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SR5 2BA

Southwick · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Southwick
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR5 2BB 64 m
SR5 2BH 107 m
SR5 2TF 111 m
SR5 2BT 142 m
SR5 2BN 148 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 2BA
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 2022
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 2
Latitude
54.916810
Longitude
-1.407025
British National Grid easting
438,110
British National Grid northing
558,172

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Southwick · E05016391
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Sunderland Central · E14001531
Output area
E00044786
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 005H · E01034514
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 005 · E02001795

Postcode source versions

Explore SR5

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
79
Primary
47
Secondary
11

  1. Southwick Community Primary School

    Community school

    840 m

  2. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,694
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,227
  • Shoplifting 502
  • Criminal damage and arson 410
  • Anti social behaviour 368
  • Public order 294

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR5 2 residents
4,984

Age bands in SR5 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%
879 residents
Age 15 to 24
10.1%
519 residents
Age 25 to 44
24.3%
1,248 residents
Age 45 to 64
26.4%
1,359 residents
Age 65 and over
22.2%
1,140 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

24

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    445 m

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    834 m

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    1.0 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    1.0 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    1.0 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    1.0 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    1.3 km

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RED HOUSE SURGERY, 127 RENFREW ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR5 5PS

    ODS code A89008

    1.5 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    1.7 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    1.8 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    1.9 km

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    2.2 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    2.3 km

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    2.4 km

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89018

    2.5 km

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89002

    2.5 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    2.8 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    2.9 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    3.1 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    3.1 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Queen Alexandra Bridge North End

    BCT · Southwick

    83 m

  • Alexandra Avenue-West Quay Road

    BCT · Enterprise Park

    103 m

  • Queen Alexandra Bridge North End

    BCT · Southwick

    113 m

  • Alexandra Avenue-North Quay Road

    BCT · Enterprise Park

    238 m

  • Enterprise Park Royal Mail

    BCT · Enterprise Park

    367 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 005H, 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

556 of 33,755

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

79 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 11 secondary schools. Southwick Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 840 m.

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

Recorded crime

3,694 published events cover 12 months, averaging 308 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,227 events.

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