BOROUGH ROAD, SR1 1EQ House Prices & Local Information

SR1 1EQ is an up-and-coming urban area on Borough Road, 0.8km from Moor, Town in Sunderland. Administratively it sits within Hendon ward and the Sunderland Central constituency.

This is a well-established rental postcode — a university campus area — mostly students in halls, very high turnover. During the day, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. It has a young, student-heavy population (average age 27) — lively, but with high tenant turnover. 78% of homes are privately rented — a strong rental market with good supply for incoming tenants. 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 (246 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 1EQ are sourced from Output Area E00170234 (shared with 162 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.