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Thinking of living at SR2 7HS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland | Primary | 650 m | 95% met the expected standard |
| Richard Avenue Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Hudson Road Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 68% met the expected standard |
| Valley Road Academy | Primary | 1.1 km | 85% met the expected standard |
| Hill View Junior Academy | Primary | 1.2 km | 81% met the expected standard |
| Thornhill Academy | Secondary | 350 m | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy | Secondary | 400 m | Attainment 8: 50.7 · 15.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Aidan's Catholic Academy | Secondary | 450 m | Attainment 8: 51.2 · 11.5% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Southmoor Academy | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 49 · 11.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Argyle House School | Independent | 250 m | 5.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Ashbrooke School | Independent | 350 m | Attainment 8: 0.8 · 0% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Endeavour SR | Independent | 1.2 km | – |
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| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennis | Ashbrooke Sports Club | 270 m | 10 |
| Swimming | Southmoor Academy | 1.1 km | 10 |
| Cricket | Sunderland Cricket Club | 240 m | 4 |
| Football | Ashbrooke Sports Club | 270 m | 2 |
| Squash | Ashbrooke Sports Club | 270 m | 2 |
| Snooker | Sloane's Sports Bar | 1.2 km | 2 |
| Skiing | Silksworth Sports Complex And Ski Slope | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Climbing | Sunderland Climbing Wall | 2.6 km | 2 |
| Sailing | Sunderland Yacht Club | 2.8 km | 2 |
| Bowling | Ashbrooke Sports Club | 270 m | 1 |
| Hockey | Ashbrooke Sports Club | 270 m | 1 |
| Rugby | Ashbrooke Sports Club | 270 m | 1 |
| Bowls | Municipal Bowling Green | 690 m | 1 |
| Table tennis | Bridges Ping Pong Palour | 930 m | 1 |
| Pool | Sloane's Sports Bar | 1.2 km | 1 |
| Ten-pin bowling | Sunderland Bowl | 1.3 km | 1 |
The 16 sports with most places shown, of 24. Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Park Lane Metro station, about a 5-minute walk (600 m). The nearest rail station is Sunderland, 950 m away, with 709k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Tunstall Road-Thornhill Gardens, 100 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 13); 59 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Plenty of jobs are close by: somewhere with 5,000 or more jobs (a town centre, business park or big hospital) is about 11 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
52% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, about a 10-minute walk (650 m); 95% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Thornhill Academy, 350 m away; Attainment 8: 41.4 · 12.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 12% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Lidl Ryhope Road, 500 m away, with Ashbrooke Store closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Park Lane Practice (500 m), with B Braun Medical the closest pharmacy (250 m).
For a haircut, Bold Faces is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 1.6 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 87 restaurants and cafés and 32 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Mumbai Silk is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Unique the nearest pub (350 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (37 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 364 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
Much of it is protected: 55% of postcodes sit in a conservation area (Ashbrooke, Sunderland, Sunniside).
There are 98 listed buildings.
Homes are mostly flats (57%).
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
It's growing: about 222 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
51 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest park is Backhouse Park, 600 m away; for exercise, Sikh Leisure Centre (350 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Roker - Sunderland, 2.7 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 11.4 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 24 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 182 km.
Many neighbours rent: 41% of households rent privately and 28% socially.
It's young: 34% of residents are aged 15–29.
This is a student area: 26% of adults were full-time students at the 2021 census, so expect shared houses, busy term times and quiet summers.
The nearest university is University of Sunderland, 800 m away (TEF Silver).
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.