Boscage Close Sunderland
9 addresses across 1 postcode (SR3), about 80 m long. USRN 38708058.
- Energy: 5 homes have an energy certificate (A: 4, B: 1).
- Flood: No postcode centre on the street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; 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 4.1 km (2.6 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 1 km (0.7 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 6.7 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.6 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 100 to 105 m above sea level.
- Noise: 2 of its 9 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Village Surgery Partnership, about 1.2 km (0.8 miles) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 410 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 90% of households owned their home and 43% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 8 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
No sales recorded on this street since January 1995 under this street name.
Energy performance certificates
5 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 132 m². Most common: House, detached (5). Built: 2025 (4); 2026 (1).
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 C (32% of about 980 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 30 September 2026.
Flood risk
The Environment Agency's long-term flood risk figures have not been loaded for this street's postcodes yet.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The street's 9 addresses are between 100 m and 105 m above sea level (102 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2WS | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) |
| Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5 km (3.1 miles) | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 0 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 7 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Doxford Park Hall Farm | 510 m (0.3 miles) |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Sunderland | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 1 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest MFG Charging Station | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 27.1 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Surgery Partnership | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Edward Chaston Limited | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Cherry Knowle Hospital | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Police station | Durham Police - Seaham Police Office | 4.1 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | Unnamed 1.0 ha | 1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Play area | Unnamed 5,610 m² | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 3.0 ha | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Tunstall Allotments Association 8.7 ha | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) |
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ryhope pumping engines, a scheduled monument, 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east. 2 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Ryhope pumping engines | Scheduled monument | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Howly Hill | Hill | 210 m south-east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 850 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Blakeney Woods | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Cherry Knowle Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) east |
| Newport Dene | Valley | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) north |
| Seaham Beach | Beach | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 6.7 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.6 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.4 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 7 | 9 |
2 of the street's 9 addresses are 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 | 710 m (0.4 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 760 m (0.5 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant | Primary | 2–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior | Primary | 7–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| Venerable Bede Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | 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 |
| Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 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 |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
No rated food businesses within 500 m (0.3 miles).
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 4 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Lodgeside Meadow (7); On or near Tunstall Lodge Park (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 44 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 16% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 90% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 46% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 0% | 17% |
| Private rented | 10% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 4% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 24% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | under 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 31% | 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 | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 66% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 43% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 7 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
- SR3 2WS: 9 addresses of 20 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Sylvan Close · Malachite Close · Coppice Close · Sappling Close · Mangrove Road · Lodgeside Meadow · Tunstall Lodge Park · Aylesbury Drive · Leyfield Close · Yardley Close · Berryfield Close · The Fold
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.