SR3 2PR postcode in Sunderland, England

SR3 2PR is a postcode in Sunderland, in the Houghton South & Hetton Downs ward. It is in the Houghton and Sunderland South parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since June 1996.

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 0% of homes and businesses at SR3 2PR 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 Seaham 5.0 km in a straight line

Where SR3 2PR is, and what is near it

Map of SR3 2PR and what is near it Map of SR3 2PR: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the SR3 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SR3 2BJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2BL: also in SR3 2SR3 2BN: also in SR3 2SR3 2DD: also in SR3 2SR3 2FP: also in SR3 2SR3 2FQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2FR: also in SR3 2SR3 2FS: also in SR3 2SR3 2FT: also in SR3 2SR3 2FU: also in SR3 2SR3 2FW: also in SR3 2SR3 2FX: also in SR3 2SR3 2FY: also in SR3 2SR3 2FZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2GA: also in SR3 2SR3 2GB: also in SR3 2SR3 2GD: also in SR3 2SR3 2GG: also in SR3 2SR3 2GJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2GL: also in SR3 2SR3 2GN: also in SR3 2SR3 2GP: also in SR3 2SR3 2GQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2GR: also in SR3 2SR3 2GS: also in SR3 2SR3 2GT: also in SR3 2SR3 2GU: also in SR3 2SR3 2GX: also in SR3 2SR3 2GY: also in SR3 2SR3 2GZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2NF: also in SR3 2SR3 2NH: also in SR3 2SR3 2NJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2NL: also in SR3 2SR3 2NQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2NS: also in SR3 2SR3 2NT: also in SR3 2SR3 2NU: also in SR3 2SR3 2NX: also in SR3 2SR3 2NY: also in SR3 2SR3 2NZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2PB: also in SR3 2SR3 2PN: also in SR3 2SR3 2PS: also in SR3 2SR3 2PT: also in SR3 2SR3 2PU: also in SR3 2SR3 2PX: also in SR3 2SR3 2PY: also in SR3 2SR3 2QA: also in SR3 2SR3 2RB: also in SR3 2SR3 2RD: also in SR3 2SR3 2RF: also in SR3 2SR3 2RG: also in SR3 2SR3 2RH: also in SR3 2SR3 2RJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2RL: also in SR3 2SR3 2RN: also in SR3 2SR3 2RP: also in SR3 2SR3 2RQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2RW: also in SR3 2SR3 2RZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2SB: also in SR3 2SR3 2SD: also in SR3 2SR3 2SE: also in SR3 2SR3 2SF: also in SR3 2SR3 2SH: also in SR3 2SR3 2SL: also in SR3 2SR3 2SN: also in SR3 2SR3 2SQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2TP: also in SR3 2SR3 2TR: also in SR3 2SR3 2TS: also in SR3 2SR3 2TT: also in SR3 2SR3 2TU: also in SR3 2SR3 2TX: also in SR3 2SR3 2TY: also in SR3 2SR3 2TZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2UA: also in SR3 2SR3 2UE: also in SR3 2SR3 2UF: also in SR3 2SR3 2UG: also in SR3 2SR3 2UH: also in SR3 2SR3 2UJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2UL: also in SR3 2SR3 2UN: also in SR3 2SR3 2UP: also in SR3 2SR3 2UQ: also in SR3 2SR3 2UR: also in SR3 2SR3 2UT: also in SR3 2SR3 2UU: also in SR3 2SR3 2UW: also in SR3 2SR3 2UX: also in SR3 2SR3 2UY: also in SR3 2SR3 2UZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2WE: also in SR3 2SR3 2WR: also in SR3 2SR3 2XA: also in SR3 2SR3 2XB: also in SR3 2SR3 2XD: also in SR3 2SR3 2XE: also in SR3 2SR3 2XF: also in SR3 2SR3 2XG: also in SR3 2SR3 2XJ: also in SR3 2SR3 2XL: also in SR3 2SR3 2XN: also in SR3 2SR3 2XT: also in SR3 2SR3 2XU: also in SR3 2SR3 2XX: also in SR3 2SR3 2XY: also in SR3 2SR3 2XZ: also in SR3 2SR3 2YL: also in SR3 2SR3 2ZW: also in SR3 2 School 2.3 kmGP 3.0 kmSeaham station 5.0 kmDoxford Park SR3 2PR Map of SR3 2PR and what is near it Map of SR3 2PR: its centre point, with the 296 other postcodes in the SR3 2 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 3.0 kmSeaham station 5.0 kmDoxford Park SR3 2PR
  • SR3 2PR
  • Other postcodes in SR3 2: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 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 54.8480, longitude -1.4230)

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; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SR3 2PR?

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 2PR?

None of the homes and businesses at SR3 2PR can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SR3 2PR 0% Sunderland 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SR3 2PR 0% Sunderland 99%
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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 2PR?

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 2PR 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 2PR.

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 2PR: 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 2PR 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 2PR?

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 2PR

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SR3 2PR 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

Food hygiene ratings at SR3 2PR

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SR3 2PR. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 23 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SR3 2PR?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SR3 2PR. Over half of them (75%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (34%). 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 2PR

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 550 (75%)£1,465
Band Babout 120 (16%)£1,709
Band Cabout 50 (7%)£1,953
Band Dwithheld£2,197
Band Ewithheld£2,685
Band Ffewer than 5£3,174
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,662
Band Hwithheld£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. 34% Before 1900
  2. 19% 1900 to 1918
  3. 3% 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 10% 1965 to 1982
  6. 8% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 2PR is in (ONS area E01008719), 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 2PR?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR3 2PR, 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 2PR?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR3 2PR is Seaham Rail Station, 5.0 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 5.0 kmDrive
  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 6.9 kmDrive

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

No bus stop within 400 metres in the Department for Transport's register.

More stations near SR3 2PR, 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 2PR?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR3 2PR, 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 2PR?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

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

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 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 2PR?

The nearest to the centre of SR3 2PR, 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 2PR?

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 2PR?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR3 2PR, 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 2PR?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR3 2PR, 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 2PR?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR3 2PR 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 2PR in a conservation area?

The centre of SR3 2PR is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 2PR?

Police.uk records 10 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR3 2PR in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour5 reports
Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Public order2 reports
Burglary1 report

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 2PR

Ward
Houghton South & Hetton Downs
Parish
Warden Law
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
June 1996

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

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

DH5 8LX600 mSR3 2PT840 mSR7 0NW980 mSR3 2PU1.0 kmSR3 2GQ1.1 kmSR3 2GN1.1 km
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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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