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SR6 8LR

Fulwell · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Fulwell
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Sunderland Central
Postcode district
SR6
Postcode sector
SR6 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR6 8PA 29 m
SR6 8PB 63 m
SR6 8PD 69 m
SR6 8NS 93 m
SR6 8NU 96 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR6 8LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 January 1995
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR6
Postcode sector
SR6 8
Latitude
54.934043
Longitude
-1.388199
British National Grid easting
439,300
British National Grid northing
560,100

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Fulwell · E05016377
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Sunderland Central · E14001531
Output area
E00044306
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 001C · E01008724
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 001 · E02001791

Postcode source versions

Explore SR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
62
Primary
37
Secondary
10

  1. Seaburn Dene Primary School

    Community school

    270 m

  2. Monkwearmouth Academy

    Academy converter

    331 m

  3. Fulwell Infant School Academy

    Academy converter

    870 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,523
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 427
  • Shoplifting 334
  • Anti social behaviour 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 138
  • Burglary 82

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR6 8 residents
6,190

Age bands in SR6 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
12.7%

724 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.7%

497 residents

Age 25 to 44
20.8%

1,189 residents

Age 45 to 64
31.5%

1,800 residents

Age 65 and over
26.3%

1,506 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

23

within 5 km straight-line

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    516 m

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89019

    1.8 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    2.3 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    2.4 km

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A89008

    2.5 km

  • WHITBURN SURGERY

    3 BRYERS STREET, WHITBURN, SUNDERLAND, SR6 7EE

    ODS code A88023

    2.6 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    3.1 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89020

    3.1 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89031

    3.3 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89007

    3.3 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

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

    ODS code Y01262

    3.3 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89006

    3.3 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

  • THE NEW CITY MEDICAL GROUP

    TATHAM STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2QB

    ODS code A89013

    3.4 km

  • PARK LANE PRACTICE

    1-6 CITY GREEN, SUNDERLAND, SR2 7BA

    ODS code A89034

    3.7 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    3.9 km

  • DEERNESS PARK MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89001

    3.9 km

  • VILLETTE SURGERY

    SUFFOLK STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR2 8AX

    ODS code A89005

    4.3 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    CLEADON PARK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 8PS

    ODS code A88013

    4.5 km

Showing 20 of 23 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Alston Crescent-Bampton Avenue

    BCT · Seaburn Dene

    0.0 miles

  • Alston Crescent-Number 179

    BCT · Seaburn Dene

    0.1 miles

  • Dene Estate

    BCT · Seaburn Dene

    0.1 miles

  • Dene Estate

    BCT · Seaburn Dene

    0.1 miles

  • Alston Crescent-Martindale Avenue

    BCT · Seaburn Dene

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 001C, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,955 of 33,755

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

62 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 10 secondary schools. Seaburn Dene Primary School is the nearest published school at 270 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,523 published events cover 12 months, averaging 126.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 427 events.

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