West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SR1 1XD is primarily male, with 57.3% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	48.8%	42.7%	-6.1%	51.0%	-8.3%
Male	51.2%	57.3%	6.1%	49.0%	8.3%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SR1 1XD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 85.3% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	88.1%	85.3%	-2.8%	37.9%	47.4%
Married: Opposite sex	9.5%	10.6%	1.1%	44.2%	-33.6%
Separated	0.8%	1%	0.2%	2.2%	-1.2%
Divorced	1%	2.4%	1.4%	9.1%	-6.7%
Widowed	0.6%	0.7%	0.1%	6.1%	-5.4%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (90%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	58.3%	60.7%	2.4%	48.4%	12.3%
Good health	35%	29.3%	-5.7%	33.6%	-4.3%
Fair health	4.9%	7.3%	2.4%	12.7%	-5.4%
Bad health	1.6%	2.3%	0.7%	4.0%	-1.7%
Very bad health	0.2%	0.3%	0.1%	1.2%	-0.9%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around SR1 1XD this area, 8.9% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	5.2%	8.9%	3.7%	18.2%	-9.3%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.1%	5.8%	-6.3%	9.6%	-3.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	10.9%	10.2%	-0.7%	13.4%	-3.2%
Apprenticeship	0%	5.1%	5.1%	5.3%	-0.2%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	35.6%	27.3%	-8.3%	16.9%	10.4%
Degree or Similar	24.9%	38.2%	13.3%	33.8%	4.4%
Other	11.3%	4.4%	-6.9%	2.8%	1.6%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 76.2% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	16.5%	4.4%	-12.1%	0.7%	3.7%
Indian	4.9%	0.7%	-4.2%	3.1%	-2.4%
Pakistani	0%	1.3%	1.3%	2.7%	-1.4%
Other Asian	2.2%	0.7%	-1.5%	1.6%	-0.9%
Black African	2.6%	7.4%	4.8%	2.5%	4.9%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.2%	0%	-0.2%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
Mixed White and African	0.6%	0%	-0.6%	0.4%	-0.4%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0%	-0.8%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	0.8%	-0.1%
White	65.2%	76.2%	11.0%	81.4%	-5.2%
Roma	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.2%	0.1%
Arab	0.4%	5.4%	5.0%	0.6%	4.8%
Other	3.1%	2.3%	-0.8%	1.6%	0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, just 40.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom, meaning that the majority of residents originate from outside the UK.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	57.3%	40.2%	-17.1%	83.2%	-43.0%
European Union	12.6%	38.5%	25.9%	6.1%	32.4%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	0.7%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.1%
Africa	3.9%	6%	2.1%	2.7%	3.3%
Middle East and Asia	25.4%	13%	-12.4%	5.6%	7.4%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.4%	1.3%	0.9%	1.3%	0.0%
British Overseas	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.3%

Length of Residence

In this area majority of residents originate from outside the UK. Only 40.2% of residents were born in the United Kingdom. 3.6% of residents have lived in the UK for 10 years or more.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	56.5%	40.1%	-16.4%	83.2%	-43.1%
10+ Years	24%	3.6%	-20.4%	9.8%	-6.2%
5-10 Years	10.8%	2.6%	-8.2%	2.9%	-0.3%
2-5 Years	5.3%	8.6%	3.3%	2.2%	6.4%
Less than 2 years	3.3%	45%	41.7%	1.9%	43.1%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	39.6%	76.7%	-37.1%
Ireland	4%	0.6%	3.4%
France	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Portugal	3%	0.5%	2.5%
Spain	2%	0.4%	1.6%
Poland	2%	1.3%	0.7%
Other EU countries	27.9%	1.5%	26.4%
Central and Western Africa	3.4%	0.3%	3.1%
South and Eastern Africa	1.7%	0.2%	1.5%
Middle East	5%	0.1%	4.9%
Eastern Asia	3.7%	0.3%	3.4%
Southern Asia	1.3%	1.2%	0.1%
South-East Asia	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
North America and the Caribbean	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%
Central and South America	0.7%	0.2%	0.5%
No passport held	3.4%	13.5%	-10.1%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	40.9%	37.2%	3.7%
Christian	36.2%	46.2%	-10.0%
Buddhist	0.3%	0.5%	-0.2%
Hindu	0.3%	1.7%	-1.4%
Muslim	9.7%	6.5%	3.2%
Not answered	12.4%	6.0%	6.4%

Safety

Is West Wear Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around West Wear Street was 93.6 per 1,000 residents, which is 58.3% lower than the Hendon average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

West Wear Street has the 36th lowest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon and the 341st highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 21.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have remained broadly unchanged year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -64.0%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 96% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£31,000

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in SR1 1XD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 5/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on West Wear Street are based on 286 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Sunderland.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for West Wear Street, Sunderland, SR1 1XD

Estimated Average Property Prices for SR1 1XD

Average Price
£120,961

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£250,060

Flats/Maisonettes
£120,177

Other
£60,860

Estimated Average Property Prices for West Wear Street

Average Price
£151,515

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£260,943

Flats/Maisonettes
£151,056

Other
£62,508

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on West Wear Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Apartment 46 Echo Building West Wear Street, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£42,000	2026-02-06	£42,000
Apartment 57 Echo Building West Wear Street, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£43,000	2025-06-12	£44,752
Apartment 60 Echo Building West Wear Street, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£32,000	2025-04-15	£32,606
Apartment 85 Echo Building West Wear Street, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£28,000	2025-03-11	£27,756
Apartment 20 Echo Building West Wear Street, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£30,000	2025-02-20	£30,177

