursery-school-e108748) | Nursery | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-bosco-catholic-primary-school-town-end-farm-sunderland-e148782) | Primary | 880 m (11 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Red House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-house-academy-e135878) | Secondary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Trinity Academy New Bridge](https://openindex.co.uk/school/trinity-academy-new-bridge-e146640) | Special | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, July 2025: no overall grade | – |
| [Bexhill Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/bexhill-academy-e136487) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | 78% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Hylton Castle Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/hylton-castle-primary-school-e108832) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2022 | 43% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| May 2023 | £83,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| January 2025 | £124,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 50 m |
| July 2026 | £95,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2026 | £58,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| February 2023 | £88,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 180 m |
| January 2026 | £140,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 210 m |
| July 2026 | £120,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 230 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (980 m)
- Pharmacies: BUNNYHILL PHARMACY (590 m); REDHOUSE PHARMACY (980 m)
- Supermarkets: Lidl Castletown Sunderland (970 m, Lidl)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £147,763** (August 2026). Sunderland’s average house price was £147,763 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.6% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 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 25th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 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 003D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 71.5** (2025). Sunderland 003D has a deprivation score of 71.5 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 234th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,357** (2021). Sunderland 003D had 1,357 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 16,430th 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: 99.6%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 003D, 99.6% 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: 6.4%** (August 2026). In Sunderland 003D, 6.4% 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: 54.9283, -1.4385

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), August 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=-1.4385,54.9283,SR55JE

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