Sunderland
Sunderland is a town in Tyne & Wear, England. It has around 4 restaurants and cafés, 4 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is South Hylton, 2.9 km away. There were around 67 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 10 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Sunderland is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 274,175 residents at roughly 1,995 people per km².
My Area Score
Good
Ranked 149th of 294 English council areas — better than 49% of them.
A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology
Weather
9°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 57% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:23
9h 8m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
23US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
73 reported · August 2026▼ 1% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences25
- Criminal damage & arson16
- Anti-social behaviour13
- Public order6
Neighbourhood team: Houghton · Northumbria
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour (ASB) and motorcycle ASB
- Shop Theft
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
332 reported road collisions (2025)
80 killed or seriously injured · 430 casualties · 12.1 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
233 food businesses within 2 miles
- 199 rated 4–5 ★ (177 top)
- 4 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: South Hylton (2.9 km)
- 4 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Sunderland (5.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£147,763 average▲ 4.6% YoY
Across Sunderland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£707 average monthly rent▲ 4.6% YoY
- 1 bed £523
- 2 bed £647
- 3 bed £773
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.8 times median annual pay (4.3× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
3,161 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · BP (3.9 km)
18 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
124 charging locations within ~8 km
- 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 350 kW
- Nearest: Herrington Country Park (1.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches9
- Playgrounds5
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
274,175 residents in Sunderland · 1,995/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 62%
- 65+: 21%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,616
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK10,432
- Net moves−816
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 31 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
28% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,197 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (60% of 134,620)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
125 schools · 41,439 pupils
81 primary · 16 secondary · 28 other
Ofsted: 45 of 47 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)
116 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Biddick AcademyGood
- Castle View Enterprise AcademyGood
- KepierGood
- Monkwearmouth AcademyGood
- Red House AcademyGood
- Sandhill View AcademyGood
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic AcademyGood
- Thornhill AcademyGood
- Farringdon Community AcademyRequires improvement
- Washington AcademyRequires improvement
- Hetton Academy
- Oxclose Community Academy
- Southmoor Academy
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy
- St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
- Venerable Bede Church of England Academy
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Sunderland
Care & health services
235 CQC-registered services
- Care homes87
- GP practices45
- Dentists36
- Homecare agencies43
- Hospitals & hospices7
CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Sunderland
Heritage & planning
- Within the Green Belt
- 12 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
153 applications decided
94.1% granted · 144 granted, 9 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 5
- LD 12
- Ref 57
- Oth 1
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools3
- Supermarkets1
- Parks & greens8
- Restaurants & cafés6
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,830 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
668 jobs advertised · £37,469 avg
e.g. Delivery Driver - Gateshead, Market Research Field Interviewer Car Required Part-time, Senior Project Manager
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£655 median full-time weekly pay
3.8% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,252 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
46% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 173,812 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 77.3 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 56.3 women · 56.4 men
77% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Houghton and Sunderland South:
- Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England1,390 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth491 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases423 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK192 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND159 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Offerton, Tyne and Wear · 0.8 kmOfferton is a hamlet in the Sunderland district of Tyne and Wear, England. It is situated about 4 miles (6.4 km) west of Sunderland city centre.
Herrington Country Park · 0.8 km‘’‘Herrington Country Park’’’ is a country park and open public space in Herrington, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. Located adjacent to Penshaw Monument, the park was built on the site of a former colliery. The park has d…
Herrington · 1.4 kmHerrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England, historically in County Durham.
Houghton and Washington East · 1.5 kmHoughton and Washington East was, from 1997 until 2010, a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament (MP) by the first past the post s…
Penshaw Monument · 1.5 kmThe Penshaw Monument is a memorial in the style of an ancient Greek temple on Penshaw Hill in the metropolitan borough of the City of Sunderland, North East England. It is located near the village of Penshaw, between…
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