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SR5 3RL area guide

Who lives in SR5 3RL, what homes sell for, and how it compares on crime, schools and transport.

Neighbourhood
North Hylton
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,192 (2024)
At a glance

What SR5 3RL is like

SR5 3RL is a postcode in the North Hylton area of Sunderland. Because census and crime data isn’t published for single postcodes, the figures here cover the surrounding neighbourhood of about 1,192 people. 79.5% of households own their home, 5.4% rent privately and 15.1% are in social housing. The largest age group is 60–64, and 62.5% of adults are in work. On deprivation, it sits near the middle of the scale for England. Higher-harm crime is well below the England and Wales average. Homes in SR5 3 sold for a median of £130,000 over the year to August 2026.

Scores

How SR5 3RL compares

Headline figures for SR5 3RL, set against England as a whole.

AffluenceMore
6.0/ 10

Around the middle. Scored from 1 (most deprived in England) to 10 (least deprived).

CrimeMore
4/ 10

Around the middle: 18.8 higher-harm crimes per 1,000 people a year vs 31.1 nationally.

House pricesMore
£130,000

Median over 45 sales in SR5 3, −1.1% on the year before.

TransportMore
4.5/ 10

Good: 1 station within a mile, 18 bus stops within 800m.

SchoolsMore
86%

Rated good or better across 7 inspected schools within 1 mile.

Household incomeMore
£34,741

Average annual income before tax, higher than 2% of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

What stands out

Worth knowing before you invest

Where SR5 3RL differs most from the national average.

  1. 01
    Few private renters

    Only 5.4% of households rent privately, against 20.5% across England.

  2. 02
    Mostly owner-occupied

    79.5% of households own their home, against 61.3% across England.

Questions

SR5 3RL FAQs

01
Is SR5 3RL a good place to live?

Deprivation, crime, schools and transport at a glance.

It scores 6.0 out of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 10 is the least deprived in England. Higher-harm crime runs at 18.8 per 1,000 people a year, band 4 of 10 nationally. 86% of the inspected schools nearby are rated good or better. Transport connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10 (good).
02
How much does a house cost in SR5 3RL?

The median sale price over the last year was £130,000.

Homes in SR5 3 sold for a median of £130,000 across 45 sales in the year to August 2026, −1.1% on the year before. Prices come from HM Land Registry’s record of every residential sale.
03
Is SR5 3RL safe?

How recorded crime here compares with the national average.

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.8 offences per 1,000 people a year around SR5 3RL, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales, band 4 of 10.
04
Who lives in SR5 3RL?

Age, home ownership and housing from the census.

The largest age group is 60–64, at 10.6% of residents. 79.5% of households own their home. The most common property type is semi-detached (50.9%).
05
Which council covers SR5 3RL?

The local authority for SR5 3RL is Sunderland.

SR5 3RL comes under Sunderland in the North East. Council tax, planning applications and bin collections are handled there.
06
How well connected is SR5 3RL?

Connectivity scores 4.5 out of 10.

There are 18 bus stops within 800m and 1 station or tram stop within a mile, scoring 4.5 out of 10 (good). The nearest station is South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 0.6 miles away.

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS); ONS mid-year population estimates; police recorded crime; the English, Welsh and Scottish indices of deprivation; ONS small area income estimates; ONS private rents; DfE, Welsh and Scottish school registers and Ofsted; DfT NaPTAN; ORR estimates of station usage; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right.

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