UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/postcode/sr5
SR5Sunderland, England
House prices in SR5, Sunderland
Homes in SR5 sold for a median of £126,000 between September 2024 and August 2026, from 438 standard sales.
It is the cheapest of the 9 postcode districts in the Sunderland council area with at least 100 sales.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half |
|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 28 | £246,000 | £190,000 to £304,000 |
| Semi-detached | 223 | £133,000 | £114,000 to £180,000 |
| Terraced | 164 | £117,500 | £85,000 to £140,000 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 23 | £60,000 | £30,000 to £100,000 |
SR5 has too few sales linked to an energy certificate for its own price per m². Across the SR postcode area, whose median sale price is within 20% of SR5's, it was £1,798 per m² from 205 linked sales.
Most homes sold here were semi-detached houses, at 51% of sales.
The gap between types is wide: detached houses sold for 4.1 times the median for flats, so compare an asking price with the same type of home.
Flats here sold for a median of £60,000, 24% less than the £78,500 typical of the 6 nearest districts with enough flat sales.
Compare an asking price
- Check a home for its floor area
- How much to offer, then how to put the offer in writing
- Work out stamp duty
Where prices are higher in SR5
Of the postcode sectors with at least 20 standard sales, prices were highest in SR5 1, around Sunderland, with a median of £190,000, and lowest in SR5 2, around Sunderland, at £83,000. Dashed outlines on the map show roughly where the two sectors are.
Each dot is a postcode in SR5 with at least 3 standard sales from September 2024 to August 2026, shaded by the median price of those sales. Select a dot for its median and a link to its sales, or use the list below the map.
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List the 45 postcodes on the map, dearest first
| Postcode | Median price | Standard sales |
|---|---|---|
| SR5 3JX | £357,000 | 3 |
| SR5 1NQ | £290,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3DL | £285,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3JY | £276,000 | 4 |
| SR5 1NH | £270,000 | 4 |
| SR5 3FP | £270,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3JZ | £242,000 | 3 |
| SR5 1NX | £235,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3DH | £230,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5EG | £213,000 | 4 |
| SR5 3QR | £197,000 | 5 |
| SR5 1NN | £192,500 | 4 |
| SR5 1LY | £191,500 | 4 |
| SR5 3DQ | £185,000 | 3 |
| SR5 1LF | £176,000 | 4 |
| SR5 5HH | £165,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5HX | £160,000 | 3 |
| SR5 1NG | £145,000 | 9 |
| SR5 3SE | £145,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5NE | £145,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5TX | £143,500 | 4 |
| SR5 3DE | £136,500 | 3 |
| SR5 1DP | £128,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3BS | £125,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3PB | £120,000 | 3 |
| SR5 4DT | £120,000 | 3 |
| SR5 4JL | £120,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5QW | £120,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5RG | £120,000 | 5 |
| SR5 3ET | £115,000 | 3 |
| SR5 4NB | £115,000 | 5 |
| SR5 4RD | £115,000 | 3 |
| SR5 5AZ | £115,000 | 3 |
| SR5 2DE | £112,500 | 5 |
| SR5 5TF | £110,000 | 3 |
| SR5 3TF | £108,000 | 3 |
| SR5 2EF | £92,000 | 4 |
| SR5 1DS | £88,500 | 6 |
| SR5 2DF | £87,500 | 4 |
| SR5 3BG | £84,000 | 4 |
| SR5 2RU | £78,000 | 3 |
| SR5 1HN | £72,500 | 3 |
| SR5 2EW | £61,500 | 4 |
| SR5 1HA | £54,000 | 3 |
| SR5 2HN | £24,500 | 4 |
Prices over time
The median rose 45%, from £85,000 in 2016 to £123,000 in 2025, more than the 33% rise for a typical district in the North East.
Coal mining
All 1,050 live postcodes in SR5 are in the Mining Remediation Authority's coal mining reporting area, so expect your conveyancer to order a mining report with the other conveyancing searches. It does not mean a home is affected (what the report covers).
Postcode districts in the Sunderland council area
Median sale price of the 9 districts with at least 100 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first, each named by its post town. SR5 is the cheapest.
- SR6 Sunderland£201,000
- SR3 Sunderland£192,500
- DH4 Houghton le Spring£170,000
- NE38 Washington£166,000
- SR2 Sunderland£152,500
- DH5 Houghton le Spring£145,000
- NE37 Washington£139,000
- SR4 Sunderland£135,000
- SR5 Sunderland, this district£126,000
Energy ratings of homes for sale
| Rating | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1 | |
| B | 48 | |
| C | 443 | |
| D | 255 | |
| E | 23 | |
| F | 6 |
63% of homes put up for sale were rated C or better, against 52% across England and Wales.
Recent sales
The 10 latest sales ran from £60,000 for a semi-detached house on The Villas to £195,000 for a terraced house on Netherburn Road.
The latest standard sales recorded in SR5. Sales take 2 weeks to 2 months to appear (how to find out what a house sold for). Select an address to check that home, or a postcode for every sale there.
- 14 Rydal MountSold for £165,000
- 37 Bond CloseSold for £125,000
- 53 Netherburn RoadSold for £195,000
- 19 Chatham RoadSold for £135,000
- 1 Freda StreetSold for £110,000
- 23 Bardolph DriveSold for £108,000
- 14 Belgrade CrescentSold for £99,000
- 49 Southwick RoadSold for £63,000
- 5 Gordon TerraceSold for £147,995
- 55 The VillasSold for £60,000
Living in SR5
Crime
106 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 81 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of postcode districts are between 47 and 93.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
Across its postcodes, an average of 98% of homes can get it
Higher than 95 in 100 postcode districts. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of postcode districts are between 73% and 94%.
Radon
94% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 72 in 100 postcode districts.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,197 a year in Sunderland for 2026 to 2027
Lower than 90 in 100 council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Prices by council ward
Median price in the council wards that cover most of SR5, from the sales in SR5, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first:
- Redhouse 120 sales£121,000
- Hylton Castle 140 sales£120,500
- Southwick 138 sales£114,500
When the homes were built
| Built | Homes | Share |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | ||
| 93 | ||
| 113 | ||
| 332 | ||
| 90 | ||
| 38 | ||
| 29 | ||
| 74 |
About these figures
The figures come from 438 standard sales in SR5 (what counts as a standard sale). Of these, fewer than 1 in 10 were flats.
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.