FAWCETT STREET, SR1 1BB House Prices & Local Information

SR1 1BB is an up-and-coming urban area on Fawcett Street, 0.7km from Bishopwearmouth in Sunderland. Note: this is a large-user or commercial postcode — residential population data may be limited. Administratively it sits within Hendon ward and the Sunderland Central constituency.

This is a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. During the day, traditional high streets with some larger stores, mostly employees. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 27) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. The area has a notably diverse population — 36% of residents identify as non-white, reflecting the multicultural character of this part of Sunderland.

Safety: Crime rates are high (440 per 1,000 residents) — commercial zones and transport hubs in the vicinity contribute to these figures. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SR1 1BB are sourced from Output Area E00170234 (shared with 162 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.