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On Princes Avenue, in Seaburn
What it's like at SR6 8DG: every home that has sold on Princes Avenue 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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Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
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.
3 homes on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Princes Avenue; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
1 of the 14 homes on the street are owned by companies.
| 2, Princes AvenueSemi-detached · company-owned | Mar 2007 | £199,950 | – | – | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 1996 | £68,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 9, Princes AvenueTerraced | Jan 2006 | £178,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 11, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Mar 2006 | £195,000 | 91 m² | £2,143/m² | 1 |
| 12, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2016 | £149,500 | 157 m² | £952/m² | 1 |
| 14, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Sept 2025 | £295,000 | 127 m² | £2,323/m² | 2 |
| 16, Princes AvenueTerraced | Sept 2021 | £267,500 | 129 m² | £2,074/m² | 1 |
| 18, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1997 | £74,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 19, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2006 | £177,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 20, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Oct 2021 | £188,000 | 209 m² | £900/m² | 1 |
| 21, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 2017 | £240,000 | 119 m² | £2,017/m² | 1 |
| 22, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Aug 2003 | £168,000 | – | – | 1 |
| 26, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Nov 2016 | £273,000 | 141 m² | £1,936/m² | 1 |
| 27, Princes AvenueSemi-detached | Jun 1999 | £70,000 | – | – | 1 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Seaburn Metro station, about a 15-minute walk (1.1 km). The nearest rail station is Seaburn, 1.1 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Dykelands Road-Queens Avenue, 100 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 558); 9 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Fulwell Junior School, a few minutes' walk (500 m); 78% met the expected standard.
The nearest secondary is Monkwearmouth Academy, 950 m away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 11% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Morrisons Supermarkets, 300 m away; Slimming World Franchise (350 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fulwell Medical Centre, (900 m), with Million Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Magic Scissors is 850 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 4.0 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 26 restaurants and cafés, 11 pubs and bars.
Malabar is the closest café or restaurant (100 m), and The Promenade the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (15 of them).
Crime is around the national middle: about 72 per 1,000 residents a year.
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 7% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 44% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
Bungalow country: 20% of homes are bungalows.
It's growing: about 130 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Roker Cliff Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Fulwell Day Centre (1.5 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Seaburn - Sunderland, 800 m away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.1 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 185 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 54% of households own their home outright.
22 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%.
5 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 SR6 8DG →
It's an older community: 28% are 65 or over.
The nearest university is University of Sunderland, 3.5 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" Princes Avenue in the last 12 months.
On this street: 0 of 7 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.5% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.0% | 95.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.1% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 1.9% | 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 61 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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