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Postcode · Town End Farm · Sunderland · North East

SR5 4BU

Part of Sunderland 003B in Town End Farm.

SR5 4BU is a postcode in Town End Farm, Sunderland that skews 18–34 year-old and tenure-mixed. Median rent sits at £695 a month, up 4.0% on the year, with council tax in band A adding roughly £183/mo. Safety ranks in the top quartile of UK sub-areas (18th percentile nationally). Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

SR5 4BU in Sunderland · nearest rail East Boldon

Median rent
£695
local area median
Council tax
£2,197
Band D, all-in
EPC median
C
Energy band
Broadband
100%
Gigabit-ready
Transport
56/100
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Who lives here

Sunderland 003B skews 18–34 and is mixed tenure. Tenure mix and age profile from Census 2021, applied to every postcode in the local area.

Tenure mix
Private rent20%Owner-occupied37%Social rent43%
Households· local area estimate at ~2.4 people/household550
Single-person households41%
Couples with children11%
Lone-parent households20%
Age profile
Under 1822%18–3422%35–4918%50–6421%65+18%
Degree-level education
Self-rated good/very-good health72%
Born in the UK98%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 age, TS054 tenure, TS003 households, TS067 qualifications).

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What's it like living in SR5 4BU?

SR5 4BU sits inside Sunderland 003B, part of the wider Town End Farm neighbourhood in Sunderland. The area skews 18–34, and mixed tenure.

Median rent at local area grain comes in at £695/mo, up 4.0% on the year. Council tax is band A, costing roughly £121/mo when split monthly. Gigabit broadband reaches 100% of premises.

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Who is SR5 4BU for?

Renters most likely to thrive here are those whose priorities align with the area's strongest scores. The renter base skews young-professional — flat shares, single-occupancy 1-beds and small 2-beds dominate the listing mix.

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