Badger Close Sunderland
31 addresses across 2 postcodes (SR3), about 190 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38704105.
- Sales: 32 recorded sales since 1995; in 2025 the median was £127,500 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 17 homes have an energy certificate (C: 7, D: 9, E: 1).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sunderland costs £2,197 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Seaham, about 4.6 km (2.9 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 600 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 99 to 102 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Village Surgery Partnership, about 1.1 km (0.7 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 290 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 52% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 44 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 | £127,500 | £127,500 | £127,500 |
| 2024 | 1 | £133,500 | £133,500 | £133,500 |
| 2022 | 2 | £115,000 | £95,000 | £135,000 |
| 2020 | 2 | £96,250 | £95,000 | £97,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £103,000 | £103,000 | £103,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2015 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2014 | 1 | £104,000 | £104,000 | £104,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £100,000 | £100,000 | £100,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £109,000 | £109,000 | £109,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2006 | 2 | £113,000 | £106,000 | £120,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 Sep 2025 | 11 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £127,500 | |
| 20 Jun 2024 | 18 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £133,500 | |
| 5 Aug 2022 | 6 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 8 Apr 2022 | 27 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 25 Sep 2020 | 11 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £97,500 | |
| 29 May 2020 | 11 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 7 Feb 2020 | 19 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 31 Oct 2017 | 18 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £103,000 | |
| 1 Jul 2016 | 2 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 15 May 2015 | 4 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 2 May 2014 | 11 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £104,000 | |
| 13 May 2010 | 18 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £100,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 19 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £109,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2007 | 8 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 4 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £120,000 | |
| 10 Mar 2006 | 19 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £106,000 | |
| 26 Mar 2004 | 6 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £87,000 | |
| 2 May 2003 | 6 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £75,500 | |
| 14 Feb 2003 | 17 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £59,950 | |
| 1 Nov 2002 | 18 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £49,950 | |
| 31 May 2002 | 16 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £58,950 | |
| 3 May 2002 | 2 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £58,000 | |
| 23 Jun 2000 | 18 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £37,500 | |
| 14 Apr 2000 | 4 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £42,000 | |
| 28 Jan 2000 | 16 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £40,000 | |
| 23 Sep 1999 | 24 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 5 Mar 1999 | 22 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £41,500 | |
| 15 Jan 1999 | 17 SR3 2XF | Semi-detached | £32,000 | |
| 11 Oct 1996 | 16 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £25,000 | |
| 19 Apr 1996 | 2 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £36,950 | |
| 19 Apr 1996 | 23 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £31,600 | |
| 19 May 1995 | 30 SR3 2XF | Terraced | £38,950 |
Energy performance certificates
17 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 78 m². Most common: House, end-terrace (8); House, mid-terrace (6); House, semi-detached (3). Built: 1976-1982 (12); 1967-1975 (5). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (7); owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (16 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 street: most are in band A (66% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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.
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 4 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2XF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SR3 2UY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 31 addresses are between 99 m and 102 m above sea level (101 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2UY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SR3 2XF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.1 km (3.2 miles) | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 14 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Doxford Park Hall Farm | 90 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 14.9 km (9.2 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Sunderland | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 790 m (0.5 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 26.7 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Surgery Partnership | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Demnox Pharmacy | 820 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Cherry Knowle Hospital | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Seaham Police Office | 4.6 km (2.8 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,890 m² | 600 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 150 m² | 670 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.0 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Tunstall Allotments Association 8.7 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 1.0 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Doxford House with conservatory, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west. 5 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Doxford House with conservatory | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Blakeney Woods | Wood | 360 m west |
| Howly Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-east |
| Newport Dene | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Seaham Beach | Beach | 4.4 km (2.8 miles) east |
| Lyons Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.9 km (3.1 miles) south-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 30 | 31 |
1 of the street's 31 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sunderland: see them on the Sunderland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 470 m (0.3 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 520 m (0.3 miles) | No published inspection |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No overall grade (Oct 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant | Primary | 2–7 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior | Primary | 7–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Farringdon Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Venerable Bede Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No overall grade (Jan 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Inadequate; Behaviour and attitudes: Requires improvement; Personal development: Requires improvement; Leadership and management: Requires improvement |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 9 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Other theft | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Cornbank Close (14); On or near Treecone Close (6); On or near Foxlair Close (5); On or near Chandos (5); On or near Thornbank Close (4).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 43 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 52% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 20% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 38% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 52% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 7% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 21% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 10% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 62% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 4% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 5% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 8% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Treecone Close · Thornbank Close · Silverdale · Foxlair Close · Honeysuckle Close · Aylsham Court · Hoyle Fold · Fairmile Drive · Cam Mead · Cornbank Close · The Cheyne · Chandos
All the streets in SR3 and across Sunderland.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.