Neighbourhood · Sunderland · North East
Albany and Blackfell
Sunderland 010 · 5 sub-areas · 6,793 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (77/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (54/100)Liveability 98/100 · Best 5% nationally
Albany and Blackfell is a green, lower-density part of Sunderland — parks within walking distance of most addresses, a slower weekday rhythm, and a population skewed toward longer-tenure households rather than transient renters.
Liveability
98/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Albany and Blackfell?
A snapshot of Albany and Blackfell
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £695 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Albany and Blackfell in Sunderland
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Albany and Blackfell?
- The median monthly rent across Albany and Blackfell is £695.
- How safe is Albany and Blackfell?
- Albany and Blackfell has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Albany and Blackfell?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 63 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Albany and Blackfell?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Albany and Blackfell, of which 47% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1171 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Albany and Blackfell?
- The most common council tax band in Albany and Blackfell is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,549. Council tax is set by Sunderland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Albany and Blackfell to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Albany and Blackfell to central London is approximately 232 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Albany and Blackfell?
- 100% of premises in Albany and Blackfell are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Albany and Blackfell?
- Albany and Blackfell sits in IMD decile 4 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Albany and Blackfell?
- 60% of households in Albany and Blackfell are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Albany and Blackfell?
- The average property price across Sunderland (the local authority covering Albany and Blackfell) is approximately £144,581, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Albany and Blackfell a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.43 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £27,989.)
- Which local areas are part of Albany and Blackfell?
- Albany and Blackfell contains 5 local areas: Sunderland 010B, Sunderland 010C, Sunderland 010D, Sunderland 010E, Sunderland 010A.
FAQ
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- What is the average rent in Albany and Blackfell?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Albany and Blackfell is £695. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Albany and Blackfell a safe place to live?
- Albany and Blackfell has a safety score of 69/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Albany and Blackfell?
- 47% of schools within 2 km of Albany and Blackfell are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Albany and Blackfell?
- Public-transport commute time from Albany and Blackfell to central London is approximately 232 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Albany and Blackfell different from the rest of Sunderland?
- Albany and Blackfell contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Albany and Blackfell rank in Sunderland?
- Albany and Blackfell scores 98/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Sunderland, see the Cities table on the Sunderland page.
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