# SR5

Postcode district covering Sunderland and Town End Farm, in Sunderland.

SR5 is a postcode district covering Sunderland and Town End Farm, in Sunderland. Median sale price £123,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 119.1 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code SR5. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [SR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an SR5 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5#f-house-sales-median-price
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5#f-population
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5#f-radon-affected-share
- **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. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=SR5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 96% of people in SR5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=SR5) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 242 homes were sold in SR5 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=SR5) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for SR5.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=SR5) (Census 2021, England and Wales): SR5 had 34,472 usual residents at the census.

## How SR5 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | SR5 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £123,000 | 3rd cheapest | 8 postcode districts, SR · 2025 |
| Population | 34,472 | 4th most populated | 8 postcode districts, SR · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 96% | 2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 8 postcode districts, SR · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.1% | highest | 8 postcode districts, SR · Jan 2026 |

## Is SR5 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in SR5 at a rate of 119.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 117.4 per 1,000 people across the SR postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 307 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in SR5.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,365), other crime (712) and shoplifting (588).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in SR5 was 129.5 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in SR5, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so SR5 has no single figure. Of its 23 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 11 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in SR5

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sunderland 001A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008713) | 1,524 | 49.1 per 1,000 | 9 | 95.5% |
| [Sunderland 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008698) | 1,430 | 82.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sunderland 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008837) | 1,234 | 109.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 89.3% |
| [Sunderland 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008838) | 1,470 | 94.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 003D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008839) | 1,357 | 116.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.6% |
| [Sunderland 003E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008840) | 1,375 | 45.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 003F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008841) | 1,408 | 75.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 004A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008712) | 1,807 | 133.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.9% |
| [Sunderland 004B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008817) | 1,229 | 131.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 004C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008819) | 1,391 | 95.5 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sunderland 004D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008821) | 1,515 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.7% |
| [Sunderland 004E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008822) | 1,517 | 102.0 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 004F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008842) | 1,382 | 76.8 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 005A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008708) | 1,413 | 62.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 99.9% |
| [Sunderland 005B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008709) | 1,180 | 188.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 005D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008711) | 1,460 | 132.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.8% |
| [Sunderland 005H](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01034514) | 3,222 | 198.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.7% |
| [Sunderland 008A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008693) | 1,406 | 252.0 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.5% |
| [Sunderland 008B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008694) | 1,395 | 126.3 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.9% |
| [Sunderland 008C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008695) | 1,412 | 90.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.3% |
| [Sunderland 008D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008696) | 1,214 | 41.1 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 008E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008697) | 1,395 | 172.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 008F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008699) | 1,391 | 68.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |

## Your MP

- [Washington and Gateshead South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/washington-and-gateshead-south): Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 54% of the people here.
- [Sunderland Central](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/sunderland-central): Lewis Atkinson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 46% of the people here.
- [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields): Emma Lewell (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.
- [Houghton and Sunderland South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/houghton-and-sunderland-south): Bridget Phillipson (Labour), MP since July 2024. 0.1% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in SR5

[Hylton Red House & Marley Pots](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/hylton-red-house-and-marley-pots), [North Hylton](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/north-hylton), [Southwick](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/southwick), [Town End Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/town-end-farm)

## Postcode sectors in SR5

[SR5 1 (158 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-1), [SR5 2 (181 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-2), [SR5 3 (221 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-3), [SR5 4 (180 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-4), [SR5 5 (215 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-5), [SR5 9 (95 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5-9)

## Council

[Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

## Towns in SR5

[Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sunderland)

## Postcode districts next to SR5

[NE36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne36), [NE37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37), [NE38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38), [SR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr1), [SR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr2), [SR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr6)

## Nearest rail stations

[Seaburn (1.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3864,54.9293), [Stadium Of Light (1.6 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3829,54.9182), [Pallion (1.8 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.4171,54.9128), [St Peters (2.1 km from the middle)](https://openindex.co.uk/map/rail-stations?around=-1.3838,54.9114)

## More in the SR postcode area

[All SR postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## SR5 in brief

SR5 is a postcode district covering Sunderland and Town End Farm, in Sunderland.
About 36,132 people lived in SR5 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £123,000 in 2025 across 242 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 119.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in SR5 was £123,000 in 2025.
SR5 had 34,472 usual residents at the census.
About 96% of people in SR5 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In SR5, 98.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: SR5
- Postcode area: [SR](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr)
- Constituency: [Washington and Gateshead South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/washington-and-gateshead-south)
- Council: [Sunderland †](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Area: 11.34 km²
- People, mid-2024: 36,132*
- Neighbourhoods: 23
- Output areas: 127

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[NE36](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne36), [SR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr6), [NE37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37), [NE38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38), [SR2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr2), [SR1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr1)

## Latest updates for SR5

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/SR5

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5#f-house-sales-median-price.

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr5