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On Fordfield Road, in Pallion North
What it's like at SR4 0HF: every home that has sold on Fordfield Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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Sales and extensions on Fordfield Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
2 of the 91 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 166, Fordfield RoadSemi-detached · company-owned | Sept 2024 | £85,000 | 64 m² | £1,328/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 186, Fordfield RoadTerraced | Feb 2014 | £65,250 | 113 m² | £577/m² | 1 |
| 188, Fordfield RoadTerraced | Aug 2015 | £96,000 | 109 m² | £881/m² | 2 |
| 229, Fordfield RoadSemi-detached | Apr 2019 | £103,000 | 108 m² | £954/m² | 4 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is South Hylton Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (650 m). The nearest rail station is Sunderland, 3.6 km away, with 709k journeys a year.
The nearest bus stop is Fordfield Road-St Lukes Road, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 594); 50 departures an hour from the 11 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 14 minutes away by public transport or on foot.
40% of households manage without a car.
The nearest primary school is St Anne's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, a few minutes' walk (350 m); 83% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Academy 360, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 31.7 · 1.9% of GCSEs at 8–9.
It's a family area: 22% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Asda, 650 m away, with Hylton Road Butchers closer still (100 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Sunderland Gp Alliance South Hylton Surg (750 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (650 m).
For a haircut, Kaya’s Barber is 600 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 1.1 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 2 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
The Pavilion is the closest café or restaurant (250 m), and Pennywell Comrades Club the nearest pub (400 m).
Crime is around the national middle: about 96 per 1,000 residents a year.
It's a mix of homes: 9% flats and 9% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 45% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Blackie Park, 350 m away; for exercise, 24Hr Gym (1.1 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Roker - Sunderland, 4.6 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.0 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 22 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 181 km.
29 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.
Houghton and Sunderland South constituency: Bridget Phillipson MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 7,169 (17.9%), turnout 51%. Vote shares: Labour 47%, Reform UK 29%, Conservative 14%, Liberal Democrat 6%.
3 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SR4 0HF →
Most households own their home, 11% rent privately.
The nearest university is University of Sunderland, 3.1 km 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.
No crimes recorded "on or near" Fordfield Road in the last 12 months.
On this street: 1 of 81 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 28 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.3% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 96.5% | 95.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.5% | 3.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 2.8% | 0.5% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 58 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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