Albany and Blackfell

Sunderland · North East · population 6,695 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

28Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Albany and Blackfell is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,947 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 36 in Sunderland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (87) but weak on Health (11). Typical homes here, about £140,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 63 sales), 10% below the wider Sunderland median of £155,000.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 28 · #4,927
Employment 22 · #5,352
Education 22 · #5,359
Health 11 · #6,120
Crime 48 · #3,590
Housing & access 87 · #896
Living environment 70 · #2,068

House prices ?

£140,000median (12m) · +3.9% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£140,00063+3.9%+29.6%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=3)
Semi-detached£178,00029+8.5%+33.8%
Terraced£135,00022+14.4%+41.4%
Flat£95,0009-5.0%+50.5%
This area£140,000
Sunderland£155,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

69Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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