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Shiney Row

Middle area

West Sunderland. 10,200 people in 3.9 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 32% of people in Shiney Row live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£186,750
Joint 1,204th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
9,690
Joint 1,421st most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
32%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
98.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Shiney Row

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shiney Row at a rate of 64.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences216
Anti-social behaviour111
Other crime105
Shoplifting90
Criminal damage and arson60
Burglary33
Vehicle crime27
Drug offences14
Robbery4
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Shiney Row compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Shiney RowMiddle
Median sale price36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from £73,000 to £255,000. The middle area is £145,250. Shiney Row is £186,750.
£186,7509th most expensive
Population36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 5,480 to 9,978. The middle area is 7,632. Shiney Row is 9,690.
9,6903rd most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares36 middle areas, Sunderland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 27.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Shiney Row is 32.0%.
32%2nd fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage36 middle areas, Sunderland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Sunderland36 areas from 68.6% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.2%. Shiney Row is 98.6%.
98.6%joint 9th highest

Is Shiney Row safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shiney Row at a rate of 64.8 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 65 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shiney Row.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (216), anti-social behaviour (111) and other crime (105).

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.

Figures for the whole of Sunderland

These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Shiney Row alone. See Sunderland

Average house price
£147,114
Up 4.8% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,744
16th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 24th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.8
22nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Shiney Row in brief

The median price paid for a home in Shiney Row was £186,750 in 2025.

Shiney Row had 9,690 usual residents at the census.

About 32% of people in Shiney Row live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Shiney Row, 98.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.