SR3 3BN

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 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR3 3BG 3 m
SR3 3BP 47 m
SR3 3BW 55 m
SR3 3BS 84 m
SR3 1TJ 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR3 3BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 2016
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR3
Postcode sector
SR3 3
Latitude
54.881190
Longitude
-1.424147
British National Grid easting
437,045
British National Grid northing
554,199

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044559
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 026B · E01008776
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 026 · E02001816

Postcode source versions

Explore SR3

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
44
Secondary
8
  1. Thorney Close Primary School

    Community school

    310 m
  2. Farringdon Academy

    Academy converter

    483 m
  3. Hasting Hill Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,545
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 929
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Shoplifting 326
  • Criminal damage and arson 308
  • Public order 184

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR3 3 residents
9,272

Age bands in SR3 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%

1,347 residents

Age 15 to 24
9%

836 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.2%

2,060 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.1%

2,693 residents

Age 65 and over
25.1%

2,329 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

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    435 m

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    1.0 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    1.0 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89032

    1.6 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    1.6 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    2.5 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    3.0 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    3.1 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    3.1 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    3.1 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    3.1 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    3.3 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    3.4 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    3.4 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89035

    3.7 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    3.9 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.0 km

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    4.0 km

  • VILLETTE SURGERY

    SUFFOLK STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8AX

    ODS code A89005

    4.0 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.2 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • North Moor

    BCT · Farringdon

    0.0 miles
  • North Moor Road-Durham Road

    BCT · Farringdon

    0.0 miles
  • Allendale Road-Allendale Square

    BCT · Farringdon

    0.1 miles
  • Allendale Road-Allendale Square

    BCT · Farringdon

    0.1 miles
  • North Moor

    BCT · Thorney Close

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 026B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

3,176 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
5 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

72 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 8 secondary schools. Thorney Close Primary School is the nearest published school at 310 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,545 published events cover 12 months, averaging 212.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 929 events.

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