SR5 1DN postcode in Sunderland, England

SR5 1DN is a postcode in Sunderland, in the Southwick ward. It is in the Sunderland Central 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 can get it. Sunderland: 95% Typical price £189,950 Homes sold in SR5 1, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station St Peters 800 m in a straight line

Where SR5 1DN is, and what is near it

Map of SR5 1DN and what is near it Map of SR5 1DN: its centre point, with the 157 other postcodes in the SR5 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SR5 1AB: also in SR5 1SR5 1AD: also in SR5 1SR5 1AE: also in SR5 1SR5 1AH: also in SR5 1SR5 1AP: also in SR5 1SR5 1AQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1AT: also in SR5 1SR5 1BA: also in SR5 1SR5 1BB: also in SR5 1SR5 1BG: also in SR5 1SR5 1BH: also in SR5 1SR5 1BT: also in SR5 1SR5 1BU: also in SR5 1SR5 1BW: also in SR5 1SR5 1DD: also in SR5 1SR5 1DF: also in SR5 1SR5 1DG: also in SR5 1SR5 1DH: also in SR5 1SR5 1DJ: also in SR5 1SR5 1DL: also in SR5 1SR5 1DP: also in SR5 1SR5 1DQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1DR: also in SR5 1SR5 1DS: also in SR5 1SR5 1DT: also in SR5 1SR5 1DW: also in SR5 1SR5 1DX: also in SR5 1SR5 1DY: also in SR5 1SR5 1DZ: also in SR5 1SR5 1EA: also in SR5 1SR5 1EB: also in SR5 1SR5 1ED: also in SR5 1SR5 1EE: also in SR5 1SR5 1EJ: also in SR5 1SR5 1EL: also in SR5 1SR5 1EP: also in SR5 1SR5 1EQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1ES: also in SR5 1SR5 1ET: also in SR5 1SR5 1EW: also in SR5 1SR5 1EY: also in SR5 1SR5 1HA: also in SR5 1SR5 1HB: also in SR5 1SR5 1HD: also in SR5 1SR5 1HE: also in SR5 1SR5 1HF: also in SR5 1SR5 1HJ: also in SR5 1SR5 1HL: also in SR5 1SR5 1HN: also in SR5 1SR5 1HQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1JA: also in SR5 1SR5 1JB: also in SR5 1SR5 1JE: also in SR5 1SR5 1JF: also in SR5 1SR5 1JG: also in SR5 1SR5 1JH: also in SR5 1SR5 1JJ: also in SR5 1SR5 1JL: also in SR5 1SR5 1JN: also in SR5 1SR5 1JP: also in SR5 1SR5 1JR: also in SR5 1SR5 1JU: also in SR5 1SR5 1JW: also in SR5 1SR5 1JY: also in SR5 1SR5 1JZ: also in SR5 1SR5 1LA: also in SR5 1SR5 1LB: also in SR5 1SR5 1LD: also in SR5 1SR5 1LE: also in SR5 1SR5 1LF: also in SR5 1SR5 1LG: also in SR5 1SR5 1LH: also in SR5 1SR5 1LJ: also in SR5 1SR5 1LL: also in SR5 1SR5 1LN: also in SR5 1SR5 1LQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1LW: also in SR5 1SR5 1LX: also in SR5 1SR5 1LY: also in SR5 1SR5 1LZ: also in SR5 1SR5 1NA: also in SR5 1SR5 1NB: also in SR5 1SR5 1ND: also in SR5 1SR5 1NE: also in SR5 1SR5 1NF: also in SR5 1SR5 1NG: also in SR5 1SR5 1NJ: also in SR5 1SR5 1NL: also in SR5 1SR5 1NN: also in SR5 1SR5 1NP: also in SR5 1SR5 1NQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1NR: also in SR5 1SR5 1NS: also in SR5 1SR5 1NT: also in SR5 1SR5 1NU: also in SR5 1SR5 1NW: also in SR5 1SR5 1NX: also in SR5 1SR5 1NY: also in SR5 1SR5 1PL: also in SR5 1SR5 1PN: also in SR5 1SR5 1PP: also in SR5 1SR5 1PQ: also in SR5 1SR5 1PR: also in SR5 1SR5 1PS: also in SR5 1SR5 1PT: also in SR5 1SR5 1PU: also in SR5 1SR5 1PW: also in SR5 1SR5 1PX: also in SR5 1SR5 1RN: also in SR5 1SR5 1RU: also in SR5 1SR5 1RW: also in SR5 1SR5 1RX: also in SR5 1SR5 1RY: also in SR5 1SR5 1RZ: also in SR5 1SR5 1SA: also in SR5 1SR5 1SB: also in SR5 1SR5 1SD: also in SR5 1SR5 1SF: also in SR5 1SR5 1SG: also in SR5 1SR5 1SL: also in SR5 1SR5 1SN: also in SR5 1SR5 1SS: also in SR5 1SR5 1SU: also in SR5 1 2 places, 1.2–1.9 kmSouthwick SR5 1DN Map of SR5 1DN and what is near it Map of SR5 1DN: its centre point, with the 157 other postcodes in the SR5 1 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. 2 places, 1.2–1.9 kmSouthwick SR5 1DN
  • SR5 1DN
  • Other postcodes in SR5 1: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 54.9187, longitude -1.3855)

