Housing in SR2 7BG
What the homes in SR2 7BG 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
- 1,643 (2024)
SR2 7BGSunderland
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (33%). Flats make up 67.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.2% of households in the SR2 7BG area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.4% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented39%20.5%
- Social rented23.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 53.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.5%). 14.1% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around SR2 7BG (Sunderland Central & Deptford) (about 1,643 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.