SR5 3TU postcode in Sunderland, England

SR5 3TU 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 £130,000 Homes sold in SR5 3, last 12 months. 0% on the year before Nearest station Seaburn 2.1 km in a straight line

Where SR5 3TU is, and what is near it

Map of SR5 3TU and what is near it Map of SR5 3TU: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the SR5 3 sector, 4 schools, 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SR5 3AA: also in SR5 3SR5 3AB: also in SR5 3SR5 3AD: also in SR5 3SR5 3AF: also in SR5 3SR5 3AG: also in SR5 3SR5 3AH: also in SR5 3SR5 3AJ: also in SR5 3SR5 3AL: also in SR5 3SR5 3AQ: also in SR5 3SR5 3AR: also in SR5 3SR5 3AU: also in SR5 3SR5 3AY: also in SR5 3SR5 3BD: also in SR5 3SR5 3BE: also in SR5 3SR5 3BF: also in SR5 3SR5 3BG: also in SR5 3SR5 3BH: also in SR5 3SR5 3BJ: also in SR5 3SR5 3BN: also in SR5 3SR5 3BP: also in SR5 3SR5 3BQ: also in SR5 3SR5 3BS: also in SR5 3SR5 3BT: also in SR5 3SR5 3BW: also in SR5 3SR5 3DA: also in SR5 3SR5 3DD: also in SR5 3SR5 3DE: also in SR5 3SR5 3DF: also in SR5 3SR5 3DP: also in SR5 3SR5 3DR: also in SR5 3SR5 3DS: also in SR5 3SR5 3DT: also in SR5 3SR5 3DW: also in SR5 3SR5 3FA: also in SR5 3SR5 3FB: also in SR5 3SR5 3FD: also in SR5 3SR5 3FE: also in SR5 3SR5 3FF: also in SR5 3SR5 3FL: also in SR5 3SR5 3FN: also in SR5 3SR5 3FP: also in SR5 3SR5 3FR: also in SR5 3SR5 3FS: also in SR5 3SR5 3HD: also in SR5 3SR5 3HT: also in SR5 3SR5 3JB: also in SR5 3SR5 3JD: also in SR5 3SR5 3JG: also in SR5 3SR5 3JJ: also in SR5 3SR5 3JT: also in SR5 3SR5 3NU: also in SR5 3SR5 3PE: also in SR5 3SR5 3TX: also in SR5 3SR5 3XA: also in SR5 3SR5 3XB: also in SR5 3SR5 3XF: also in SR5 3SR5 3XG: also in SR5 3SR5 3XJ: also in SR5 3SR5 3YE: also in SR5 3 Seaburn station 2.1 kmSt Peters station 2.5 kmHylton Castle SR5 3TU Map of SR5 3TU and what is near it Map of SR5 3TU: its centre point, with the 220 other postcodes in the SR5 3 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 1 Underground, metro or tram station, 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 11 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. GP 1.1 kmSt Peters station 2.5 kmHylton Castle SR5 3TU
  • SR5 3TU
  • Other postcodes in SR5 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 1 Underground, metro or tram station
  • 3 GP practices
  • 11 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 54.9232, longitude -1.4174)

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 3TU?

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 3TU?

Every home and business at SR5 3TU 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 3TU?

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 3TU 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 3TU.

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 3TU: 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 3TU 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 3TU?

Homes in SR5 3 sold for a typical £130,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 45 sales, no change on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£130,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£130,000
12 months to August 2026
£130,000

■ no change on the 12 months before

Detached£260,000 8 sales
Semi-detached£128,000 27 sales
Terraced£115,000 10 sales

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 3TU

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SR5 3TU 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 3TU

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at SR5 3TU. 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 3TU?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 750 homes in the neighbourhood around SR5 3TU. Over half of them (91%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (80%). 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 3TU

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 £1,953 (band C); band A, the most common, is £1,465.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 680 (91%)£1,465
Band Babout 60 (8%)£1,709
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£1,953
Band Dfewer than 5£2,197
Band Efewer than 5£2,685
Band Ffewer than 5£3,174
Band Gfewer than 5£3,662
Band Hfewer than 5£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 4% 1919 to 1939
  4. 80% 1945 to 1964
  5. None 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 1% 2010 to 2019
  9. 14% 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1965 to 1982, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009: 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 3TU is in (ONS area E01008819), 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 3TU?

The nearest open schools to SR5 3TU, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR5 3TU, 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 3TU?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR5 3TU is Seaburn Rail Station, 2.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaburn Rail Station Railway station 2.1 kmCycle
  • St Peters Rail Station Railway station 2.5 kmCycle
  • Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Underground, metro or tram 1.2 kmWalk

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

11 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Redcar Road-School, 156 m away.

More stations near SR5 3TU, 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 3TU?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR5 3TU, 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 3TU?

0 within 1 km 2 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SR5 3TU, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · No details mapped 2.5 kmCycle
  • Fastned West Wear Street Charging point · 10 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 3.0 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 3TU?

The nearest to the centre of SR5 3TU, 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 3TU?

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 3TU?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR5 3TU, 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 3TU?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR5 3TU, 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 3TU?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR5 3TU 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 3TU in a conservation area?

The centre of SR5 3TU 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 3TU?

Police.uk records 215 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR5 3TU in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences50 reports
Shoplifting50 reports
Anti-social behaviour39 reports
Criminal damage and arson28 reports
Public order17 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: burglary 7, other crime 6, vehicle crime 3, drugs 3, theft from the person 2, 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 SR5 3TU

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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