SR4 6BA Sunderland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Deptford & Hendon. Region: North East.
Streets
- Enderby Road, Sunderland: 26 addresses
- Enderby Road, Ayre's Quay: 5 addresses
- Lansdowne Street, Sunderland: 1 address
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 (64% of about 830 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
- Ayres Quay: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (480 m)
- Farringdon Row Phase 2-4: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (490 m)
- Farringdon Row: up to 149 homes, pending decision (520 m)
- Westbourne Road: up to 9 homes, not permissioned (570 m)
- Vaux Brewery (site of), Gill Bridge Avenue: up to 135 homes, permissioned (770 m)
- Site of Herrington Working Mens Club: up to 10 homes, not permissioned (770 m)
- Stadium Village Site C, not permissioned (910 m)
- Stadium Village, Sheepfolds Central: up to 265 homes, not permissioned (920 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
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 32 addresses are between 33 m and 39 m above sea level (35 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 | 1.2 km |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 8.6 km | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.0 km | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 350 m |
| University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 880 m | |
| St Peter's (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.0 km | |
| Bus stops | 12 stops within 400 m, 32 within 800 m; nearest Pallion New Road-Carol St Millfield | 160 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 1.2 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 9.8 km |
| Car parks | St Mary's Car Park | 1.0 km |
| EV charging points | 8 within 1.6 km; nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 470 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 23.4 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Millfield Medical Group | 380 m |
| Pharmacies | 15 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Million Pharmacy | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 13 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Doran Dental Practice | 810 m |
| Hospital | Sunderland Specialist Eye Hospital | 670 m |
| Police station | Gillbridge Police Station | 760 m |
| Cash machines | Barclays ATM | 860 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 1,840 m² | 100 m |
| Largest park within 800 m | Unnamed 6.6 ha | 460 m |
| Play area | Unnamed 1,510 m² | 1.3 km |
| Playing field | Unnamed 4.6 ha | 1.2 km |
| Allotments | Unnamed 7,670 m² | 1.0 km |
Within 800 m: 5 parks and gardens, 12 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Mountain Daisy Public House, a listed building (Grade II*), 420 m south-west. 26 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Daisy Public House | Listed building, Grade II* | 420 m south-west |
| The Empire Theatre | Listed building, Grade II* | 750 m south-east |
| Church of St Michael | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m south-east |
| Mowbray Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.5 km south-east |
| Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory | Scheduled monument | 1.6 km east |
| Roker Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.6 km north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Thirlwell Bank | Cliff or slope | 950 m north |
| Building Hill | Hill | 1.6 km south-east |
| Potato Garth | Beach | 2.1 km east |
| Humbledon Hill | Hill | 2.2 km south |
| Polka Hole | Wetland | 2.5 km east |
| Baron's Quay Wood | Wood | 3.3 km west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 12.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 7 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 24 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 32 |
31 of the postcode's 32 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 45 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 65% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 42% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 29% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 47% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 11% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 12% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 56% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 4% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 13% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 72% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 32% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 98% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 3 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 Enderby Road.