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SR5 3AU

Hylton Castle · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sunderland
Ward
Hylton Castle
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR5 3AB 59 m
SR5 3FE 95 m
SR5 3AJ 100 m
SR5 3AL 100 m
SR5 3FD 117 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 3AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 3
Latitude
54.917816
Longitude
-1.437057
British National Grid easting
436,184
British National Grid northing
558,268

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Hylton Castle · E05016384
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00044158
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 008A · E01008693
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 008 · E02001798

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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39 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, East View, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3AU 14 December 2020 £54,000
9, East View, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3AU 3 February 2020 £38,000
7, East View, Castletown, Sunderland, SR5 3AU 6 June 2019 £54,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
76
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Castletown Primary School

    Community school

    586 m

  2. Castle View Enterprise Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    628 m

  3. Hylton Red House Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    707 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,598
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 809
  • Shoplifting 541
  • Criminal damage and arson 302
  • Anti social behaviour 246
  • Public order 155

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
44

22 female, 22 male

Postcode households
23
Residents per household
1.9
SR5 3 residents
8,478

Age bands in SR5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,481 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

949 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,404 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,568 residents

This postcode contained 0.5% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR5 3 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

25

within 5 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    1.0 km

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89008

    1.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    1.7 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    1.8 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    1.8 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    1.8 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    1.8 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    1.8 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    2.3 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    2.7 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    2.9 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    3.2 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    3.2 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    3.6 km

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    3.7 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    3.8 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    3.8 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    3.8 km

  • BOLDON GP PRACTICE

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88009

    3.9 km

  • COLLIERY COURT MEDICAL GROUP

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88016

    3.9 km

Showing 20 of 25 matching practices.

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • East View

    BCT · Castletown

    0.0 miles

  • Chaffinch Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

  • Chaffinch Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

  • Castle View

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

  • Chaffinch Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 008A, 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

4,761 of 33,755

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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

76 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Castletown Primary School is the nearest published school at 586 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,598 published events cover 12 months, averaging 216.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 809 events.

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