SR3 2EL postcode in Sunderland, England

SR3 2EL is a postcode in Sunderland, in the Farringdon & Silksworth ward. It is in the Houghton and Sunderland South parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses at SR3 2EL can get it Across Sunderland: 95% Typical price £201,125 Homes sold in SR3 2, last 12 months. ▼ 19% on the year before Nearest station Sunderland 4.0 km in a straight line

Where SR3 2EL is, and what is near it

Map of SR3 2EL and what is near it Map of SR3 2EL: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the SR3 2 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SR3 2AB: also in SR3 2SR3 2AD: also in SR3 2SR3 2AH: also in SR3 2SR3 2AJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2AL: also in SR3 2SR3 2AN: also in SR3 2SR3 2AQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2AS: also in SR3 2SR3 2AT: also in SR3 2SR3 2AU: also in SR3 2SR3 2AW: also in SR3 2SR3 2AX: also in SR3 2SR3 2AY: also in SR3 2SR3 2AZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2BB: also in SR3 2SR3 2BD: also in SR3 2SR3 2BE: also in SR3 2SR3 2BF: also in SR3 2SR3 2BS: also in SR3 2SR3 2BT: also in SR3 2SR3 2BU: also in SR3 2SR3 2BX: also in SR3 2SR3 2BY: also in SR3 2SR3 2BZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2DA: also in SR3 2SR3 2DB: also in SR3 2SR3 2DG: also in SR3 2SR3 2DH: also in SR3 2SR3 2DJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2DL: also in SR3 2SR3 2DN: also in SR3 2SR3 2DP: also in SR3 2SR3 2DQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2DR: also in SR3 2SR3 2DS: also in SR3 2SR3 2DT: also in SR3 2SR3 2DU: also in SR3 2SR3 2DW: also in SR3 2SR3 2DX: also in SR3 2SR3 2DY: also in SR3 2SR3 2DZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2EA: also in SR3 2SR3 2EB: also in SR3 2SR3 2ED: also in SR3 2SR3 2EE: also in SR3 2SR3 2EF: also in SR3 2SR3 2EG: also in SR3 2SR3 2EH: also in SR3 2SR3 2EJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2EN: also in SR3 2SR3 2EP: also in SR3 2SR3 2EQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2ER: also in SR3 2SR3 2ES: also in SR3 2SR3 2ET: also in SR3 2SR3 2EW: also in SR3 2SR3 2FG: also in SR3 2SR3 2FH: also in SR3 2SR3 2FJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2FL: also in SR3 2SR3 2FN: also in SR3 2SR3 2LE: also in SR3 2SR3 2NG: also in SR3 2SR3 2NN: also in SR3 2SR3 2NP: also in SR3 2SR3 2NR: also in SR3 2SR3 2NW: also in SR3 2SR3 2PH: also in SR3 2SR3 2TA: also in SR3 2SR3 2TD: also in SR3 2SR3 2TE: also in SR3 2SR3 2TF: also in SR3 2SR3 2TG: also in SR3 2SR3 2TH: also in SR3 2SR3 2TQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2WD: also in SR3 2SR3 2WN: also in SR3 2SR3 2XP: also in SR3 2SR3 2YA: also in SR3 2SR3 2YB: also in SR3 2SR3 2YD: also in SR3 2SR3 2YE: also in SR3 2SR3 2YF: also in SR3 2SR3 2YG: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZD: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZE: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZF: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZG: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZH: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZL: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZT: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZU: also in SR3 2 School 700 mPortland Academy 1.7 kmGP 1.8 kmDoxford Park SR3 2EL Map of SR3 2EL and what is near it Map of SR3 2EL: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the SR3 2 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 7 bus stops, over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Portland Academy 1.7 kmGP 1.8 kmDoxford Park SR3 2EL
  • SR3 2EL
  • Other postcodes in SR3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 7 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8703, longitude -1.3963)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SR3 2EL?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SR3 2EL?

Every home and business at SR3 2EL can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SR3 2EL 100% Sunderland 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SR3 2EL 100% Sunderland 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

When are the bins collected at SR3 2EL?

BinDayBuddy does not read Sunderland City Council's collection days yet, so the council's own checker is the place to look.

Sunderland City Council's bin days

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SR3 2EL at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SR3 2EL.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across Sunderland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SR3 2EL: 3,030 properties in Sunderland are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Sunderland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SR3 2EL is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SR3 2EL?

Homes in SR3 2 sold for a typical £201,125 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 142 sales, down 19% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£201,125 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£248,363 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 19% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £305,000 63 sales
  • Semi-detached £193,000 41 sales
  • Terraced £135,000 28 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £64,998 10 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SR3 district: a typical £170,000 from 353 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Homes sold in SR3 2EL

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SR3 2EL from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SR3 2EL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 690 homes in the neighbourhood around SR3 2EL. Over half of them (70%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (49%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SR3 2EL

Band D in Sunderland for 2026‑27: £2,197. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,465 (band A) to £3,662 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,465.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 480 (70%)£1,465
Band Babout 70 (10%)£1,709
Band Cabout 40 (6%)£1,953
Band Dabout 40 (6%)£2,197
Band Eabout 40 (6%)£2,685
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,174
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,662
Band Hfewer than 5£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. Withheld 1900 to 1918
  3. 12% 1919 to 1939
  4. 49% 1945 to 1964
  5. 3% 1965 to 1982
  6. 19% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sunderland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SR3 2EL is in (ONS area E01008804), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SR3 2EL?

The nearest open schools to SR3 2EL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR3 2EL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

Where is the nearest station to SR3 2EL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR3 2EL is Sunderland Rail Station, 4.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 4.0 kmCycle
  • St Peters Rail Station Railway station 4.6 kmCycle

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

7 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Burdon Road-Goathland Drive, 118 m away.

More stations near SR3 2EL, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SR3 2EL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR3 2EL, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SR3 2EL?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SR3 2EL, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 1.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SR3 2EL?

The nearest to the centre of SR3 2EL, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SR3 2EL?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SR3 2EL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR3 2EL, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SR3 2EL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR3 2EL, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SR3 2EL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR3 2EL on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SR3 2EL in a conservation area?

The centre of SR3 2EL is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SR3 2EL?

Police.uk records 110 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR3 2EL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Anti-social behaviour24 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Burglary13 reports
Public order9 reports
Shoplifting6 reports

Also: other theft 5, vehicle crime 4, other crime 2, drugs 1, robbery 1, possession of weapons 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SR3 2EL

Ward
Farringdon & Silksworth
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Sunderland
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

Where to check what we do not hold

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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