SR1 postcode area · Sunderland

The SR1 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sunderland. Area Scores range from 0 to 78 across them. Every full SR1 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The SR1 district contains both ends of the scale: Hill View & Tunstall at 78 out of 100 (#1,492 of 6,856 in England) against Hendon & Docks at 0, a 78-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 7 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £73,500 in Hendon & Docks to £225,000 in Hill View & Tunstall — a 3.1× gap within the SR1 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,288a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime142per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)42

Owner-occupied52%

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 the SR1 district

£53,500median home sold over the past year · -5.3% over 5 years · -16.1% over the year · 28 sales

Detached—

Semi-detached—

Terraced£77,500

Flat£45,500

Sunderland£155,000

North East£171,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Hill View & TunstallSunderland	1,492	78	£225,000
MonkwearmouthSunderland	4,968	28	£160,000
GrangetownSunderland	5,537	19	£142,000
Sunderland Central & DeptfordSunderland	6,126	11	£87,000
MillfieldSunderland	6,147	10	£83,000
Pallion NorthSunderland	6,449	6	£136,000
SouthwickSunderland	6,565	4	£113,750
Hendon & DocksSunderland	6,826	0	£73,500

People living in SR1 Census 2021

Residents61,382

Median age (est.)42

Density3,554per km²

No qualifications23%

Degree or above28%

No car or van38%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 13%25–44 26%45–64 27%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 25%Private rent 23%

Households

One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 12%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Elementary 12% · Sales & customer service 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Elementary	12%
Sales & customer service	12%
Associate professional	12%
Caring & leisure	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Administrative	9%
Process & plant	9%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

White 88%Asian 7%Black 3%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 51% · No religion 38% · Muslim 5%

Born outside the UK: 11%

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.

Towns & places in SR1

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SR1 district.

Pallion

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SR1.

SR9 SR2 SR4 SR43 SR5 SR3 SR6 NE36

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.