Ryhope Road, Sunderland, SR2 7EE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding SR2 7EE has a slightly higher male population, with 52.3% of residents 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	47.8%	47.7%	-0.1%	51.0%	-3.3%
Male	52.2%	52.3%	0.1%	49.0%	3.3%

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 SR2 7EE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 57.1% 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	53.8%	57.1%	3.3%	37.9%	19.2%
Married: Opposite sex	25.8%	21.5%	-4.3%	44.2%	-22.7%
Married: Same sex	0%	0.9%	0.9%	0.3%	0.6%
Separated	2.7%	4.6%	1.9%	2.2%	2.4%
Divorced	8.1%	7.3%	-0.8%	9.1%	-1.8%
Widowed	9.5%	8.7%	-0.8%	6.1%	2.6%

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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	40.8%	43.3%	2.5%	48.4%	-5.1%
Good health	30.2%	31.1%	0.9%	33.6%	-2.5%
Fair health	20.4%	21.4%	1.0%	12.7%	8.7%
Bad health	7.1%	2.1%	-5.0%	4.0%	-1.9%
Very bad health	1.6%	2.1%	0.5%	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.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	18.6%	12.8%	-5.8%	18.2%	-5.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	12.2%	13.3%	1.1%	9.6%	3.7%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	13.6%	11%	-2.6%	13.4%	-2.4%
Apprenticeship	2.3%	2.8%	0.5%	5.3%	-2.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	14.5%	22.5%	8.0%	16.9%	5.6%
Degree or Similar	33.9%	37.6%	3.7%	33.8%	3.8%
Other	5%	0%	-5.0%	2.8%	-2.8%

Culture

Ethnic Group

This area closely mirrors the overall ethnic composition of the UK, with 89% of the population identifying as white, with UK average of 81.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.7%	-0.3%
Indian	2.7%	0.8%	-1.9%	3.1%	-2.3%
Other Asian	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	1.6%	-0.8%
Black African	0.8%	1.7%	0.9%	2.5%	-0.8%
Black Caribbean	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.0%	-1.0%
Mixed White and Asian	0.8%	2.5%	1.7%	0.8%	1.7%
Mixed White and African	1.2%	0.4%	-0.8%	0.4%	0.0%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.9%	-0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.8%	-0.4%
White	89.4%	89%	-0.4%	81.4%	7.6%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.1%	-0.1%
Roma	0%	1.3%	1.3%	0.2%	1.1%
Other	2.7%	1.7%	-1.0%	1.6%	0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 86.1% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	89.4%	86.1%	-3.3%	83.2%	2.9%
European Union	3.1%	7.6%	4.5%	6.1%	1.5%
Rest of Europe	0.8%	0.8%	0.0%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	0.4%	3%	2.6%	2.7%	0.3%
Middle East and Asia	5.1%	1.7%	-3.4%	5.6%	-3.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	1.3%	-0.9%
Oceania	0.4%	0.4%	0.0%	0.3%	0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	89%	86.1%	-2.9%	83.2%	2.9%
10+ Years	3.1%	3.8%	0.7%	9.8%	-6.0%
5-10 Years	2%	3%	1.0%	2.9%	0.1%
2-5 Years	2.4%	5.9%	3.5%	2.2%	3.7%
Less than 2 years	3.5%	1.3%	-2.2%	1.9%	-0.6%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	69.5%	76.7%	-7.2%
Ireland	0.4%	0.6%	-0.2%
Portugal	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Spain	1.3%	0.4%	0.9%
Lithuania	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
Poland	0.8%	1.3%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	2.5%	1.5%	1.0%
Central and Western Africa	1.3%	0.3%	1.0%
South and Eastern Africa	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Eastern Asia	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Southern Asia	0.4%	1.2%	-0.8%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Oceania	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
No passport held	20.1%	13.5%	6.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	49.8%	37.2%	12.6%
Christian	41.4%	46.2%	-4.8%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Sikh	0.8%	0.9%	-0.1%
Other religion	2.1%	0.6%	1.5%
Not answered	5.1%	6.0%	-0.9%

Safety

Is Ryhope Road dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Ryhope Road was 140.1 per 1,000 residents, which is 37.6% lower than the Hendon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Ryhope Road has the 40th highest crime rate of 85 local areas in Hendon and the 198th highest crime rate of 922 local areas in Sunderland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 58.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -78.4%.

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Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,400

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in SR2 7EE, 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 - 10/10 (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 - 10/10 (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 - 7/10 (above average )
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 - 2/10 (very 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 - 4/10 (below 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) - 10/10 (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 Ryhope Road are based on 176 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.

