Neighbourhood · Sunderland · North East
Town End Farm
Sunderland 003 · 6 sub-areas · 8,640 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (71/100)Watch-out: Families (51/100)Liveability 91/100 · Best 10%
Town End Farm is a mid-density neighbourhood of Sunderland in the North East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services.
Liveability
91/100
Best 10%
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Town End Farm?
A snapshot of Town End Farm
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; 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 6 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Town End Farm in Sunderland
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Town End Farm?
- The median monthly rent across Town End Farm is £695.
- How safe is Town End Farm?
- Town End Farm 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 Town End Farm?
- 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 34 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Town End Farm?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Town End Farm, of which 55% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 370 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Town End Farm?
- The most common council tax band in Town End Farm is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,465. Council tax is set by Sunderland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Town End Farm to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Town End Farm to central London is approximately 215 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 Town End Farm?
- 100% of premises in Town End Farm are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Town End Farm?
- Town End Farm sits in IMD decile 1 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 Town End Farm?
- 36% of households in Town End Farm 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 Town End Farm?
- The average property price across Sunderland (the local authority covering Town End Farm) 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 Town End Farm 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 Town End Farm?
- Town End Farm contains 6 local areas: Sunderland 003E, Sunderland 003A, Sunderland 003B, Sunderland 003F, Sunderland 003D…
FAQ
Frequently asked about Town End Farm
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Town End Farm?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Town End Farm 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 Town End Farm a safe place to live?
- Town End Farm has a safety score of 39/100. 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 Town End Farm?
- 55% of schools within 2 km of Town End Farm are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Town End Farm?
- Public-transport commute time from Town End Farm to central London is approximately 215 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Town End Farm different from the rest of Sunderland?
- Town End Farm contains 6 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 Town End Farm rank in Sunderland?
- Town End Farm scores 91/100 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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