Council area · England
Sunderland: its 36 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against Sunderland as a whole, from official records, as of 18 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £68,000 in Hendon & Docks to £240,000 in Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
62.8%
Sunderland Royal Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
21 min 9 s
Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
6 min 38 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
0.2%
261 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 10th of 12 councils in North East.
Households in fuel poverty
9.3%
2024, England's own measure; 6th highest of 12 in North East.
Extra deaths in winter
24.7%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in Sunderland
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albany and Blackfell | £139,975 | £71,000 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Barnes Park | £135,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm | £185,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Concord and Sulgrave | £114,000 | £26,750 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Fulwell | £225,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Grangetown | £140,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Hall Farm | £180,248 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield | £240,000 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Hendon & Docks | £68,000 | £97,500 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Herrington & Doxford | £200,000 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Hetton-le-Hole North | £135,167 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Hetton-le-Hole South | £110,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Hill View & Tunstall | £225,000 | £99,000 | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Houghton Town | £145,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Houghton West | £121,250 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Hylton Red House & Marley Pots | £120,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Lakeside & Farrington | £127,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Millfield | £82,325 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Monkwearmouth | £160,000 | £106,500 | Below average income | Few signs |
| Newbottle & Penshaw | £126,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| North Hylton | £122,500 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Oxclose and Lambton | £140,750 | £60,000 | Middle income | Few signs |
| Pallion North | £126,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Strong signs |
| Pallion South & High Barnes | £160,000 | – | Middle income | Some signs |
| Pennywell and Grindon | £130,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Ryhope | £159,950 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Seaburn | £220,000 | – | Affluent | Clear signs |
| Shiney Row | £161,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Silksworth | £130,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| South Hylton | £130,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Southwick | £104,375 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Springwell & Usworth | £182,500 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Sunderland Central & Deptford | £137,500 | £64,500 | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Thorney Close & Plains Farm | £115,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Town End Farm | £115,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Washington Town Centre & Biddick | £173,000 | £129,500 | Middle income | Some signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest Sunderland's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sunderland Royal Hospital | 220,373 residents (500 m from the nearest) | 62.8% in September 2026 | England 61% | 1.9% |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 46,425 residents (4.0 km from the nearest) | 58.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.7% |
| University Hospital North Durham | 7,372 residents (9.9 km from the nearest) | 63.5% in September 2026 | England 61% | 11.9% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service Sunderland is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 6 min 38 s on average over 546 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers Sunderland and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 7 min 13 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 261 (0.2% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 10th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.3% (about 12,058 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
- Where it ranks 6th highest of 12 councils in North East.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 24.7% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 15.2% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in Sunderland
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