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SR3 postcode area · Sunderland

The SR3 postcode district spans 10 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Sunderland. Area Scores range from 3 to 78 across them. Every full SR3 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SR3 district: Hill View & Tunstall scores 78 out of 100 (#1,492 of 6,856 nationally) while Thorney Close & Plains Farm sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 74 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods 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 £83,000 in Millfield to £233,872 in Hall Farm — a 2.8× gap within the SR3 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,604a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime81per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied61%

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 SR3 district

£190,000median home sold over the past year · +19.9% over 5 years · -3.4% over the year · 439 sales
Detached£296,827
Semi-detached£175,000
Terraced£121,500
Flat£52,000
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 →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Hill View & TunstallSunderland 1,49278 £225,000
Herrington & DoxfordSunderland 1,51378 £209,950
Hall FarmSunderland 3,45350 £233,872
Barnes ParkSunderland 5,35222 £142,000
Hetton-le-Hole NorthSunderland 5,54419 £150,975
SilksworthSunderland 5,62618 £155,000
MillfieldSunderland 6,14710 £83,000
Lakeside & FarringtonSunderland 6,3058 £129,000
SouthwickSunderland 6,5654 £113,750
Thorney Close & Plains FarmSunderland 6,5934 £120,500

People living in SR3 Census 2021

Residents71,942
Median age (est.)44
Density2,042per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above26%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 34%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 24%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 33%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Sales & customer service 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Sales & customer service12%
Associate professional12%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative10%
Skilled trades10%
Process & plant9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 92%Asian: 5%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 92%Asian 5%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 37% · Muslim 4%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 SR3

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SR3 district.

Hetton-le-Hole

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SR3.

SR2 SR9 SR4 SR1 SR43 SR5 SR6 DH5

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.