SR4 7LW
The median sold price for the postcode SR4 7LW is around £172,500, from 4 sales over the last 12 months. 169 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SR4 7LW (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £70,500 – £155,000
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SR4 7, last 24 months.
- Terraced£120,000(284 sales)
- Semi-detached£135,500(63 sales)
- Flat£44,000(19 sales)
- Detached£242,500(6 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
SR4 7LW median £172,500 (12 months) vs the wider district £135,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 1.6× the typical Sunderland neighbourhood
- Crime: 1.5× the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in Sunderland and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in SR4 7LW, compared with 92.9% across Sunderland and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 70.5% of premises across Sunderland (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | Sunderland | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 70.5% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 92.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 98.3% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.02% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 67% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with Sunderland: more deprived than 37% of its 185 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income4of 10
- Employment4of 10
- Crime3of 10
- Living environment1of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band C (40%). Average Band D in Sunderland is £2,197.14 for 2026/27.
That is 8% below the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band C in Sunderland: £1,953.01 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 580 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A17%
- Band B19%
- Band C40%
- Band D16%
- Band E2%
- Band F5%
- Band G2%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Richard Avenue Primary School0.2 miles (280 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, September 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for Richard Avenue Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland0.2 miles (290 m)Ofsted ungraded inspection, December 2024: Improved significantlyOfsted reports for St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Barnes Infant Academy0.4 miles (650 m)Ofsted report card, May 2026
- Inclusion Expected standard
- Curriculum and teaching Expected standard
- Achievement Expected standard
- Attendance and behaviour Expected standard
- Personal development and wellbeing Expected standard
- Early years Expected standard
- Leadership and governance Expected standard
- Safeguarding Met
Nearest secondary schools
- Thornhill Academy0.3 miles (460 m)Ofsted, May 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Thornhill Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy0.4 miles (650 m)Ofsted, January 2023: GoodOfsted reports for St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Aidan's Catholic Academy0.5 miles (830 m)Ofsted, February 2025: no overall grade given
- Quality of education Outstanding
- Behaviour and attitudes Outstanding
- Personal development Outstanding
- Leadership and management Outstanding
Public transport
The nearest station to SR4 7LW is University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station), 0.5 miles (800 m) away in a straight line. There are 19 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.5 miles (800 m)University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
- 0.7 miles (1.1 km)Park Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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