Maxton Close Sunderland
13 addresses across 2 postcodes (SR3), about 50 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38742550.
- Sales: 14 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £55,000 across 1 sale.
- Prices and rents: A typical home in Sunderland cost £147,763 in August 2026 (+4.6% on a year); private rents averaged £710 a month.
- Energy: 8 homes have an energy certificate (C: 3, D: 4, E: 1).
- Flood: 2 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Recorded floods: No recorded flood covers the centre of any of its postcodes.
- Coal mining: It is in a coalfield, in a low risk area.
- Radon: Up to 1 to 3% of homes in the 1 km squares around it are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level.
- 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 Sunderland, about 5.6 km (3.5 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 550 m (0.3 miles) away, and Doxford Park (8.2 hectares) is about 680 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.5 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 112 to 115 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 13 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Village Surgery Partnership, about 1.6 km (1 mile) away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 420 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 82% of households owned their home and 36% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 16 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
- Road safety: No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around it in 2021 to 2025.
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House sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 2023 | 1 | £46,000 | £46,000 | £46,000 |
| 2022 | 1 | £48,500 | £48,500 | £48,500 |
| 2011 | 1 | £54,000 | £54,000 | £54,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £99,950 | £99,950 | £99,950 |
| 2005 | 1 | £89,000 | £89,000 | £89,000 |
| 2003 | 2 | £94,000 | £63,000 | £125,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £36,500 | £36,500 | £36,500 |
| 1998 | 3 | £34,500 | £29,000 | £71,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £29,995 | £29,995 | £29,995 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 Nov 2003 | 2 SR3 2RP | Semi-detached | £125,000 | Leasehold. |
| 12 Aug 1998 | 3 SR3 2RP | Detached | £71,000 | Leasehold. |
| 14 Jan 2026 | 4 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. |
| 10 Jun 2005 | 4 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £89,000 | Leasehold. |
| 29 Oct 1999 | 5 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £36,500 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Jun 1995 | 5 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £29,995 | Leasehold. |
| 1 Jun 2007 | 6 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £99,950 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Oct 2011 | 8 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £54,000 | Leasehold. |
| 5 May 2023 | 9 SR3 2RP | Terraced | £46,000 | Leasehold. |
| 8 Oct 2003 | 9 SR3 2RP | Terraced | £63,000 | Leasehold. |
| 27 Feb 1998 | 9 SR3 2RP | Terraced | £29,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Dec 2017 | 10 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £47,500 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 16 Oct 1998 | 10 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £34,500 | Leasehold. |
| 20 Oct 2022 | 11 SR3 2RP | Flat or maisonette | £48,500 | Leasehold. |
House prices and rents in Sunderland
A typical home in Sunderland cost £147,763 in August 2026, 4.6% more than a year before. That is 18% more than five years earlier and 38% more than ten years earlier.
| Home | Typical price, Aug 2026 |
|---|---|
| Detached | £261,768 |
| Semi-detached | £158,375 |
| Terraced | £128,937 |
| Flat or maisonette | £82,296 |
| Bought by a first-time buyer | £131,489 |
Private renters in Sunderland paid £710 a month on average in September 2026, 4.1% more than a year before. That is 29% more than five years earlier.
| Home | Average rent a month, Sep 2026 |
|---|---|
| One bedroom | £525 |
| Two bedrooms | £650 |
| Three bedrooms | £776 |
| Four or more bedrooms | £1,083 |
Energy performance certificates
8 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 54 m². Most common: Flat (8). Built: 1967-1975 (4); 1976-1982 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (private) (7); owner-occupied (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 11,542 kWh of it on average in 2024, about the same as the district, and 3,006 kWh of electricity, 15% more than the district's 2,621 kWh. There are gas meters for about 100% of the homes.
| Postcode | Electricity meters | Typical electricity | Gas meters | Typical gas |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2RP | 10 | 2,310 kWh | 9 | 9,960 kWh |
| SR3 2RW | 26 | 2,212 kWh | 27 | 11,204 kWh |
These are all the homes on each postcode, whatever their size and however many live in them, so they show the kind of homes and heating here rather than what any one home uses. The typical figure is the median: half the homes used less. The district is SR3.
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 (46% of about 780 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.
Energy projects nearby
4 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Houghton-le-Spring Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 3 MW | Operational Dec 2006 | 2.6 km (1.6 miles) |
| South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) County Durham PLAN/2008/0355 | Wind 3 turbines | 7.5 MW | Operational Jan 2013 | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Great Eppleton Wind Farm | Wind 4 turbines | 3 MW | Operational Apr 1997 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Great Eppleton Farm Repowering Sunderland 07/00086/FUL | Wind 4 turbines | 8.2 MW | Operational Mar 2010 | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
Planned projects can change or not go ahead; search the planning authority's applications by the reference shown for the plans, conditions and any objections. Construction brings traffic for some months; once built, solar farms and batteries are usually quiet, while turbines and waste plants can be seen or heard further away.
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, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 1 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2RP | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SR3 2RW | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre of any of this street's postcodes.
Recorded floods are where floodwater was seen or surveyed after a flood. Many floods were never mapped, an outline over a postcode's centre does not mean every home in it flooded, and homes outside one may have. Ask the seller whether the home itself has flooded.
