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On Fordfield Road, in Pallion South & High Barnes
What it's like at SR4 6UZ: 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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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
2 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
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.
| 9, Fordfield RoadSemi-detached | Dec 2022 | £90,000 | 81 m² | £1,111/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11, Fordfield RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2010 | £98,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 37, Fordfield RoadSemi-detached | Mar 2024 | £119,995 | 89 m² | £1,348/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Pallion Metro station, about a 10-minute walk (750 m). The nearest rail station is St Peters, 2.2 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Fordfield Road - Fordland Place, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (routes 11, 10); 50 departures an hour from the 18 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.
The nearest primary school is Diamond Hall Infant Academy, a few minutes' walk (400 m).
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Christ's College, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 43.2 · 4.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Jimmy's Global Flavours, 300 m away, with Purba Newsagents closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Wearside Medical Practice (350 m), with Million Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Ari’s Barbers is 800 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 550 m 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 6 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Authenticfoodsandmore is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and The Volt the nearest pub (500 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (10 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 77 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 12 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 4% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
Bungalow country: 40% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Pocket Park, 800 m away; for exercise, Sunderland Climbing Wall (950 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Roker - Sunderland, 4.5 km away, was rated excellent for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 10.2 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 181 km.
38 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.
Sunderland Central constituency: Lewis Atkinson MP (Labour), since July 2024. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,073 (15.2%), turnout 53%. Vote shares: Labour 42%, Reform UK 27%, Conservative 14%, Liberal Democrat 9%.
1 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 6UZ →
Neighbours tend to stay put: 45% of households own their home outright.
It's an older community: 25% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is University of Sunderland, 1.7 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 | 0.5% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.1% | 95.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.4% | 3.5% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 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 60 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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