Housing in SR3 3DB
What the homes in SR3 3DB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lakeside & Farrington
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,410 (2024)
SR3 3DBSunderland
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (74.5%). Flats make up 75.2%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
16.4% of households in the SR3 3DB area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 8.6% own outright and 7.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned16.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented75.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.5 people living in it. 65.9% 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 (35%). 8.1% 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 SR3 3DB (Lakeside & Farrington) (about 1,410 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.