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SR3 2AL

Farringdon & Silksworth · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Farringdon & Silksworth
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South
Postcode district
SR3
Postcode sector
SR3 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR3 1HT 50 m
SR3 1EL 53 m
SR3 2AT 71 m
SR3 1EN 73 m
SR3 1EJ 84 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR3 2AL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR3
Postcode sector
SR3 2
Latitude
54.872164
Longitude
-1.403005
British National Grid easting
438,410
British National Grid northing
553,206

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Farringdon & Silksworth · E05016376
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Houghton and Sunderland South · E14001295
Output area
E00044697
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 027C · E01008805
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 027 · E02001817

Postcode source versions

Explore SR3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
35
Secondary
8

  1. New Silksworth Academy Infant

    Academy sponsor led

    296 m

  2. New Silksworth Academy Junior

    Academy sponsor led

    296 m

  3. St Leonard's Catholic Primary School, Silksworth

    Academy converter

    354 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,428
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 484
  • Anti social behaviour 238
  • Shoplifting 189
  • Criminal damage and arson 124
  • Public order 104

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
37

26 female, 11 male

Postcode households
33
Residents per household
1.1
SR3 2 residents
10,263

Age bands in SR3 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.1%

1,580 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

1,020 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.9%

2,490 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.5%

3,082 residents

Age 65 and over
21.7%

2,259 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR3 2 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+
11.4%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
2.9%
Gigabit-capable
2.9%
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

23

within 5 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89032

    302 m

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    302 m

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    1.9 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89035

    2.2 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    2.4 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    2.4 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

    3.5 km

  • VILLETTE SURGERY

    SUFFOLK STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8AX

    ODS code A89005

    3.6 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    3.7 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    3.9 km

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    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

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89018

    4.2 km

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89002

    4.2 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    4.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.7 km

Showing 20 of 23 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 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Silksworth Terrace-Frances Street

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.0 miles

  • Silksworth Terrace-Comet Square

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.1 miles

  • Silksworth Terrace-Cambridge Road

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.1 miles

  • Blind Lane -Silksworth Terrace

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.1 miles

  • Blind Lane - Wynyard Street

    BCT · Silksworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 027C, 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

3,576 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
6 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

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 8 secondary schools. New Silksworth Academy Infant is the nearest published school at 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,428 published events cover 12 months, averaging 119 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 484 events.

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