# Shiney Row and Penshaw

Town in Sunderland, North East.

Shiney Row and Penshaw is a town in Sunderland, North East. Median sale price £185,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 57.3 per 1,000 people. About 17,613 people.

Town. Code E63000151. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

Shiney Row and Penshaw is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Shiney Row and Penshaw add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £185,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Shiney Row and Penshaw was £185,000 in 2025. Joint 161st cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 16,900** (2021). Shiney Row and Penshaw had 16,900 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 587th least populated of 1,209. 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/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 50%** (2022). About 50% of people in Shiney Row and Penshaw 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/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 98.2%** (January 2026). In Shiney Row and Penshaw, 98.2% 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/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000151) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 50% of people in Shiney Row and Penshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000151) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 303 homes were sold in Shiney Row and Penshaw in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000151) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Shiney Row and Penshaw.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000151) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Shiney Row and Penshaw had 16,900 usual residents at the census.

## How Shiney Row and Penshaw compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Shiney Row and Penshaw | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £185,000 | 19th most expensive | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 16,900 | 27th least populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 50% | 26th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 98.2% | 4th highest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Shiney Row and Penshaw safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Shiney Row and Penshaw at a rate of 57.3 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 101 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Shiney Row and Penshaw.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (324), other crime (163) and anti-social behaviour (162).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Shiney Row and Penshaw was 67.7 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 Shiney Row and Penshaw, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Shiney Row and Penshaw has no single figure. Of its 11 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Shiney Row and Penshaw

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sunderland 030A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008793) | 1,621 | 183.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.8% |
| [Sunderland 030B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008795) | 1,731 | 36.1 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.3% |
| [Sunderland 030D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008800) | 1,523 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 030E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008801) | 1,527 | 70.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 97.2% |
| [Sunderland 030F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01034518) | 1,730 | 25.0 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.9% |
| [Sunderland 030G](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01034519) | 1,558 | 26.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.2% |
| [Sunderland 032A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008720) | 1,323 | 93.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.3% |
| [Sunderland 032B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008721) | 1,554 | 24.2 per 1,000 | 7 | 98.5% |
| [Sunderland 032D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008796) | 1,897 | 29.3 per 1,000 | 5 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 032F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01032483) | 1,635 | 75.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 94.8% |
| [Sunderland 032G](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01032484) | 1,255 | 58.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.2% |

## Your MP

- [Houghton and Sunderland South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/houghton-and-sunderland-south): Bridget Phillipson (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.

## Council

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

## Postcode districts covering Shiney Row and Penshaw

[DH4](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh4)

## Middle areas in Shiney Row and Penshaw

[Newbottle & Penshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/newbottle-and-penshaw), [Shiney Row](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/shiney-row)

## Towns near Shiney Row and Penshaw

[Houghton-le-Spring](https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-le-spring), [Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington), [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sunderland), [Hetton-le-Hole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hetton-le-hole), [Chester-le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street), [Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley)

## Shiney Row and Penshaw in brief

Shiney Row and Penshaw is a town in Sunderland, North East.
About 17,613 people lived in Shiney Row and Penshaw in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £185,000 in 2025 across 303 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 57.3 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Shiney Row and Penshaw was £185,000 in 2025.
Shiney Row and Penshaw had 16,900 usual residents at the census.
About 50% of people in Shiney Row and Penshaw live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Shiney Row and Penshaw, 98.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000151
- Constituency: [Houghton and Sunderland South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/houghton-and-sunderland-south)
- Council: [Sunderland †](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 3.84 km²
- People, mid-2024: 17,613*
- Neighbourhoods: 11
- Output areas: 57

* 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Houghton-le-Spring](https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-le-spring), [Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington), [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sunderland), [Hetton-le-Hole](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hetton-le-hole), [Chester-le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street), [Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley)

## Latest updates for Shiney Row and Penshaw

- 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/E63000151

## How to cite

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