Housing in SR5 5RT
What the homes in SR5 5RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Hylton Red House & Marley Pots
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,522 (2024)
SR5 5RTSunderland
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (66.6%). Flats make up 1.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
41.1% of households in the SR5 5RT area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 21.2% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned41.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented17.5%20.5%
- Social rented41.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 28.6% 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 (18.2%). 36% 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 SR5 5RT (Hylton Red House & Marley Pots) (about 1,522 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.