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 SR5 1DN?

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 SR5 1DN?

Every home and business at SR5 1DN can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

Sunderland: 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

Sunderland: 99%

The line marks the figure across Sunderland.

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 SR5 1DN?

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 SR5 1DN 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 SR5 1DN.

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 SR5 1DN: 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 SR5 1DN 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 SR5 1DN?

Homes in SR5 1 sold for a typical £189,950 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 53 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£189,950 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£190,000
12 months to August 2026
£189,950

▼ no change on the 12 months before

Detached 3 sales, too few to price
Semi-detached£239,975 24 sales
Terraced£145,000 25 sales
Flat or maisonette 1 sale, too few to price

Across the whole SR5 district: a typical £128,500 from 192 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 SR5 1DN

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SR5 1DN 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 SR5 1DN

The Food Standards Agency lists 2 food businesses at SR5 1DN. 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 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near SR5 1DN?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 730 homes in the neighbourhood around SR5 1DN. Over half of them (66%) are in council tax band A. More were built before 1900 than in any other period (41%). 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 SR5 1DN

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 £2,197 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,465.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 480 (66%)£1,465
Band Babout 180 (25%)£1,709
Band Cabout 50 (7%)£1,953
Band Dabout 20 (3%)£2,197
Band Ewithheld£2,685
Band Ffewer than 5£3,174
Band Gfewer than 5£3,662
Band Hwithheld£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. 41% Before 1900
  2. 14% 1900 to 1918
  3. 25% 1919 to 1939
  4. None 1945 to 1964
  5. 14% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1945 to 1964, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 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 SR5 1DN is in (ONS area E01008711), 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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest open schools to SR5 1DN, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR5 1DN, 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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR5 1DN is St Peters Rail Station, 800 metres away in a straight line.

  • St Peters Rail Station Railway station 800 mWalk
  • Seaburn Rail Station Railway station 1.2 kmCycle
  • Stadium Of Light (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 150 mWalk

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Newcastle Road-Lochmaren Terrace, 109 m away.

More stations near SR5 1DN, 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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR5 1DN, 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 SR5 1DN?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SR5 1DN, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Fastned West Wear Street Charging point · 10 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.2 kmWalk
  • Mer Charging point · No details mapped 2.4 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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest to the centre of SR5 1DN, 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 SR5 1DN?

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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR5 1DN, 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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR5 1DN, 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 SR5 1DN?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR5 1DN 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 SR5 1DN in a conservation area?

The centre of SR5 1DN 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 SR5 1DN?

Police.uk records 497 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR5 1DN in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Anti-social behaviour124 reports
Shoplifting117 reports
Violence and sexual offences107 reports
Public order40 reports
Criminal damage and arson37 reports
Other theft17 reports

Also: burglary 11, vehicle crime 9, other crime 9, theft from the person 6, drugs 6, possession of weapons 6, bicycle theft 4, robbery 4.

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 SR5 1DN

Ward
Southwick
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

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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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