SR5 3NN Sunderland
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Hylton Castle. Region: North East.
Streets
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 (97% of about 640 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
- Amberley Street and Harrogate Street, land at - Mowbray Road: up to 96 homes, permissioned (420 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 1 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 addresses are about 31 m above sea level.
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 | 5.0 km |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.3 km | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.1 km | |
| Bus stops | 18 stops within 400 m, 53 within 800 m; nearest Cheadle Road - Canterbury Road Hylton Castle | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Bus Station Concord | 4.6 km |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 7.7 km |
| Car parks | The Magnum Hotel Car Park (Reservation) | 1.7 km |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km; nearest Blackwood Road | 640 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 19.8 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Castletown Medical Centre | 1.2 km |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Hylton Castle Pharmacy | 170 m |
| NHS dentists | 1 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Dental Surgery | 170 m |
| Hospital | NHS Nightingale Hospital North East | 1.9 km |
| Police station | Southwick Police Station | 3.1 km |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m; nearest The Cooperative Food Hylton Castle, Hylton Castle Cashzone | 180 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 5,610 m² | 260 m |
| Play area | 3 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 220 m² | 510 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Hylton Dene Park 9,890 m² | 570 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 2,610 m² | 1.3 km |
Within 800 m: 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Hylton Castle, a listed building (Grade I), 660 m east. 2 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade I.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Hylton Castle | Listed building, Grade I | 660 m east |
| Hylton Chapel | Listed building, Grade I | 700 m east |
| Hylton Castle: a medieval fortified house, chapel, 17th and 18th century country houses and associated gardens | Scheduled monument | 760 m east |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Long Swan Plantation | Wood | 550 m south |
| Hylton Dene | Valley | 1.1 km east |
| Down Hill | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Boldon Hills | Hill | 1.3 km north |
| Baron's Quay Wood | Wood | 1.4 km south |
| Quarry Hill | Hill | 1.7 km north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.3 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 25 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 0 | 26 |
26 of the postcode's 26 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 | 34 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 23% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 13% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 40% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 18% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 41% | 17% |
| Private rented | 19% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 58% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 12% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 13% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 8% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 16% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 52% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 2% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 19% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 12% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 4% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 14% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 28% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 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.