SR3 3AP Sunderland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Farringdon & Silksworth. Region: North East.
Streets
- Amsterdam Road, Sunderland: 49 addresses
Council tax
What each band costs in Sunderland in 2026-27: Band D £2,197 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,465 | £1,709 | £1,953 | £2,197 | £2,685 | £3,174 | £3,662 | £4,394 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (91% of about 990 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- The Cavalier: up to 19 homes, permissioned (120 m)
Flood risk
No address in this postcode is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 49 addresses are between 73 m and 77 m above sea level (76 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.0 km |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.1 km | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.5 km | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Silksworth Lane-Amsterdam Road Gilley Law | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 3.7 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 13.2 km |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Sunderland | 940 m |
| EV charging points | 11 within 1.6 km; nearest Aldenham Road 1 | 190 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 25.1 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Village Surgery Partnership | 850 m |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Demnox Pharmacy | 640 m |
| NHS dentists | Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre | 1.7 km |
| Hospital | Sunderland Eye Infirmary | 2.8 km |
| Police station | Gillbridge Police Station | 4.0 km |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.0 km |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m; nearest Doxford Park 8.2 ha | 670 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,250 m² | 520 m |
| Playing field | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 510 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest High Newport Allotments 1.3 ha | 740 m |
Within 800 m: 2 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Doxford House with conservatory, a listed building (Grade II*), 770 m south. 6 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Doxford House with conservatory | Listed building, Grade II* | 770 m south |
| Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.8 km north |
| Hasting Hill cursus and causewayed enclosure, 600m south of Hasting Hill Farm | Scheduled monument | 1.9 km west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Gilleylaw Plantation | Wood | 170 m north-east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 430 m south-east |
| Newport Hill | Hill | 570 m north-east |
| Foxhole Wood | Wood | 670 m south-west |
| Newport Dene | Valley | 1.2 km north-east |
| Blakeney Woods | Wood | 1.4 km south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.1 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| Under 55 | 49 | 49 |
None of the postcode's 49 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road or rail traffic.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 65 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 0% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 50% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 2% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 2% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 93% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 22% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 15% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 50% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 18% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 42% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 21% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 13% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 94% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 0% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 10% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 55% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Amsterdam Road.