Victoria Court, Sunderland, SR2 7LG

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SR2 7LG is primarily male, with 57.2% 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	42.7%	42.8%	0.1%	51.0%	-8.2%
Male	57.3%	57.2%	-0.1%	49.0%	8.2%

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 7LG, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 42.9% 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	62%	42.9%	-19.1%	37.9%	5.0%
Married: Opposite sex	25.1%	41.4%	16.3%	44.2%	-2.8%
Married: Same sex	1.2%	0%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.3%
Separated	4.7%	1.5%	-3.2%	2.2%	-0.7%
Divorced	6.4%	12%	5.6%	9.1%	2.9%
Widowed	0.6%	2.3%	1.7%	6.1%	-3.8%

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 (92.8%) 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	54.1%	61.1%	7.0%	48.4%	12.7%
Good health	36.2%	31.7%	-4.5%	33.6%	-1.9%
Fair health	7.6%	7.2%	-0.4%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	1.6%	0%	-1.6%	4.0%	-4.0%
Very bad health	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	1.2%	-1.2%

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 SR2 7LG this area, 5.3% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 57.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	8.2%	5.3%	-2.9%	18.2%	-12.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	11.7%	6.8%	-4.9%	9.6%	-2.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.2%	8.3%	0.1%	13.4%	-5.1%
Apprenticeship	3.5%	3.8%	0.3%	5.3%	-1.5%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	18.7%	13.6%	-5.1%	16.9%	-3.3%
Degree or Similar	41.5%	57.6%	16.1%	33.8%	23.8%
Other	8.2%	4.5%	-3.7%	2.8%	1.7%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 62.6% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	1.1%	-1.1%
Chinese	5.9%	0%	-5.9%	0.7%	-0.7%
Indian	7.6%	14.7%	7.1%	3.1%	11.6%
Pakistani	4.3%	3.1%	-1.2%	2.7%	0.4%
Other Asian	1.1%	6.1%	5.0%	1.6%	4.5%
Black African	4.3%	8%	3.7%	2.5%	5.5%
Other Black	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.5%	-0.5%
Mixed White and Asian	1.1%	1.2%	0.1%	0.8%	0.4%
Mixed White and African	0.5%	0.6%	0.1%	0.4%	0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.9%	-0.9%
Mixed Other	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.8%	-0.8%
White	67.6%	62.6%	-5.0%	81.4%	-18.8%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0.5%	1.2%	0.7%	0.6%	0.6%
Other	3.2%	2.5%	-0.7%	1.6%	0.9%

Country of Birth

In this area, 57.8% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	68.1%	57.8%	-10.3%	83.2%	-25.4%
European Union	7%	7.8%	0.8%	6.1%	1.7%
Rest of Europe	0%	4.2%	4.2%	0.8%	3.4%
Africa	3.8%	8.4%	4.6%	2.7%	5.7%
Middle East and Asia	19.5%	21.1%	1.6%	5.6%	15.5%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.1%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.3%	-0.7%
Oceania	0.5%	0%	-0.5%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	65.4%	58.2%	-7.2%	83.2%	-25.0%
10+ Years	13.5%	9.7%	-3.8%	9.8%	-0.1%
5-10 Years	8.1%	8.5%	0.4%	2.9%	5.6%
2-5 Years	7%	7.3%	0.3%	2.2%	5.1%
Less than 2 years	5.9%	16.4%	10.5%	1.9%	14.5%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	59.4%	76.7%	-17.3%
Italy	1.2%	0.6%	0.6%
Lithuania	0.6%	0.3%	0.3%
Poland	3.6%	1.3%	2.3%
Romania	5.5%	0.9%	4.6%
Other EU countries	0.6%	1.5%	-0.9%
Other Europe	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Central and Western Africa	5.5%	0.3%	5.2%
South and Eastern Africa	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
Southern Asia	15.8%	1.2%	14.6%
South-East Asia	0.6%	0.2%	0.4%
No passport held	6.1%	13.5%	-7.4%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	25.1%	37.2%	-12.1%
Christian	44.3%	46.2%	-1.9%
Hindu	14.4%	1.7%	12.7%
Muslim	8.4%	6.5%	1.9%
Sikh	1.8%	0.9%	0.9%
Other religion	0.6%	0.6%	0.0%
Not answered	5.4%	6.0%	-0.6%

Safety

Is Victoria Court Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Victoria Court was 242.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 8.7% lower than the Hendon average. The most reported crime type was Anti-social behaviour.

Victoria Court has the 24th highest crime rate of 86 local areas in Hendon and the 98th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 36.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has risen by about 90.9%.

