Runswick Close Sunderland
32 addresses across 3 postcodes (SR3), about 150 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38757520.
- Sales: 34 recorded sales since 1995; in 2022 the median was £235,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 16 homes have an energy certificate (C: 2, D: 14).
- 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 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: There is a small park or garden about 60 m away, and Silksworth Recreation Park (3.0 hectares) is about 780 m (0.5 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 7.2 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 5.7 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 97 to 100 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 32 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 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 520 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 86% of households owned their home and 26% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 3 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often criminal damage and arson.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 1 | £235,000 | £235,000 | £235,000 |
| 2021 | 3 | £215,000 | £200,000 | £230,000 |
| 2020 | 1 | £239,000 | £239,000 | £239,000 |
| 2018 | 5 | £169,950 | £143,302 | £178,000 |
| 2016 | 3 | £151,000 | £140,000 | £153,500 |
| 2015 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £177,500 | £177,500 | £177,500 |
| 2010 | 2 | £175,000 | £175,000 | £175,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2008 | 2 | £152,500 | £150,000 | £155,000 |
| 2005 | 1 | £90,000 | £90,000 | £90,000 |
| 2004 | 1 | £161,000 | £161,000 | £161,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 Dec 2022 | 5 SR3 2YG | Semi-detached | £235,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2021 | 17 SR3 2YG | Detached | £230,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2021 | 26 SR3 2YG | Detached | £200,000 | |
| 22 Jun 2021 | 5 SR3 2YG | Semi-detached | £215,000 | |
| 11 Nov 2020 | 16 SR3 2YG | Detached | £239,000 | |
| 30 Nov 2018 | 7 SR3 2YG | Detached | £169,950 | |
| 18 Jun 2018 | 27 SR3 2YG | Detached | £143,302 | |
| 16 May 2018 | 5 SR3 2YG | Semi-detached | £178,000 | |
| 20 Apr 2018 | 20 SR3 2YG | Detached | £170,000 | |
| 23 Mar 2018 | 6 SR3 2YG | Detached | £164,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2017 | 26 SR3 2YG | Detached | £135,100 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Dec 2016 | 19 SR3 2YG | Detached | £151,000 | |
| 21 Jul 2016 | 28 SR3 2YG | Detached | £153,500 | |
| 12 Feb 2016 | 19 SR3 2YG | Detached | £140,000 | |
| 4 Dec 2015 | 31 SR3 2YG | Detached | £120,000 | |
| 23 Aug 2013 | 17 SR3 2YG | Detached | £177,500 | |
| 23 Apr 2010 | 17 SR3 2YG | Terraced | £175,000 | |
| 31 Mar 2010 | 19 SR3 2YG | Detached | £175,000 | |
| 5 Jun 2009 | 29 SR3 2YG | Detached | £145,000 | |
| 14 Nov 2008 | 4 SR3 2YG | Detached | £155,000 | |
| 29 Feb 2008 | 7 SR3 2YG | Detached | £150,000 | |
| 22 Jul 2005 | 17 SR3 2YG | Terraced | £90,000 | |
| 28 Apr 2004 | 28 SR3 2YG | Detached | £161,000 | |
| 20 Feb 2001 | 9 SR3 2YG | Detached | £68,000 | |
| 27 Jul 1999 | 20 SR3 2YG | Detached | £71,000 | |
| 16 Apr 1999 | 23 SR3 2YG | Detached | £54,250 | |
| 15 Jan 1999 | 19 SR3 2YG | Detached | £65,500 | |
| 2 Oct 1998 | 26 SR3 2YG | Detached | £59,950 | |
| 23 Jan 1998 | 14 SR3 2YG | Semi-detached | £56,500 | |
| 6 Nov 1997 | 30 SR3 2YG | Detached | £67,000 | |
| 31 Oct 1997 | 3 SR3 2YG | Detached | £69,950 | |
| 4 Mar 1996 | 28 SR3 2YG | Detached | £75,000 | |
| 23 Oct 1995 | 14 SR3 2YG | Semi-detached | £57,000 | |
| 9 Jun 1995 | 26 SR3 2YG | Detached | £55,000 |
Energy performance certificates
16 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 76 m². Most common: Bungalow, detached (8); House, detached (7); House, semi-detached (1). Built: 1967-1975 (11); 1976-1982 (3); 1983-1990 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (10).
