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Housing in SR2 7LL

What the homes in SR2 7LL 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
2,162 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.9%). Flats make up 67.5%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

SR2 7LLEngland
Detached2.5%22.9%
Semi-detached3.2%31.5%
Terraced26.8%23%
Purpose-built flat43.9%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house21.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

21.9% of households in the SR2 7LL area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 52.4% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 11.8% own outright and 10.1% with a mortgage.

SR2 7LL
22%
52%
25%
England
  • Owned21.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented52.4%20.5%
  • Social rented25.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SR2 7LLEngland
Owned outright11.8%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan10.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent49.7%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council6.2%8.3%
From a housing association19.2%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 51.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SR2 7LLEngland
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20%
40%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.8%). 15.4% of households include dependent children.

SR2 7LLEngland
Living alone, under 6636.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.5%12.8%
Couple, no children11.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households13.6%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 SR2 7LL (Sunderland Central & Deptford) (about 2,162 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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