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On Bower Street, in Fulwell
What it's like at SR6 8JA: every home that has sold on Bower Street 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.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Bower Street; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
None of the 14 homes on the street is owned by a company.
| 1, Bower StreetTerraced | Sept 2016 | £145,000 | 114 m² | £1,272/m² | 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2, Bower StreetTerraced | Apr 2019 | £100,000 | 121 m² | £826/m² | 1 |
| 5, Bower StreetTerraced | Jan 2001 | £48,950 | – | – | 1 |
| 6, Bower StreetTerraced | Oct 2021 | £190,000 | 115 m² | £1,652/m² | 1 |
| 9, Bower StreetSemi-detached | Aug 2021 | £135,000 | 91 m² | £1,484/m² | 4 |
| 10, Bower StreetTerraced | May 2018 | £121,350 | 113 m² | £1,074/m² | 2 |
| 11, Bower StreetTerraced | Jul 2007 | £137,950 | 110 m² | £1,254/m² | 2 |
| 13, Bower StreetTerraced | Oct 2000 | £52,950 | 94 m² | £563/m² | 1 |
| 14, Bower StreetTerraced | May 2004 | £137,500 | – | – | 1 |
| 15, Bower StreetTerraced | Apr 2014 | £132,000 | 117 m² | £1,128/m² | 2 |
| 16, Bower StreetTerraced | Feb 2019 | £146,000 | 118 m² | £1,237/m² | 1 |
| 17, Bower StreetTerraced | Apr 2001 | £52,000 | – | – | 2 |
| 18, Bower StreetTerraced | Jun 2022 | £175,000 | 109 m² | £1,606/m² | 2 |
| 21, Bower StreetTerraced | May 2001 | £50,000 | 120 m² | £417/m² | 2 |
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, a few minutes' walk (400 m). The nearest rail station is Seaburn, 450 m away.
The nearest bus stop is Fulwell Road Sea Road, 100 m away, with a bus about every 14 minutes on weekdays (routes 23, 558); 30 departures an hour from the 12 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Fulwell Infant School Academy, a few minutes' walk (200 m).
The closest top-rated primary is Fulwell Junior School (0.7 km).
The nearest secondary is Monkwearmouth Academy, 650 m away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 9.5% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (5.8 km).
Few families with young children: only 13% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Tesco, 200 m away, with Muller closer still (50 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Fulwell Medical Centre, (200 m), with Million Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (50 m).
For a haircut, Magic Scissors is 100 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 3.6 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 7 restaurants and cafés, 3 pubs and bars.
Boca Chica is the closest café or restaurant (50 m), and Bluebell / 88th Street / Value Mighty / Sin City Burger / Mandu Guys / Hansik / Bibigo the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (13 of them).
It's a low-crime area: about 63 recorded crimes per 1,000 residents a year, below most of the country.
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 4% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 45% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
The nearest park is Roker Cliff Park, 850 m away; for exercise, Fulwell Day Centre (1.0 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Seaburn - Sunderland, 1.5 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 9.5 µg/m³).
For holidays, Newcastle is 23 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 185 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 52% of households own their home outright.
28 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 8JA →
The nearest university is University of Sunderland, 3.0 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" Bower Street in the last 12 months.
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.
On this street: 0 of 11 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 1 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.8% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.1% | 0.2% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 95.0% | 95.4% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 0.2% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 4.6% | 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.
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