Pit Row Farringdon, Sunderland
17 addresses across 1 postcode (SR3), about 180 m long. USRN 38751470.
- Sales: 19 recorded sales since 1995; in 2020 the median was £105,000 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: 4, D: 4).
- Flood: No address on its postcodes is in an area 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.
- Landfill: 1 historic landfill site within 500 m (0.3 miles) of its postcodes; the nearest, Silksworth, is 220 m away.
- 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 A; Band D in Sunderland costs £2,197 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 88% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Sunderland, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 690 m (0.4 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 8.1 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.9 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 82 to 85 m above sea level.
- Noise: 5 of its 17 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Happy House Surgery, about 920 m (0.6 miles) away, with 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 230 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 71% of households owned their home and 31% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 68 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often anti-social behaviour.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 1 | £105,000 | £105,000 | £105,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £108,000 | £108,000 | £108,000 |
| 2010 | 1 | £105,500 | £105,500 | £105,500 |
| 2009 | 1 | £110,000 | £110,000 | £110,000 |
| 2008 | 1 | £112,000 | £112,000 | £112,000 |
| 2007 | 1 | £121,250 | £121,250 | £121,250 |
| 2006 | 1 | £108,000 | £108,000 | £108,000 |
| 2004 | 2 | £171,750 | £168,500 | £175,000 |
| 2003 | 3 | £52,750 | £52,750 | £148,000 |
| 2001 | 1 | £52,000 | £52,000 | £52,000 |
| 2000 | 2 | £42,000 | £29,000 | £55,000 |
| 1999 | 1 | £41,500 | £41,500 | £41,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 Sep 2007 | 1 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £121,250 | |
| 27 Nov 2009 | 2 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2003 | 2 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £52,750 | |
| 8 Jan 2016 | 3 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 11 Aug 2006 | 3 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £108,000 | |
| 21 Feb 2003 | 3 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £52,750 | |
| 14 Jul 2000 | 3 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £29,000 | |
| 20 Nov 1998 | 4 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £36,600 | |
| 8 Aug 2008 | 5 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 9 Dec 1999 | 6 SR3 1AF | Semi-detached | £41,500 | |
| 26 Oct 2020 | 7 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 7 Oct 2010 | 7 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £105,500 | |
| 15 Oct 2004 | 9 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £168,500 | |
| 6 Nov 1998 | 9 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £35,000 | |
| 15 Jun 2001 | 10 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £52,000 | |
| 6 Feb 1995 | 10 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £29,750 | |
| 23 Aug 2004 | 11 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 11 Jul 2003 | 11 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 1 Feb 2000 | 13 SR3 1AF | Terraced | £55,000 |
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 76 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (6); Flat (2). Built: 1900-1929 (6); before 1900 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (3); rented (private) (2).
Each home's certificates and sales (8 addresses)
Gas and electricity use
Homes with gas used 10,534 kWh of it on average in 2024, 12% less than the district's 11,958 kWh, and 2,627 kWh of electricity, about the same as the district. There are gas meters for about 81% of the homes.
These are all the homes on the 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 A (60% of about 800 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)
- The Cavalier: up to 19 homes, permissioned (340 m)
Energy projects nearby
2 energy projects near the street's postcodes.
| Project | Kind | Size | Stage | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Sharpley Wind Farm (Revised) County Durham PLAN/2008/0355 | Wind 3 turbines | 7.5 MW | Operational Jan 2013 | 4.2 km (2.6 miles) |
| Houghton-le-Spring Landfill Site | Landfill Gas | 3 MW | Operational Dec 2006 | 4.4 km (2.8 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
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.
Recorded floods
No recorded flood covers the centre 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
This postcode is 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 postcode is in a 1 km square with radon potential up to 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 the square 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
1 historic landfill site is within 500 m (0.3 miles) of the street's postcodes, the nearest 220 m away.
| Site | Waste went in | Waste | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Silksworth Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear | 1980 to 1982 | Inert | 220 m |
Closed tips can give off gas (methane and carbon dioxide) and leak into the ground for years. An environmental search, which conveyancers usually order, looks at landfill and contaminated land around the home; the council keeps a register of land it has found to be contaminated.
