Sunderland
Local authority in North East · 185 neighbourhoods
Areas
36 areasAgainst North East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North East's middle.
- Fulwell · SR64 neighbourhoods£2,750 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Springwell & Usworth · NE374 neighbourhoods£2,490 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Seaburn · SR65 neighbourhoods£2,480 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hall Farm · SR34 neighbourhoods£2,450 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm · NE386 neighbourhoods£2,330 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Oxclose and Lambton · NE386 neighbourhoods£2,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Shiney Row · DH46 neighbourhoods£2,160 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Herrington & Doxford · SR35 neighbourhoods£2,110 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Hill View & Tunstall · SR27 neighbourhoods£2,050 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Pallion North · SR44 neighbourhoods£2,000 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £1,810 per m² · North East £2,000 per m²
- By type
- Flat £66k · Terraced £117k · Semi £155k · Detached £274k
- Neighbourhoods
- 185
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
Safety
On mapSources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
99 state schools- Primary
- 81
- Secondary
- 18
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £42,600 a year · typical North East neighbourhood £43,200
- Social renting
- 23% of homes · typical North East neighbourhood 17%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 46% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 9% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is Sunderland safe?
We don't have recorded crime figures for Sunderland yet.
How much do homes cost in Sunderland?
Homes sold for a typical £1,810 per m² in the year to August 2026, about the same as North East as a whole (£2,000 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £125,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in Sunderland?
There are 81 state primary and 18 state secondary schools inside Sunderland's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is Sunderland a deprived area?
46% of Sunderland's 185 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 9% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.