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Housing in SR1 3EB

What the homes in SR1 3EB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Sunderland Central & Deptford
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,907 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (78.4%). Flats make up 90.9%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SR1 3EBEngland
Detached0.8%22.9%
Semi-detached2.7%31.5%
Terraced5.6%23%
Purpose-built flat78.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building9.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

7.7% of households in the SR1 3EB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 40.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 4.2% own outright and 3.5% with a mortgage.

SR1 3EB
41%
51%
England
  • Owned7.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented40.7%20.5%
  • Social rented51.2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SR1 3EBEngland
Owned outright4.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan3.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent39.5%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council19.2%8.3%
From a housing association32.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 64.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SR1 3EBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (48.3%). 4.9% of households include dependent children.

SR1 3EBEngland
Living alone, under 6648.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.4%12.8%
Couple, no children14.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children3.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children1.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3%9.2%
Sharers and other households7.7%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sunderland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sunderland (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SunderlandEngland
All homes£707£1,459
One bedroom£523£1,195
Two bedrooms£647£1,335
Three bedrooms£773£1,489
Four or more£1,079£2,161
Detached£1,049£1,640
Semi-detached£733£1,449
Terraced£723£1,435
Flat or maisonette£608£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SR1 3EB (Sunderland Central & Deptford) (about 2,907 residents).

Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.

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