HENRY STREET EAST, SR2 8AU House Prices & Local Information

SR2 8AU is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Henry Street East, 0.3km from Moor, Town in Sunderland. Administratively it sits within Hendon ward and the Sunderland Central constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SR2 8AU is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. The daytime character shifts — industrial activities connected with mining and quarrying. The 39 average age reflects a mixed, mid-career community — settling down but not yet slowing down. 38% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 39 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. 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 SR2 8AU are sourced from Output Area E00044373 (shared with 20 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.