Each home's certificates and sales (14 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 neighbourhoods around this street: most are in band A (42% of about 1,630 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 2 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 2YG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
| SR3 2YB | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| SR3 2YF | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 32 addresses are between 97 m and 100 m above sea level (99 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SR3 2YB | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SR3 2YF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| SR3 2YG | 100% | 100% | 100% | 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 | 4.6 km (2.9 miles) | |
| Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 12.2 km (7.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 18 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Tunstall Village Green | 230 m |
| Bus or coach station | Interchange Sunderland | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 14 km (8.7 miles) |
| Car parks | Asda Ryhope Car Park | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Mary Street | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 26.6 km (17 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 3 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Village Surgery Partnership | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 6 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Chastons Pharmacy | 750 m (0.5 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Dental Surgery | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Hospital | Cherry Knowle Hospital | 1.6 km (1 mile) |
| Police station | Gillbridge Police Station | 3.9 km (2.5 miles) |
| Cash machines | Payzone | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 5 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 60 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Silksworth Recreation Park 3.0 ha | 780 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Playground 1,150 m² | 380 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 740 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | Unnamed 6,940 m² | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 5 parks and gardens, 4.8 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Ryhope pumping engines, a scheduled monument, 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-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 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south-east |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Hill | Hill | 550 m (0.3 miles) south-west |
| Newport Dene | Valley | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) north-west |
| Tunstall Hills | Hills | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) north |
| Howly Hill | Hill | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| Gilleylaw Plantation | Wood | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) west |
| Seaham Beach | Beach | 4 km (2.5 miles) south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 7.2 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.7 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 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 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 31 | 32 |
1 of the street's 32 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Venerable Bede Church of England Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 300 m | 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 |
| St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth Roman Catholic | Primary | 5–11 | 550 m (0.3 miles) | Good (Nov 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| New Silksworth Academy Infant | Primary | 2–7 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| New Silksworth Academy Junior | Primary | 7–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mill Hill Primary School | Primary | 5–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Mill Hill Nursery School | Nursery | 2–5 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Outstanding (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Ryhope Junior School | Primary | 7–11 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Ryhope Infant School Academy | Primary | 2–7 | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hill View Infant Academy | Primary | 3–7 | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) | Good (Jun 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| St Paul's CofE Primary School Church of England | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Patrick's Catholic Primary School, Ryhope Roman Catholic | Primary | 4–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Good (Mar 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Hill View Junior Academy | Primary | 7–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blinkrun Delivery Services SR2 0BP | Other catering premises | 270 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| The Venerable Bede School Kitchen SR2 0SX | School/college/university | 280 m | 5 Very good | 29 Jan 2025 |
| Venerable Bede - B-Free ( Breakfast/After School Club) SR2 0SX | School/college/university | 280 m | 4 Good | 3 May 2018 |
| North East Autism Society - Tunstall Children's Home SR3 2BY | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 390 m | Awaiting inspection | |
| Diya Indian SR3 2BY | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 390 m | 5 Very good | 29 Nov 2025 |
| Silksworth Youth And Community Centre SR3 2BB | Other catering premises | 490 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 3 Dec 2019 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Criminal damage and arson | 1 |
| Public order | 1 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Levisham Close (2); On or near Tunstall Village Green (1).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 10% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 32% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 86% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 55% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 9% | 17% |
| Private rented | 5% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 46% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 5% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 41% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 26% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 71% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 3% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | under 1% | 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 | 6% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 26% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 19% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 12% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 100% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The 2 neighbourhoods around this street are in deciles 4 to 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 2YG: 30 addresses
- SR3 2YB: 1 address of 38 in the postcode
- SR3 2YF: 1 address of 11 in the postcode
Nearby streets
Boulby Close · Hawsker Close · Fylingdale Drive · Houlskye Close · Levisham Close · Goathland Drive · Lidcombe Close · Tunstall Village Green · Merryweather Rise · The Maltings · Rachel Close · Ainthorpe 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.
- 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.