🔎 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 SR2 7LG, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 8/10 (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 - 6/10 (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 - 9/10 (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 - 4/10 (below average )
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) - 7/10 (above average )
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 Victoria Court are based on 160 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 Victoria Court, Sunderland, SR2 7LG

Estimated Average Property Prices for SR2 7LG

Average Price
£119,878

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£119,878

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Victoria Court

Average Price
£140,536

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
£140,536

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Victoria CourtStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
4 Alexandra House Victoria Court, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2025-05-16	£80,000
2 Alexandra House Victoria Court, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£80,000	2025-03-28	£77,471
38 Alexandra House Victoria Court, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£89,950	2021-11-05	£92,418
17 Alexandra House Victoria Court, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£91,000	2021-08-13	£94,457
21 Alexandra House Victoria Court, Sunderland, Tyne And Wear Flats/Maisonettes, an established residential building	£88,000	2021-05-28	£92,966

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SR2 7LG

Employment

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	56
Retired	22
Part-Time Employee	12
Looking after home or family	10
Other	8
Unemployed	8
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	7
Self-Employed	5
Student (economically inactive)	5
Long-Term Sick or disabled	0

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	21
Information and communication	15
Human health and social work activities	15
Education	13
Other	8
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	6
Financial and insurance activities	6
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	4
Transport and storage	4
Manufacturing	3
Construction	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Mining and quarrying	1

Schools

Nursery

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Pennywell Early Years Centre Portsmouth Road , Pennywell SR4 9AX	4out of 4	3,496 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hylton Red House Nursery School Rotherham Road , Red House Estate SR5 5QL	4out of 4	3,531 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Mill Hill Nursery School Torphin Hill Drive , Doxford Park SR3 2PJ	3out of 4	4,520 yd	Local authority nursery school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Mary's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School Meadowside , SR2 7QN	3out of 4	910 yd	Voluntary aided school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Richard Avenue Primary School Hurstwood Road , SR4 7LQ	3out of 4	1,043 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Diamond Hall Junior Academy Well Street , Millfield SR4 6JF	3out of 4	1,230 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Barnes Infant Academy Mount Road , Barnes SR4 7QF	3out of 4	1,256 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Sunderland Rutland Street , SR4 6HY	3out of 4	1,257 yd	Voluntary aided 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	4out of 4	281 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Thornhill Academy Thornholme Road , SR2 7NA	1out of 4	606 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Aidan's Catholic Academy Willow Bank Road , Ashbrooke SR2 7HJ	3out of 4	1,182 yd	Academy converter	No	Boys	More About School
Southmoor Academy Ryhope Road , SR2 7TF	3out of 4	1,880 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Sandhill View Academy Grindon Lane , Thorney Close SR3 4EN	2out of 4	3,018 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
City of Sunderland College Bede Centre , Durham Road SR3 4AH	- not rated	1,591 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	2out of 4	3,068 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
Academy 360 Portsmouth Road , SR4 9BA	1out of 4	3,459 yd	Academy sponsor led	Not Applicable	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	344 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Argyle House School 19-20 Thornhill Park , SR2 7LA	- not rated	498 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Consilium Evolve Thornhill Academy , Thornholme Road SR2 7NA	- not rated	639 yd	Academy alternative provision converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Barbara Priestman Academy Meadowside , SR2 7QN	3out of 4	910 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Ashbrooke School Ashbrooke Road , Sunderland SR2 7JA	- not rated	1,170 yd	Other independent special school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
Tots And Dots	25 New Durham Road, Sunderland	82 yd
Grinder Coffee Co.	Grinder Coffee, 24A New Durham Road	91 yd
Paticake Patisserie	3 Tunstall Road, Sunderland	276 yd
Roma Italian Restaurant	13 Mary Street, Sunderland	317 yd
Jack Thai	4 Albion Place, Sunderland	334 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Sunderland Drama Club	Royalty Theatre Flat, 25	246 yd
The Stumble Inn	88, Chester Road	289 yd
Royal Artillery Club	11, 10	329 yd
Ivy House	Ivy House Public House, Worcester Street	331 yd
Cooper Rose	3, 2 Albion Place, Sunderland	339 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Deli Pizza	19 Tunstall Terrace, Sunderland	269 yd
Chilinos	Take Away, 1	370 yd
Taco	Taco (Within Ledger And Sons), 2 Worcester Street	375 yd
Smash Brother's	Smash Brother's (Inside), R And O Ledger	375 yd
Tasty Bite	41 Stockton Road, Sunderland	376 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
Heron Foods	20,19,Blandford Street, Sunderland	718 yd
Iceland	A 6 B, 6	720 yd
Home Bargains	Trimdon Street, Sunderland	798 yd
Aldi Stores Limited	Aldi, Saint Marks Road North	864 yd
Marks & Spencer	85, 75	897 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
St Anthonys Catholic Girls Academy THORNHILL TERRACE	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	274 yd
University Of Sunderland City Space CHESTER ROAD	health and fitness suite	301 yd
University Of Sunderland Centre For Sport And Recreation (Closed) Chester Road	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	310 yd
Mayfair Health Club MAYFAIR BUILDINGS MAYFAIR BUILDINGS DURHAM ROAD	health and fitness suite	379 yd
Argyle House School 19-20 19-20 THORNHILL PARK		451 yd
Sunderland Football Club Academy (Closed) Crowtree Road	artificial grass pitch	525 yd
Crowtree Leisure Centre (Closed) Crowtree Road	health and fitness suite, indoor bowls, squash courts, swimming pool	543 yd
Thornhill School THORNHOLME ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	621 yd
Olympia Fitness & Beauty Centre 56A 56A HIGH STREET WEST	health and fitness suite	782 yd
West Community Centre COMMUNITY CENTRE COMMUNITY CENTRE CHESTER ROAD		852 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

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	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	61.3 Mbit/s
Average download speed	63.3 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	80 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	80 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	17.4 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	20 Mbit/s

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