SR3 1LQ

Farringdon & Silksworth · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
SR3
Postcode sector
SR3 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR3 1FU 71 m
SR3 1JE 78 m
SR3 1EF 87 m
SR3 1FX 129 m
SR3 2AA 141 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR3 1LQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR3
Postcode sector
SR3 1
Latitude
54.872156
Longitude
-1.412511
British National Grid easting
437,800
British National Grid northing
553,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044724
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 029D · E01008802
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 029 · E02001819

Postcode source versions

Explore SR3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
64
Primary
38
Secondary
8
  1. Mill Hill Primary School

    Community school

    802 m
  2. New Silksworth Academy Infant

    Academy sponsor led

    849 m
  3. New Silksworth Academy Junior

    Academy sponsor led

    849 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,838
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 639
  • Anti social behaviour 301
  • Shoplifting 202
  • Criminal damage and arson 193
  • Public order 131

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR3 1 residents
11,608

Age bands in SR3 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,912 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

1,190 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.1%

2,710 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

3,438 residents

Age 65 and over
24.6%

3,022 residents

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.

GP practices

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SILKSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89032

    364 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    364 m

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    1.6 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    2.1 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    2.1 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89035

    2.8 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    3.2 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    3.7 km

  • VILLETTE SURGERY

    SUFFOLK STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8AX

    ODS code A89005

    4.0 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    4.0 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    4.0 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    4.1 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    4.1 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    4.1 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    4.1 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    4.2 km

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    4.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

    2 UNION STREET, SOUTH HYLTON, SUNDERLAND, SR4 0LS

    ODS code A89614

    4.3 km

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89018

    4.5 km

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89002

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Vicarage Farm Estate

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.1 miles
  • Vicarage Farm Estate

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.2 miles
  • Vicarage Farm Estate

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.2 miles
  • Silksworth Road-Silksworth Hall

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.2 miles
  • Vicarage Road-Cavendish Drive

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 029D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,265 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
5 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
4 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 38 primary and 8 secondary schools. Mill Hill Primary School is the nearest published school at 802 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,838 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 639 events.

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