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SR1 1XD

Employment

SR1 1XD area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

The percentage of student residents living in SR1 1XD area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	134
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	93
Full-Time Employee	33
Part-Time Employee	9
Retired	9
Self-Employed	5
Other	4
Looking after home or family	3
Unemployed	3
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	36
Accommodation and food service activities	32
Human health and social work activities	23
Education	12
Other	8
Manufacturing	7
Information and communication	7
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	7
Transport and storage	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Financial and insurance activities	5
Construction	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Mining and quarrying	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Cork Street Nursery Centre Cork Street , SR1 2AN	- not rated	511 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Columba's Nursery School Swan Street , SR5 1EA	- not rated	1,420 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millfield Community Nursery School Bell Street , SR4 6JR	- not rated	2,076 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hylton Red House Nursery School Rotherham Road , Red House SR5 5QL	4out of 4	3,773 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pennywell Early Years Centre Portsmouth Road , Pennywell SR4 9AX	- not rated	4,527 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John and St Patrick's Church Primary School Church Street East , SR1 2BB	- not rated	809 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dame Dorothy Primary School Dock Street , Monkwearmouth SR6 0EA	- not rated	823 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Dame Dorothy Primary School Dock Street , Monkwearmouth SR6 0EA	3out of 4	823 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hudson Road Primary School Villiers Street South , SR1 2AH	3out of 4	840 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Grange Park Primary School Swan Street , SR5 1EA	3out of 4	1,420 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy Thornhill Terrace , SR2 7JN	3out of 4	1,240 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
St Anthony's Catholic Girls' School Thornhill Terrace , SR2 7JN	- not rated	1,240 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Girls	More About School
Thornhill School Business & Enterprise College Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA	- not rated	1,606 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA	3out of 4	1,606 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy Willowbank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ	- not rated	2,000 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Monkwearmouth College Swan Street , SR5 1EB	- not rated	1,517 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Sunderland College Bede Centre , Durham Road SR3 4AH	- not rated	2,792 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Wearside College Tunstall Centre , Sea View Road West SR2 9LH	- not rated	2,918 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

All-through

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Christ's College Pennywell Road , SR4 8PG	3out of 4	4,165 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Academy 360 Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA	3out of 4	4,511 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Academy 360 Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA	- not rated	4,576 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
University of Sunderland 4th Floor, Edinburgh Building , City Campus, Chester Road SR1 3SD	- not rated	881 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Beacon of Light School Vaux Brewery Way , Stadium Park SR5 1SN	3out of 4	1,076 yd	Free schools alternative provision	No	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's Montessori School Tustall Road , SR2 7JR	- not rated	1,217 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Sunderland High School Mowbray Road , SR2 8HY	- not rated	1,374 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Argyle House School 19-20 Thornhill Park , SR2 7LA	- not rated	1,422 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Asiana Fusion Restaurant	West Wear Street, Sunderland	3 yd
Cafe 1851	103 - 105 High Street West, Sunderland	163 yd
Nando's	Unit 2A, 118	168 yd
Bizr	99, 100 High Street West, Sunderland	175 yd
Harry's Game Shack	1 Fawcett Street, Sunderland	193 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sloanes Sports Bar	Central Buildings Basement, West Sunniside	245 yd
The Church Door	100 West Sunniside, Sunderland	258 yd
Bar Justice	47, West Sunniside	315 yd
Keel Tavern	Unit 2 Holiday Inn, Keel Square	398 yd
The Peacock	287 High Street West, Sunderland	490 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Betsy Jenny Counselling And Wellbeing Cafe	30 - 31 Bridge Street, Sunderland	158 yd
The Sweet Petite	103 High Street West, Sunderland	163 yd
DF Kitchen	12 Fawcett Street, Sunderland	276 yd
Phoenix Convenience Store	Phoenix House Unit 6, Union Street	280 yd
Phoenix Convenience Store	Phoenix House Unit 6, Union Street	280 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Marks & Spencer	85, 75	241 yd
Iceland	A 6 B, 6	415 yd
Heron Foods	20,19,Blandford Street, Sunderland	500 yd
Al-Huddah	Al Huddah, 27 - 28 Borough Road	556 yd
Lidl	Roker Avenue, Sunderland	735 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Fit Body Fit Mind (Closed) High Street West	health and fitness suite	203 yd
O'Briens Fitness Centre (Closed) St. Thomas Street	health and fitness suite	322 yd
Olympia Fitness & Beauty Centre 56A 56A HIGH STREET WEST	health and fitness suite	369 yd
Crowtree Leisure Centre (Closed) Crowtree Road	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	592 yd
Sunderland Football Club Academy (Closed) Crowtree Road	artificial grass pitch	610 yd
Sans Street Community Centre UPPER SANS STREET		625 yd
Sunderland Fc (Stadium Of Light) STADIUM OF LIGHT ADMIN BUILDING STADIUM PARK STADIUM OF LIGHT ADMIN BUILDING STADIUM PARK VAUX BREWERY WAY	grass pitches	818 yd
Dame Dorothy Primary School DOCK STREET	grass pitches	830 yd
Hudson Road Primary School VILLIERS STREET SOUTH	grass pitches	832 yd
University Of Sunderland Centre For Sport And Recreation (Closed) Chester Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	881 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.9%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	98.9%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	98.9%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	1.1%

Download Speed

Median download speed	150 Mbit/s
Average download speed	293.4 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	900 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	900 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	150 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	277.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	900 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.