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Deptford & Hendon

Ward

North east Sunderland. About 12,739 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 4.5 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Deptford & Hendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
10,905
Joint 2,037th most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
72.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
6.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Deptford & Hendon compares

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

Deptford & HendonMiddle
Population25 wards, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 8,913 to 14,005. The middle area is 10,955. Deptford & Hendon is 10,905.
10,90512th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Sunderland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 32.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Deptford & Hendon is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Sunderland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 72.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.3%. Deptford & Hendon is 72.8%.
72.8%lowest
Claimant rate25 wards, Sunderland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 1.7% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.7%. Deptford & Hendon is 6.6%.
6.6%highest

Is Deptford & Hendon safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Deptford & Hendon at a rate of 300.1 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, 400 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Deptford & Hendon.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,071), anti-social behaviour (719) and other crime (639).

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 ward, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Deptford & Hendon alone. See Sunderland

Average house price
£147,763
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,744
16th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.8
22nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Deptford & Hendon in brief

Deptford & Hendon had 10,905 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Deptford & Hendon live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Deptford & Hendon, 72.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Deptford & Hendon, 6.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.