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 82 m and 85 m above sea level (83 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 1AF | 100% | 88% | 88% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Sunderland 709,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Seaham 165,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 6.2 km (3.8 miles) | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 10.8 km (6.7 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 7 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 30 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Silksworth Lane-Ski View | 80 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 12.9 km (8 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Sunderland | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 10 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Aldenham Road 1 | 360 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 25 km (16 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 5 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Happy House Surgery Good Aug 2016 | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 5 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Demnox Pharmacy | 920 m (0.6 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Sunderland Eye Infirmary | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) |
| Care homes | 4 homes within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Archers Court Good Jan 2020 | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| Police station | Gillbridge Police Station | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 2.2 ha | 690 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1,320 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.6 ha | 230 m |
| Allotments | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Newport Allotments 1.3 ha | 440 m (0.3 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 2.2 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north. 3 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Defended settlement on Humbledon Hill | Scheduled monument | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Gilleylaw Plantation | Wood | 180 m south-west |
| Newport Hill | Hill | 270 m east |
| Mill Hill | Hill | 630 m (0.4 miles) south |
| Newport Dene | Valley | 900 m (0.6 miles) east |
| Foxhole Wood | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) south-west |
| Humbledon Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 8.1 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 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 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 2 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 12 | 17 |
5 of the street's 17 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Farringdon Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 700 m (0.4 miles) | 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) |
| Farringdon Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1 km (0.6 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 |
| Thorney Close Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | Good (Sep 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 63% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 7% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 61% in 2023) |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant | Primary | 2–7 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | None published |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior | Primary | 7–11 | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 51% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 67% in 2024 and 57% in 2023) |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) | 85% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 24% at the higher standard (2025; 100% in 2024 and 91% in 2023) |
| Plains Farm Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection | 65% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 9% at the higher standard (2025; 68% in 2024 and 59% in 2023) |
| Hasting Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 55% at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths, 0% at the higher standard (2025; 63% in 2024 and 31% in 2023) |
| Sandhill View Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Report card (Nov 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Needs attention; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met | GCSE 2026 (provisional): Attainment 8 41.1 (38.6 in 2025 and 40.6 in 2024); 47.9% grade 5+ in English and maths |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.5 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 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | |
| City of Sunderland College | 16 plus | 16–99 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection | A level 2025: average grade D+; 5.3% AAB or better; progress well below average |
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
3 nurseries, pre-schools and clubs within 1.5 km (0.9 miles), the nearest 1 km (0.6 miles) from the middle of the street.
| Provider | Kind | Places | Latest inspection | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helpinghands Out of School Club SR3 1AT | Out-of-school day care (over fives) | Not inspected yet | 1 km (0.6 miles) | |
| Helpinghands Childcare SR3 1AT | Full day care | 14 | Good (Nov 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Little Angels Nursery SR3 4EN | Full day care | 58 | Good (Dec 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside & Gilley Law Ca SR3 3BD | Other catering premises | 200 m | 5 Very good | 13 Nov 2019 |
| Lakeside Sports & Social Club SR3 3BD | Pub/bar/nightclub | 260 m | 5 Very good | 29 May 2019 |
| The Scullery SR3 1BN | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 9 May 2023 |
| Costcutters SR3 3DS | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 29 Jul 2023 |
| Shop Locally SR3 1JS | Retailers - other | 480 m (0.3 miles) | Awaiting inspection |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Anti-social behaviour | 31 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 19 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other crime | 3 |
| Vehicle crime | 2 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Parking Area (39); On or near Silksworth Close (24); On or near Sports/Recreation Area (4); On or near Scarborough Road (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 | 47 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 13% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 71% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 31% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 14% | 17% |
| Private rented | 14% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 63% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 19% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 7% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 27% | 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 | 5% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 2% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 65% | 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) | 31% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 6% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 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 1AF: 17 addresses of 19 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Pit Row · Scarborough Road · Symington Gardens · Silksworth Close · Ski View · Sandown Gardens · Southwold Gardens · Aldenham Road · Sunnybrow · Buckingham · Knightsbridge · Oxford 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.