Thorney Close & Plains Farm

Sunderland · North East · population 9,628 · 7 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Thorney Close & Plains Farm is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,593 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #34 of 36 in Sunderland. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (71) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here sold for about £120,500 over the past year, up 20% across five years (from 62 sales), 22% below the wider Sunderland median of £155,000.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 4 · #6,593
Employment 2 · #6,702
Education 4 · #6,572
Health 2 · #6,737
Crime 8 · #6,318
Housing & access 70 · #2,055
Living environment 71 · #1,972

House prices ?

£120,500median (12m) · +9.5% yr · n=62
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£120,50062+9.5%+20.5%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£131,50028+15.4%+35.6%
Terraced£115,00031+7.5%+9.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£120,500
Sunderland£155,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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