SR2 8HU

Deptford & Hendon · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sunderland
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Postcode district
SR2
Postcode sector
SR2 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR2 8HJ 42 m
SR2 8HX 49 m
SR2 8AT 71 m
SR2 8JA 74 m
SR2 7EA 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR2 8HU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR2
Postcode sector
SR2 8
Latitude
54.898321
Longitude
-1.379307
British National Grid easting
439,905
British National Grid northing
556,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Sunderland Central · E14001531
Output area
E00044849
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 013E · E01008834
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 013 · E02001803

Postcode source versions

Explore SR2

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
9e, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, SR2 8HU 8 April 2022 £35,000
Carlton House, 2, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, SR2 8HU 4 October 2021 £620,000
9e, Mowbray Road, Sunderland, SR2 8HU 16 July 2021 £69,999

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
44
Secondary
10
  1. Ashbrooke School

    Other independent special school

    392 m
  2. Hudson Road Primary School

    Community school

    667 m
  3. Valley Road Academy

    Academy converter

    708 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
5,604
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,891
  • Shoplifting 678
  • Anti social behaviour 618
  • Criminal damage and arson 475
  • Public order 456

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
10

6 female, 4 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
10.0
SR2 8 residents
5,906

Age bands in SR2 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.7%

1,095 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.9%

697 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.9%

1,638 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,536 residents

Age 65 and over
15.3%

899 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR2 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

26

within 5 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

    DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL CENTRE, SUFFOLK STREET, HENDON, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8AD

    ODS code A89001

    457 m

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    466 m

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    702 m

  • VILLETTE SURGERY

    SUFFOLK STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8AX

    ODS code A89005

    704 m

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    RIVERVIEW HEALTH CENTRE, BOROUGH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2HJ

    ODS code A89018

    891 m

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

    RIVERVIEW HEALTH CENTRE, BOROUGH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2HJ

    ODS code A89002

    891 m

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    1.4 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    1.7 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    1.7 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    1.8 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE OLD FORGE SURGERY, PALLION PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR4 6QE

    ODS code A89020

    2.5 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

    PALLION H.C, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code A89031

    2.5 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

    PALLION HEALTH CENTRE, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code A89007

    2.5 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

    PALLION HEALTH CENTRE, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code Y01262

    2.5 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PALLION HEALTH CENTRE, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code A89006

    2.5 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SOUTHWICK HEALTH CENTRE, THE GREEN, SOUTHWICK, SUNDERLAND, SR5 2LT

    ODS code A89019

    2.8 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    2.9 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

    RYHOPE HEALTH CENTRE, BLACK ROAD, RYHOPE, SUNDERLAND, SR2 0RY

    ODS code A89035

    3.1 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    3.2 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Ryhope Road-Mowbray Road

    BCT · Ashbrooke

    0.1 miles
  • Esplanade West-The Cloisters

    BCT · Ashbrooke

    0.1 miles
  • Burdon Road-Bede Place

    BCT · Ashbrooke

    0.1 miles
  • Toward Road-Gray Road

    BCT · Hendon

    0.1 miles
  • Toward Road-St Vincent Street

    BCT · Hendon

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 013E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,203 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
1 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £327,500 from 2 recorded sales in SR2 8HU. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sunderland is £143,216 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 10 secondary schools. Ashbrooke School is the nearest published school at 392 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

5,604 published events cover 12 months, averaging 467 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,891 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.