SR1 postcode area guide — Sunderland
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SR1 postcode district in Sunderland — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SR1
Mixed coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
73.4%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
37.7%
Gigabit-capable
33.9%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.6%
Broadband availability in the SR1 postcode district (Sunderland) is Mixed — superfast is available to many but not all premises. Across the 314 postcodes Ofcom measures in SR1, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 73.4% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 33.9%.
Around 0.6% of premises in SR1 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SR1
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SR1 1AE | 0% | 0% |
| SR1 1AF | 0% | 0% |
| SR1 1AG | 0% | 0% |
| SR1 1AH | 0% | 0% |
| SR1 1BA | 97.4% | 0% |
| SR1 1BH | 100% | 0% |
| SR1 1BJ | 100% | 0% |
| SR1 1BL | 100% | 0% |
| SR1 1BU | 89.5% | 0% |
| SR1 1BW | 0% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around Sunderland
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Sunderland district (141,770 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
94.9%
4G outdoors — all networks
100%
5G outdoors — all networks
79.6%
Voice indoors — all networks
95.1%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SR1
Police recorded 644 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SR1 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 149 | 23.1% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 136 | 21.1% |
| Shoplifting | 103 | 16.0% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 64 | 9.9% |
| Burglary | 47 | 7.3% |
| Public order | 34 | 5.3% |
| Other theft | 32 | 5.0% |
| Vehicle crime | 21 | 3.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SR1
Based on 76 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SR1 is £62,500, up 25.1% on the previous year (£49,950).
Semi-detached
£114,000
3 sales
Terraced
£85,000
21 sales
Flat / maisonette
£44,000
33 sales
Latest recorded sales in SR1
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2026 | £95,000 | Flat | St Thomas Street | SR1 1NW |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £50,000 | Flat | Borough Road | SR1 1PS |
| 17 Apr 2026 | £34,213 | Flat | West Wear Street | SR1 1XD |
| 15 Apr 2026 | £100,000 | Flat | William Street | SR1 1UL |
| 8 Apr 2026 | £15,000 | Flat | Borough Road | SR1 1HR |
| 31 Mar 2026 | £135,000 | Semi-detached | Foyle Street | SR1 1LE |
| 25 Mar 2026 | £50,000 | Terraced | Rosedale Street | SR1 3RW |
| 24 Mar 2026 | £37,000 | Flat | West Wear Street | SR1 1XH |
| 17 Mar 2026 | £44,000 | Flat | High Street East | SR1 2AY |
| 6 Mar 2026 | £60,000 | Other | Blandford Street | SR1 3JH |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? Sunderland demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider Sunderland district (274,175 residents, 122,177 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17.5% |
| 15–29 | 22.6% |
| 30–44 | 18.1% |
| 45–64 | 21.3% |
| 65+ | 20.5% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 58.1% |
| Private rented | 14.9% |
| Social rented | 15.4% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SR1
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson Road Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 345 | SR1 2AH |
| Endeavour SR | Not applicable | 14–19 | 0 | SR1 1QH |
| University of Sunderland | Not applicable | — | — | SR1 3SD |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SR1
268 rated food businesses operate in SR1. 183 hold the top rating of 5, 23 are rated 4, and 8 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: 21 Social, Achakili Restaurant, Adda Sunderland, Admiral, Admiral.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SR1
From a sample of 93 Energy Performance Certificates across 5 SR1 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
55%
Band D
33%
Band E
11%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for Sunderland
Landlines around SR1 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.