Is Sunderland a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sunderland, from official data · 15 postcode districts · 7,214 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Sunderland, from official data · 15 postcode districts · 7,214 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in Sunderland sold for £147,114 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.8% on a year earlier. Across Sunderland, police record 100 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (estimated from the 11 of the last 12 months the police force published in full), close to the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Sunderland, the nearest primary school is Grindon Infant School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Christ's College, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is The Broadway Medical Practice, 0.7 mi away, about a 14 minute walk.
Sunderland station is 2.5 mi away; South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest park, Barnes Park, is 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk.
Across Sunderland, police record 100 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (estimated from the 11 of the last 12 months the police force published in full), close to the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Sunderland sold for £147,114 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.8% on a year earlier. By type: detached £263,575, semi-detached £157,435, terraced £127,831, flats £81,768. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Grindon Infant School, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Christ's College, 0.4 mi away, about a 8 minute walk (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Sunderland is 2.5 mi away, and South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (tram, metro or Underground) is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £36,579 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.