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SR5 3BL

Hylton Castle · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 3BN 37 m
SR5 3AA 55 m
SR5 3BQ 65 m
SR5 3BH 68 m
SR5 3BJ 68 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 3BL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1984
Terminated
1 December 1992
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 3
Latitude
54.917218
Longitude
-1.439936
British National Grid easting
436,000
British National Grid northing
558,200

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
E00044162
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 008A · E01008693
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 008 · E02001798

Postcode source versions

Explore SR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
45
Secondary
8

  1. Castletown Primary School

    Community school

    400 m

  2. Castle View Enterprise Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    459 m

  3. Hylton Red House Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    883 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,423
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 765
  • Shoplifting 444
  • Criminal damage and arson 298
  • Anti social behaviour 244
  • Public order 151

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    822 m

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89008

    1.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    1.6 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    1.9 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    1.9 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    1.9 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    1.9 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    1.9 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    2.5 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    2.8 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    3.1 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

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    3.7 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    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

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    3.9 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    4.0 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    4.0 km

Showing 20 of 24 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Ethel Terrace

    BCT · Castletown

    0.0 miles

  • Ethel Terrace

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

  • Chaffinch Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

  • Chaffinch Road

    BCT · Castletown

    0.1 miles

  • East View

    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.

Evidence in context

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. Castletown Primary School is the nearest published school at 400 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,423 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 765 events.

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