BARKING CRESCENT, SR5 4QZ House Prices & Local Information

SR5 4QZ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Barking Crescent, 0.3km from Town End Farm in Sunderland. Administratively it sits within Castle ward and the Washington and Sunderland West constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SR5 4QZ is a transitional terrace area — improving but still facing economic pressures. Outside of residential hours, white, female workforce with low qualifications, working locally. At 34 years average, this is a working-age, professionally active neighbourhood with good transport links and a dynamic social mix. 37% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 23% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 34 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £120k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area. 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 SR5 4QZ are sourced from Output Area E00044868 (shared with 7 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.