Sunderland Central & Deptford

Sunderland · North East · population 9,183 · 5 LSOAs

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

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,126 of 6,856 in England
  • #267 of 342 in North East
  • #26 of 36 in Sunderland
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,544
Median age (est.)33
Density3,386per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above33%
No car or van52%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 25%25–44 29%45–64 21%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 15%Mortgage/shared: 16%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 41%
Own outright 15%Mortgage/shared 16%Social rent 28%Private rent 41%

Households

One person: 51%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 13%Lone parent: 8%Other: 12%
One person 51%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 13%Lone parent 8%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Elementary 14% · Sales & customer service 14%

All occupation groups
Professional18%
Elementary14%
Sales & customer service14%
Caring & leisure11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Skilled trades8%
Managers & directors7%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 77%Asian: 12%Black: 7%Mixed: 2%Other: 3%
White 77%Asian 12%Black 7%Mixed 2%Other 3%

Religion & identity

Christian 44% · No religion 38% · Muslim 7%

Born outside the UK: 26%

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.

In summary

Sunderland Central & Deptford is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,126 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #26 of 36 in Sunderland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (54) and lowest on Crime (1). Typical homes here, about £87,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 45% in five years (from 91 sales), 44% below the wider Sunderland median of £155,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,968 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 266 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 24 · #5,201
Employment 14 · #5,859
Education 28 · #4,920
Health 2 · #6,702
Crime 1 · #6,757
Housing & access 54 · #3,179
Living environment 7 · #6,353

House prices ?

£87,000median (12m) · -15.9% yr · n=91
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£87,00091-15.9%+45.1%
Detached£246,9508+2.9%
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=4)
Terraced£138,00037+0.4%+45.3%
Flat£69,75042+11.6%+23.5%
This area£87,000
Sunderland£155,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£27,968±£4,160 · #6,681 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,607
Price-to-income ?3.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

266 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 2,439 offences
Sunderland90
North East97
England83

Rank #6,317 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences814
Theft709
Burglary116
Vehicle crime114
Criminal damage & arson187
Public order & weapons270
Drugs99
Robbery68
Other62

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 570 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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