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Housing in SR4 7AF

What the homes in SR4 7AF 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
1,179 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (62.5%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

SR4 7AFEngland
Detached6.5%22.9%
Semi-detached18.1%31.5%
Terraced62.5%23%
Purpose-built flat7.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building2.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.5% of households in the SR4 7AF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 43.2% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 26.3% own outright and 15.1% with a mortgage.

SR4 7AF
41%
43%
15%
England
  • Owned41.5%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented43.2%20.5%
  • Social rented15.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

SR4 7AFEngland
Owned outright26.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan15.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent40.4%18.2%
Other private rented2.8%2.2%
From the council6.7%8.3%
From a housing association8.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 36.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

SR4 7AFEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.2%). 20.5% of households include dependent children.

SR4 7AFEngland
Living alone, under 6625.2%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.2%12.8%
Couple, no children16.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households10.3%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 SR4 7AF (Sunderland Central & Deptford) (about 1,179 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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