Coastal erosion
No projected coastal erosion zone is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Storm overflows
No storm overflow outlet is within 1 km (0.6 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Coal mining
2 of the street's 2 postcodes are in a coalfield, in a low risk area: coal was mined in the area, but no workings shallow enough to matter for building are recorded.
Conveyancers usually still order a coal mining search (CON29M) for a home in a coalfield.
Radon
The highest radon potential in the 1 km squares around the street's postcodes is 1 to 3%: up to that share of homes there is estimated to be at or above the Action Level of 200 becquerels per cubic metre. At least part of that area is a radon Affected Area, where 1% or more of homes are.
Radon is a natural radioactive gas from the ground that can build up indoors; long exposure raises the risk of lung cancer. A three-month test with two small detectors is the only way to know a home's level, and a high level can usually be brought down with a sump or better ventilation. UKHSA sells a radon report for a single address from its detailed map at ukradon.org.
Historic landfill
No historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes.
Height above sea level
The street's 13 addresses are between 112 m and 115 m above sea level (114 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2RP | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SR3 2RW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.6 km (3.5 miles) |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 25 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Moorside Doxford Park | 150 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Hetton-le-Hole | 4.9 km (3 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 14.6 km (9 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Sunderland | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Oak Tree Farm (Sunderland) evyve | 480 m (0.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 25.8 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Surgery Partnership Good Mar 2026 | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Pharmacies | 2 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Demnox Pharmacy | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| Hospital | Cherry Knowle Hospital | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Care homes | 1 home within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Ashton Way Good Mar 2020 | 850 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Houghton le Spring Police Station | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 9,890 m² | 550 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Doxford Park 8.2 ha | 680 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 210 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Unnamed 1.3 ha | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Allotments | Tunstall Allotments Association 8.7 ha | 1.5 km (1 mile) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 10 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Doxford House with conservatory, a listed building (Grade II*), 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east. 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* | 930 m (0.6 miles) north-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Silksworth Plantation | Wood | 220 m south |
| Blakeney Woods | Wood | 400 m (0.2 miles) east |
| Foxhole Wood | Wood | 900 m (0.6 miles) north |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Newport Dene | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
| Lyons Lake | Lake or reservoir | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) south |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.5 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 8 | 13 |
5 of the street's 13 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 | Exam results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 210 m | 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 | 97% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 33% at the higher standard (2025; 90% in 2024 and 84% in 2023) |
| Farringdon Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 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 | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 46.2 (44.6 in 2025 and 45.9 in 2024); 57.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| East Herrington Primary Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Oct 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 81% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 11% at the higher standard (2025; 75% in 2024 and 80% in 2023) |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection | 79% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 83% in 2024 and 68% in 2023) |
| Mill Hill Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | |
| Farringdon Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | 60% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 3% at the higher standard (2025; 62% in 2024 and 49% in 2023) |
Exam results are from the Department for Education's school performance tables (Explore Education Statistics, Open Government Licence), for all pupils at each school. The middle school in England had 63% at the expected standard at the end of primary school (2025), Attainment 8 of 46.0 at GCSE (2026) and an A level average of C+ (2025). Attainment 8 adds up a pupil's grades in eight GCSEs, with English and maths counted twice (90 is the most), averaged over the school's pupils. Progress 8 compares pupils with others who had the same results at the end of primary school; it is not published for GCSEs in 2025 and 2026, as those pupils sat no primary tests during the pandemic. Small year groups swing from year to year, and figures for very small ones are withheld.
Nurseries and childcare
1 nursery, pre-school or club within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 140 m from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Busy Bees Day Nursery at Sunderland Doxford SR3 3UY | Full day care | 90 | Good (May 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 140 m |
Ofsted also registers 66 childminders and 4 home childcarers (nannies) in Sunderland. It does not publish their addresses, so they cannot be shown here; the council's family information service lists those taking children.
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kids 1st By Busy Bees - Doxford SR3 3UY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 140 m | 5 Very good | 14 Oct 2026 |
| David Lloyd Clubs SR3 3XN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 180 m | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2025 |
| After School Club, Benedict Biscop Church Of England Academy SR3 2RE | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 19 Mar 2024 |
| Benedict Biscop CE Academy SR3 2RE | School/college/university | 210 m | 5 Very good | 30 Apr 2025 |
| Fairstone SR3 3XN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 17 Jun 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 3 |
| Burglary | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 2 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Maxton Close (5); On or near Minskip Close (3); On or near Glanville Road (2); On or near Moorside Road (2); On or near Midsomer Close (1).
Road safety
No collisions in which someone was hurt were reported on and around the street in 2021 to 2025.
Only collisions in which someone was hurt and which the police were told about are here: damage-only collisions and near misses are not, and some injuries are never reported. Positions are recorded by the police, usually to within a few metres. Each year's figures are published the following September.
Traffic on nearby roads
No traffic count point is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes. The Department for Transport counts every motorway and A road and only a sample of minor roads, so a quiet residential street usually has none.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 15% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 20% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 82% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 37% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 3% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 64% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 23% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 1% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 35% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 59% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 4% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 61% | 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) | 36% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 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 street is in decile 9 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
Midsomer Close · Marlow Drive · Moorside Road · Montford Close · Minskip Close · Milsted Close · Celandene Gardens · Markby Close · Midgley Drive · Betony Lane · Glanville Road · Milrig Close
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; road collisions count only those in which someone was hurt and the police were told.
- 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.