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SR6 postcode area · Sunderland

The SR6 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in South Tyneside, Sunderland. Area Scores range from 4 to 98 across them. Every full SR6 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SR6 district: Cleadon & East Boldon scores 98 out of 100 (#115 of 6,856 nationally) while Southwick sits at 4 — neighbours on the map, 94 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 4 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £113,750 in Southwick to £275,000 in Cleadon & East Boldon — a 2.4× gap within the SR6 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — South Tyneside and Sunderland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,883a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime81per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)48
Owner-occupied72%

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 SR6 district

£195,000median home sold over the past year · +8.7% over 5 years · +0.1% over the year · 388 sales
Detached£482,500
Semi-detached£250,000
Terraced£169,000
Flat£107,000
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
Cleadon & East BoldonSouth Tyneside 11598 £275,000
FulwellSunderland 75289 £240,000
West BoldonSouth Tyneside 1,89772 £214,500
SeaburnSunderland 1,98671 £250,000
Whitburn & MarsdenSouth Tyneside 4,22838 £190,000
MonkwearmouthSunderland 4,96828 £160,000
SouthwickSunderland 6,5654 £113,750

People living in SR6 Census 2021

Residents47,411
Median age (est.)48
Density1,622per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above32%
No car or van25%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 30%65+ 25%

Tenure

Own outright: 42%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 42%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 16%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 15%
One person 34%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 15%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 20% · Associate professional 14% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional20%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative11%
Skilled trades10%
Sales & customer service9%
Caring & leisure9%
Elementary8%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 35% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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 SR6

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SR6 district.

Cleadon

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SR6.

SR5 SR1 SR43 SR9 NE34 SR4 NE35 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.