Estimated Average Property Prices for Ryhope Road

Average Price
£187,208

Semi-Detached
£233,827

Terraced
£127,286

Detached
£222,393

Flats/Maisonettes
£152,967

Other
£357,516

Property Prices Comparison

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SR2 7EE 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

Full-Time Employee	55
Retired	53
Self-Employed	23
Student (economically inactive)	21
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	19
Other	13
Part-Time Employee	13
Unemployed	12
Long-Term Sick or disabled	7
Looking after home or family	5

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	16
Education	16
Accommodation and food service activities	11
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	8
Other	8
Financial and insurance activities	6
Administrative and support service activities	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Construction	5
Information and communication	4
Manufacturing	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Transport and storage	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	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	1,398 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Millfield Community Nursery School Bell Street , SR4 6JR	- not rated	2,449 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Columba's Nursery School Swan Street , SR5 1EA	- not rated	2,881 yd	Local authority nursery school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Mill Hill Nursery School Torphin Hill Drive , Doxford Park SR3 2PJ	4out of 4	4,218 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Pennywell Early Years Centre Portsmouth Road , Pennywell SR4 9AX	- not rated	4,513 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Valley Road Community Primary School Corporation Road , Hendon SR2 8PL	- not rated	705 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Valley Road Academy Corporation Road , Hendon SR2 8PL	3out of 4	705 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Valley Road Junior School Robinson Terrace , Hendon SR2 8JW	- not rated	751 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Valley Road Infant School Commercial Road , SR2 8PD	- not rated	829 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hudson Road Primary School Villiers Street South , SR1 2AH	3out of 4	888 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southmoor Community School, Mathematics and Computing College Ryhope Road , SR2 7TF	- not rated	779 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Southmoor Academy Ryhope Road , SR2 7TF	3out of 4	779 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy Willowbank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ	- not rated	792 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
St Aidan's Catholic School Willow Bank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ	- not rated	792 yd	Voluntary aided school	No	Boys	More About School
Thornhill School Business & Enterprise College Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA	- not rated	916 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Wearside College Tunstall Centre , Sea View Road West SR2 9LH	- not rated	1,427 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
City of Sunderland College Bede Centre , Durham Road SR3 4AH	- not rated	2,137 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Monkwearmouth College Swan Street , SR5 1EB	- not rated	2,954 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	4,011 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Academy 360 Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA	3out of 4	4,452 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Academy 360 Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA	- not rated	4,511 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Sunderland High School Mowbray Road , SR2 8HY	- not rated	117 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Ashbrooke School Ashbrooke Road , Sunderland SR2 7JA	- not rated	291 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
St Anthony's Montessori School Tustall Road , SR2 7JR	- not rated	804 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Argyle House School 19-20 Thornhill Park , SR2 7LA	- not rated	836 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Tonstall School The Croft , Thornholme Road SR2 7JS	- not rated	969 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Not applicable	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mumbai Silk	Temple Chambers, 3 Douro Terrace	400 yd
Recovery Connections Enterprises Ltd	52 Villette Road, Sunderland	513 yd
The Community Cafe	52 Villette Road, Sunderland	513 yd
Mickys Munchies	35 Villette Road, Sunderland	514 yd
The Front Parlour	6 Grange Terrace, Sunderland	663 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Harvester	The Sandcastle, Ryhope Road	65 yd
Wearside Masonic Temple	Former Wearside Masonic Temple, Douro Terrace	416 yd
Royal British Legion Club	6, Grange Crescent	549 yd
Bar Unique	1 Tunstall Road, Sunderland	786 yd
Ivy House	Ivy House Public House, Worcester Street	830 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Yuvraaj Restaurant	Douro House, 5 - 7 Douro Terrace	377 yd
Yummy Kitchen	49, Villette Road	479 yd
Nazrul's Sonargow	51 Villette Road, Sunderland	480 yd
Wingz	60 Villette Road, Sunderland	497 yd
Little Frangos Limited	Little Frangos, 27 Villette Road	529 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Lidl Ryhope Road	Lidl, Ryhope Road	65 yd
Al-Huddah	Al Huddah, 27 - 28 Borough Road	949 yd
Heron Foods	20,19,Blandford Street, Sunderland	1,048 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Sunderland High School - Main Site (Closed) Mowbray Road	health and fitness suite	113 yd
St Aidens Catholic Academy Pitches THE LIMES	grass pitches	208 yd
Sunderland High School - Junior School (Closed) Ashbrooke Road	artificial grass pitch	283 yd
Barley Mow Park TENNIS 48M FROM PARK VIEW, RYHOPE ROAD 65M FROM B1522 TENNIS 48M FROM PARK VIEW, RYHOPE ROAD 65M FROM B1522 RYHOPE ROAD	tennis courts	329 yd
Ashbrooke Sports Club Ashbrooke Ashbrooke Ashbrooke Road	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, squash courts	564 yd
Bodyline Health & Fitness (Ladies Only) (Closed) West Lawn West Lawn Ashbrooke Road	health and fitness suite	564 yd
Valley Road Academy CORPORATION ROAD	grass pitches	686 yd
Belford House Sports And Social Club (Closed) Belford Road	grass pitches	725 yd
St Aidens Catholic Academy WILLOW BANK ROAD		750 yd
Raich Carter Sports Centre COMMERCIAL ROAD	artificial grass pitch, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	828 yd

Broadband

We haven't found any broadband statistics for this postcode.

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

Overview of SR2 7EE