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SR5 5BE

Southwick · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Southwick
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR5 5AW 43 m
SR5 5AP 44 m
SR5 5TP 83 m
SR5 2LJ 121 m
SR5 2ST 125 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 5BE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 February 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 5
Latitude
54.923454
Longitude
-1.407692
British National Grid easting
438,061
British National Grid northing
558,911

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
E00044790
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 004B · E01008817
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 004 · E02001794

Postcode source versions

Explore SR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
77
Primary
45
Secondary
10

  1. Southwick Community Primary School

    Community school

    499 m

  2. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

    Academy converter

    581 m

  3. Willow Wood Community Primary School

    Community school

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,558
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 877
  • Shoplifting 381
  • Criminal damage and arson 302
  • Anti social behaviour 253
  • Public order 190

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR5 5 residents
9,165

Age bands in SR5 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.6%

1,763 residents

Age 15 to 24
12%

1,079 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

2,320 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.3%

2,272 residents

Age 65 and over
17.2%

1,549 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+
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%

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

26

within 5 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    582 m

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89008

    1.1 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    1.5 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    1.7 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    1.7 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    1.7 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    1.7 km

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    1.8 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    2.0 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    2.0 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    2.2 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    2.5 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    2.9 km

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    2.9 km

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89018

    3.0 km

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89002

    3.0 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    3.0 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    3.4 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    3.4 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    3.8 km

Showing 20 of 26 matching practices.

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

  • Beechwood Crescent

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.1 miles

  • Faber Road-Old Mill Road

    BCT · Southwick

    0.1 miles

  • Elmwood Avenue - Chestnut Crescent

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.1 miles

  • Old Mill Road

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.1 miles

  • Old Mill Road

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 004B, 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

270 of 33,755

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

77 open schools are in scope, including 45 primary and 10 secondary schools. Southwick Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 499 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,558 published events cover 12 months, averaging 213.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 877 events.

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