City Profile • Local Authority
Sunderland
Sunderland is a local authority district comprising 11 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £148k, reflecting a downward trend of 1.4% over the past year. Crime levels sit at a moderate 108 per 1,000 residents, typical for an area of this size and population density.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
277,354
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
11 AreasDH4ExploreDH5ExploreNE37ExploreNE38ExploreNE9ExploreSR1ExploreSR2ExploreSR3ExploreSR4ExploreSR5ExploreSR6Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Sunderland authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English92.9%
White: Other White1.4%
Bangladeshi1.1%
African0.8%
Indian0.7%
Other Asian0.6%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.3%
50-54 years7.1%
60-64 years6.9%
30-34 years6.6%
35-39 years6.2%
25-29 years6.2%
Top Occupations
Professional15.1%
Elementary occupations11.6%
Sales and customer service11.5%
Associate professional11.3%
Administrative and secretarial10.7%
Caring and leisure10.5%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright31.4%
Owned: Mortgage26.7%
Social rented: Other15.4%
Private rented: Landlord12.9%
Social rented: Council11.3%
Private rented: Other1.8%
Area DNA
health8/10
safety2/10
transit8/10
investment4/10