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

SR5 5SJ 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 5SJ 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

- **5 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 67% on July. Sunderland 004D: 105 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **Seaburn, 1.7 km**: About 21 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 600 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **No property in SR5 5SJ 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=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 004D. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 970 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 920 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **92.3% can get gigabit broadband at SR5 5SJ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **Low road and rail noise at SR5 5SJ**: Road 45 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **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=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ
- **8.8 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Red House Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/red-house-academy-e135878) | Secondary | 600 m (8 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | Attainment 8 of 49.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Willow Wood Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/willow-wood-community-primary-school-e108783) | Primary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2023 | 75% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/school/english-martyrs-catholic-primary-school-sunderland-e148913) | Primary | 790 m (10 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, February 2025 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Southwick Community Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/southwick-community-primary-school-e108769) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), June 2022 | 51% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Northern Saints Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/northern-saints-church-of-england-academy-e149524) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, July 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Harry Watts Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/harry-watts-academy-e147841) | Special | 1.6 km (21 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), July 2023 | – |
| [Monkwearmouth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkwearmouth-academy-e147532) | Secondary | 1.8 km (22 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2023 | £98,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| March 2026 | £87,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 70 m |
| May 2023 | £90,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| August 2023 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 190 m |
| November 2025 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 290 m |
| December 2025 | £97,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 310 m |
| June 2026 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 350 m |
| April 2025 | £78,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE (970 m)
- Pharmacies: REDHOUSE PHARMACY (970 m)
- Supermarkets: Spar - Torrens (920 m, Spar)

## 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 004D (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 61.1** (2025). Sunderland 004D has a deprivation score of 61.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 891st most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,515** (2021). Sunderland 004D had 1,515 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,738th 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: 99.7%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 004D, 99.7% 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.
- **Claimant rate: 4.9%** (August 2026). In Sunderland 004D, 4.9% 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: 54.9310, -1.4124

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=-1.4124,54.9310,SR55SJ

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