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Postcode district · Sunderland

Affluence in SR4

How SR4 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Population
52,963 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off SR4 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, SR4 scores 2.7 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (1.9 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
2.7/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 31 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability1.9
  • Employment2.7
  • Crime3.0
  • Income3.4
  • Education and skills3.5
  • Living environment3.6
  • Older people in low-income households3.6
  • Children in low-income families3.7
  • Barriers to housing and services8.5
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£40,945
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
14%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

48.3% of adults in SR4 are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 21.8% are retired and 8.9% are full-time students.

SR4England
Employee, full-time30.4%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.4%11.9%
Self-employed5.5%9.5%
Unemployed3.7%2.9%
Full-time student8.9%7.9%
Retired21.8%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.1%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled7.3%4.1%
Other4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

21.5% of adults in SR4 work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

SR4England
Higher managerial & professional5.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.7%19.9%
Intermediate12%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.7%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical5.9%5.3%
Semi-routine14.6%11.3%
Routine15.7%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15%8.5%
Full-time students8.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

24.6% of adults in SR4 hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 24.5% have no qualifications.

SR4England
Degree level or above24.6%33.9%
A level or equivalent16.2%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above14%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C10.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship7.1%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%
No qualifications24.5%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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