SR5 4LW

Hylton Castle · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR5 4DW 50 m
SR5 4LN 72 m
SR5 4LR 84 m
SR5 4NL 84 m
SR5 4LP 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 4LW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 December 1996
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 4
Latitude
54.932338
Longitude
-1.456830
British National Grid easting
434,904
British National Grid northing
559,874

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044892
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 003E · E01008840
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 003 · E02001793

Postcode source versions

Explore SR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
69
Primary
50
Secondary
6
  1. Town End Academy

    Academy converter

    309 m
  2. St John Bosco Catholic Primary School, Town End Farm, Sunderland

    Academy converter

    379 m
  3. Bexhill Academy

    Academy converter

    505 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,278
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 485
  • Criminal damage and arson 186
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Public order 95
  • Shoplifting 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR5 4 residents
5,988

Age bands in SR5 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,204 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

737 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.3%

1,540 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

1,667 residents

Age 65 and over
15.5%

947 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.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
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

20

within 5 km

  • BOLDON GP PRACTICE

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88009

    2.0 km

  • COLLIERY COURT MEDICAL GROUP

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88016

    2.0 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    2.1 km

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89008

    2.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    3.2 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    3.8 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    3.8 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    3.8 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    3.8 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    3.8 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    3.8 km

  • WENLOCK ROAD SURGERY

    171 WENLOCK ROAD, SIMONSIDE, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 9BP

    ODS code A88005

    4.5 km

  • TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE

    STANLEY STREET, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 0BX

    ODS code A88006

    4.6 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    4.7 km

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    4.7 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    4.8 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.8 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    4.8 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    4.8 km

  • FARNHAM MEDICAL CTR.

    435 STANHOPE ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE33 4QY

    ODS code A88002

    5.0 km

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

  • Baxter Road-Birrell Square

    BCT · Town End Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Baxter Road-Blaydon Avenue

    BCT · Town End Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Baxter Road - Berwick Avenue

    BCT · Town End Farm

    0.1 miles
  • Baxter Road - Berwick Avenue

    BCT · Town End Farm

    0.2 miles
  • Blackwood Road-Barrow Street

    BCT · Town End Farm

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 003E, 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

3,779 of 33,755

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

69 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 6 secondary schools. Town End Academy is the nearest published school at 309 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,278 published events cover 12 months, averaging 106.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 485 events.

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