Housing in SR3 2FE
What the homes in SR3 2FE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Silksworth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,531 (2024)
SR3 2FESunderland
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.4%). Flats make up 14%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57.1% of households in the SR3 2FE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 5.3% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 22.5% own outright and 34.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned57.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership2.4%1%
- Private rented5.3%20.5%
- Social rented35.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (22.9%). 29.7% 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 SR3 2FE (Silksworth) (about 2,531 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.