Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 21 min4:26 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 12 min8:27 am – 3:39 pm
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People8,544 residentsin the Sunderland Central & Deptford census areaMedian age 32.43,874 households31% of homes owner-occupied15% owned outright28% social rented, 41% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting15.1% unemployment rate53% of adults are economically active, 3,363 in work, 14% retiredMain industries: health and social work 20%, retail and wholesale 18%, hospitality 9%Getting to work: 24% work from home, 42% go by car, 17% take public transport, 16% walk or cycle70% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages33% of adults hold a degree or higher19% have no qualifications, 5% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 85%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C690 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksPotato Garthbeach · under a mileSunderland Beachbeach · 1.2 miBuilding Hillhill · under a mileThirlwell Bankcliffs · 1.1 miTunstall Hillshills · 1.6 miNorth Tidal Basintidal water · under a mileSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesMowbray Gardenspark · under a mile · 8 haBackhouse Parkpark · under a mile · 13 haBurn Field Parkpark · under a mileBeacon of Lightsports ground · under a mile · 3 haTunstall Hill Extention Allotmentsallotments · 1.4 mi · 4 haMarley Potts Playing Fieldsplaying field · 1.9 mi · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes28 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202022 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202330 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 11 · PM2.5 6.0 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband75% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband93% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,103 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation32 m105 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 49 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSunderland Specialist Eye Hospitalunder a mileGP surgeryThe New City Medical Group34 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots26 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistLaura Street (Dental Surgery)right hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi36 schools24 primary, 4 secondary, 2 independent, 3 special, 3 otherPrimaryHudson Road Primary Schoolages 3-11, 345 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySt Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academyages 11-18, 1,297 pupilsunder a mileIndependentArgyle House Schoolages 2-16, 197 pupilsunder a mileCollegeCity of Sunderland College1.4 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderlandunder a mileSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL15 miRailway stationSunderlandunder a mileMetroSunderland (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationInterchangeSunderlandunder a mileFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays6.6 miBus stops212 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SR1 postcode district.
