SR5 5BN

Southwick · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Sunderland
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR5 5BS 107 m
SR5 5AZ 110 m
SR5 5BL 113 m
SR5 5BJ 171 m
SR5 5TB 206 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 5BN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 November 2014
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 5
Latitude
54.926697
Longitude
-1.409361
British National Grid easting
437,951
British National Grid northing
559,271

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
E00044777
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 004D · E01008821
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 004 · E02001794

Postcode source versions

Explore SR5

6 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
22, Maplewood Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 5BN 29 March 2011 £70,000
6, Maplewood Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 5BN 1 August 2006 £46,000
2, Maplewood Avenue, Sunderland, SR5 5BN 12 May 2005 £53,300

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
78
Primary
46
Secondary
10
  1. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland

    Academy converter

    535 m
  2. Willow Wood Community Primary School

    Community school

    556 m
  3. Southwick Community Primary School

    Community school

    722 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,243
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 781
  • Criminal damage and arson 279
  • Shoplifting 272
  • Anti social behaviour 232
  • Public order 171

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.

GP practices

27

within 5 km straight-line

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    939 m

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89008

    953 m

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    1.7 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    1.9 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    2.0 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    2.0 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    2.0 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    2.0 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    2.3 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    2.4 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    2.5 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    2.9 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    3.0 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    3.2 km

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    3.2 km

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89018

    3.3 km

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89002

    3.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    3.6 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    3.8 km

  • WHITBURN SURGERY

    3 BRYERS STREET, WHITBURN, SUNDERLAND, SR6 7EE

    ODS code A88023

    4.1 km

Showing 20 of 27 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Wembley Road

    BCT · Witherwack

    0.1 miles
  • Wembley Road

    BCT · Witherwack

    0.1 miles
  • Old Mill Road

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.1 miles
  • Old Mill Road

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.2 miles
  • Elmwood Avenue - Chestnut Crescent

    BCT · Marley Pots

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 004D, 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

891 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
7 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

78 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. English Martyrs' Catholic Primary School, Sunderland is the nearest published school at 535 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,243 published events cover 12 months, averaging 186.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 781 events.

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