Pemberton Close Sunderland
24 addresses across 1 postcode (SR5), about 40 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38750200.
- Sales: 3 recorded sales since 1995; in 2013 the median was £66,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 22 homes have an energy certificate (B: 1, C: 15, D: 6).
- 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 Sunderland, about 1.7 km (1.1 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden, Margaret Thompson Park, is about 310 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 10.6 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.2 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 38 to 40 m above sea level.
- Noise: 15 of its 24 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Bridge View Medical Group, about 530 m (0.3 miles) away, with 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 280 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 23% of households owned their home and 12% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 141 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 1 | £66,000 | £66,000 | £66,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 Mar 2022 | 3 SR5 1RW | Terraced | £92,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 5 Dec 2019 | 19 SR5 1RW | Terraced | £55,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 1 Mar 2013 | 19 SR5 1RW | Terraced | £66,000 |
Energy performance certificates
22 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 74 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (8); Flat (6); House, end-terrace (6). Built: 1967-1975 (16); 1991-1995 (3); 1976-1982 (2). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (21); rented (private) (1).
Each home's certificates and sales (17 addresses)
- 1, Pemberton Close
- 2, Pemberton Close
- 4, Pemberton Close
- 6, Pemberton Close
- 7, Pemberton Close
- 10, Pemberton Close
- 11, Pemberton Close
- 12, Pemberton Close
- 14, Pemberton Close
- 15, Pemberton Close
- 16, Pemberton Close
- 17, Pemberton Close
- 18, Pemberton Close
- 20, Pemberton Close
- 21, Pemberton Close
- 22, Pemberton Close
- 25, Pemberton Close
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 (99% of about 710 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Farringdon Row Phase 2-4: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (790 m (0.5 miles))
- Ayres Quay: up to 80 homes, not permissioned (830 m (0.5 miles))
- Stadium Village, Sheepfolds Central: up to 265 homes, not permissioned (860 m (0.5 miles))
- Thornbeck College site: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
- Thornbeck College site: up to 11 homes, not permissioned (900 m (0.6 miles))
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
No address in this street's postcodes is in an area at high, medium or low risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water. The rest are in areas at very low risk: less than a 0.1% (1 in 1,000) chance a year.
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 street's 24 addresses are between 38 m and 40 m above sea level (39 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR5 1RW | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) | |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11 km (6.8 miles) | |
| Underground, metro or tram | Stadium Of Light (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| St Peter's (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Seaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 9 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 48 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Southwick Road-Carley Square | 70 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 8.9 km (5.5 miles) |
| Car parks | St Mary's Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 5 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Connected Kerb Charging Stations | 330 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 23.1 km (14 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 6 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bridge View Medical Group | 530 m (0.3 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 9 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Cohens Chemist | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Dental Surgery | 590 m (0.4 miles) |
| Hospital | Monkwearmouth Hospital | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Police station | Southwick Police Station | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | 1 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tesco Bank ATM | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Margaret Thompson Park 9.8 ha | 310 m |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 610 m² | 470 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 630 m (0.4 miles) |
| Allotments | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7,670 m² | 180 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 4 parks and gardens, 13 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Monkwearmouth Museum of Land Transport With Walls, Footbridge, Waiting Room, a listed building (Grade II*), 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east. 26 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Monkwearmouth Museum of Land Transport With Walls, Footbridge, Waiting Room | Listed building, Grade II* | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-east |
| First World War early warning acoustic mirror on Namey Hill, 570m north of Carley Hill Cricket Ground | Scheduled monument | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Monkwearmouth Anglo-Saxon monastery and medieval priory | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.8 miles) south-east |
| Roker Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Mowbray Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Thirlwell Bank | Cliff or slope | 310 m south-west |
| Namey Hill | Hill | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north |
| Potato Garth | Beach | 1.6 km (1 mile) east |
| Swinging Basin | Tidal water | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Polka Hole | Wetland | 2 km (1.2 miles) east |
| Baron's Quay Wood | Wood | 3.8 km (2.4 miles) west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.2 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.7 | 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 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 10 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 9 | 24 |
15 of the street's 24 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grange Park Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 290 m | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Southwick Community Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 610 m (0.4 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Redby Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 870 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Mar 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Dame Dorothy Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Willow Wood Community Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Good (Jun 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Diamond Hall Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Fulwell Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Exceptional; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Fulwell Infant School Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (May 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Diamond Hall Infant Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salvation Army SR1 2AU | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 120 m | 5 Very good | 28 May 2025 |
| Food Fusions SR5 1RU | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 150 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| MICC Chapel Of Light SR5 1RU | Other catering premises | 150 m | 5 Very good | 1 Apr 2025 |
| China City SR5 2RP | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 270 m | Unknown | 12 Dec 2025 |
| Grange Park Primary SR5 1EA | School/college/university | 290 m | 5 Very good | 1 Oct 2025 |
| Bella Roma & Indee SR5 2AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 360 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 8 Nov 2022 |
| Pizza Palace SR5 2AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 370 m | 4 Good | 3 Apr 2024 |
| Great Wall SR5 2AB | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 380 m | 3 Generally satisfactory | 20 Jan 2026 |
| Thompson Park Community Assoc SR5 1LG | Other catering premises | 380 m | 4 Good | 9 Aug 2017 |
| Yard Nine SR5 1SN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 390 m | 5 Very good | 10 Aug 2026 |
| Southwick Neighbourhood Youth Project SR5 2AB | Distributors/Transporters | 390 m | 5 Very good | 25 Jan 2023 |
| The Bread And Butter Thing SR5 2AB | Other catering premises | 390 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Artistic Flare. Crafts, Chats And Coffee SR5 2AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 400 m (0.2 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Aug 2025 |
| Sri Lanka Street Food SR5 2AB | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 410 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 9 Nov 2025 |
| Delish-Dish SR5 2JE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 440 m (0.3 miles) | 4 Good | 4 Sep 2025 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 62 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 24 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 15 |
| Public order | 14 |
| Other theft | 12 |
| Other crime | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Burglary | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Southwick Road (25); On or near Byron Street (14); On or near Lee Street (12); On or near Maypole Close (11); On or near Cornhill Road (10).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 18% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 12% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 23% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 50% | 17% |
| Private rented | 27% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 42% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 19% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 11% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 17% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 47% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 18% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 17% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 78% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 2% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 12% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 33% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 96% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street 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.
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
- SR5 1RW: 24 addresses
Nearby streets
Farm Street · Attwood Grove · Finsbury Street · Chilton Street · Columba Street · Wallace Street · Swan Street · Johnstone Villas · Maypole Close · Byron Street · Wallace Street · Stafford Grove
All the streets in SR5 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.