Neighbourhoods in Sunderland

North East · 36 areas. Area Score 0–100 (higher = less deprived).

27

Average neighbourhood score, weighted by population

#271 of 296 local authorities · 36 neighbourhoods · 277,512 residents

Income32
Employment22
Education30
Health13
Crime31
Housing & access75
Living env.55
Decile 1: 27% of residentsDecile 2: 21% of residentsDecile 3: 17% of residentsDecile 4: 17% of residentsDecile 5: 2% of residentsDecile 6: 4% of residentsDecile 7: 2% of residentsDecile 8: 9% of residentsDecile 9: 2% of residentsDecile 10: 0% of residentsResidents by national
deprivation decile · left = most deprived

Neighbourhoods here span Hendon & Docks (0) to Fulwell (89); 27% of residents live in one of England’s most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods. How these averages are worked out →

In summary

Sunderland contains both ends of the scale: Fulwell at 89 out of 100 (#752 of 6,856 in England) against Hendon & Docks at 0, an 89-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 27 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £73,500 in Hendon & Docks to £250,000 in Seaburn — a 3.4× gap within Sunderland.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,340a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime90per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied59%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Sunderland

£155,000median home sold over the past year · +17.4% over 5 years · +3.3% over the year · 2,898 sales
Detached£280,000
Semi-detached£162,000
Terraced£120,750
Flat£70,500
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Towns & places in Sunderland

Grouped neighbourhoods that share a town or locality name.

NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Fulwell 75289 £240,000
Hill View & Tunstall 1,49278 £225,000
Herrington & Doxford 1,51378 £209,950
Seaburn 1,98671 £250,000
Springwell & Usworth 2,35666 £202,500

Neighbourhood rankings in Sunderland

Highest household income

net income a year (est.)

Hill View & Tunstall£41,465
Fulwell£40,492
Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield£38,735
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm£38,597
Springwell & Usworth£38,436

Recorded crime, not convictions; income is a model-based ONS estimate. National rankings of every local authority →

Postcode districts in Sunderland

Postcode districts that overlap Sunderland — open one to see the neighbourhoods it covers, with their Area Scores and house prices.

People living in Sunderland Census 2021

Residents274,164
Median age (est.)43
Density1,995per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above25%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 31%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 27%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 31%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 27%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Elementary 12% · Sales & customer service 11%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative11%
Caring & leisure11%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 53% · No religion 39% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 5%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Nearby areas

Local authorities around Sunderland.