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Gainsborough Square, Sunderland

MyStreetCheck free street report: Gainsborough Square, Sunderland · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/sunderland/gainsborough-square/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR4 8HZ.

Average price (last 12 months)
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0 sales
Average price (since 2018)
£100,118
8 sales
Price range
£75k – £120k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
18 Sep 2023
SR4 8HZ

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At a glance

House prices£100k averageSince 2018 (few recent sales) CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 1 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station24 min walkSouth Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools4 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leaseholdAll freeholdAcross 8 Land Registry sales Conservation areaChecking…Planning designations Green beltChecking…Planning designations Listed buildingsChecking…Within about 200 m Planning applicationsChecking…Within 500 m, last 90 days

8 property sales on Gainsborough Square, Sunderland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2018. The most recent sale was on 18 Sep 2023. Most sales here are semi-detached homes, which have sold for an average of £100,118. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2018; 1 of them sold for more the second time. Recorded sale prices on Gainsborough Square range from £75,000 to £119,950. Every home sold here was sold freehold.

House prices on Gainsborough Square compared

SR4 postcode area£148,524
Sunderland£184,275
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. Gainsborough Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SR4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2018: £90,000 (2 sales)2018£90k2020: £119,950 (1 sales)2020£120k2021: £98,665 (3 sales)2021£99k2022: £110,000 (1 sales)2022£110k2023: £95,000 (1 sales)2023£95k

Tenure: 100% freehold and 0% leasehold across 8 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Semi-detached8£100,11818 Sep 2023

Sold prices on Gainsborough Square

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
22, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 18 Sep 2023£95,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
18, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 27 May 2022£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
22, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 6 Sep 2021£86,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
14, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 27 Aug 2021£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
12, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 20 Aug 2021£99,995 Semi-detachedFreehold
5, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 20 Nov 2020£119,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 21 Mar 2018£105,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
26, Gainsborough Square SR4 8HZ 16 Mar 2018£75,000 Semi-detachedFreehold

Sale prices are as recorded by HM Land Registry. Some sales (for example repossessions and company purchases) are listed but left out of the averages.

Sale history: homes sold more than once

AddressSalesChange
22, Gainsborough Square £86,000 (Sep 2021) → £95,000 (Sep 2023) +10%
over 2 yrs

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Schools near Gainsborough Square

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 240 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.3 mi
Grindon Infant School 163 pupils Primary 2–7 Report 0.3 mi
Sandhill View Academy 743 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.4 mi
Thorney Close Primary School 289 pupils Primary 3–11 Good Report 0.5 mi
The Link School 164 pupils Pupil referral unit 7–14 Report 0.5 mi
Broadway Junior School 227 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.6 mi
Christ's College 796 pupils All-through 4–18 Good Report 0.6 mi
Hasting Hill Academy 238 pupils Primary 2–11 Good Report 0.6 mi

Source: Department for Education (Get Information about Schools) and Ofsted. Grades are from each school's last graded inspection; newer inspections use report cards without a single overall grade, so check the full report. Distances are straight-line. Check catchment areas with the local council.

Getting around, shops and health

Train, tram & metro stations

  • Sunderland station 2.5 mi · 51 min walk
  • St Peters station 2.7 mi · 54 min walk
  • Seaburn station 3.5 mi · 1 hr 11 min walk
  • South Hylton (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.2 mi · 24 min walk
  • Pallion (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.9 mi · 39 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Gleneagles Road-Gainsborough Road (SW-Bound, Gleneagles Road) 1 min walk
  • Gleneagles Road-Gainsborough Road (NE-Bound, Gleneagles Road) 1 min walk
  • Tay Road-Gravesend Road (NW-Bound, Tay Road) 2 min walk
  • Gleneagles Road-Greenwood Road (NE-Bound, Gleneagles Road) 2 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Happy House Surgery
    Durham Road, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
  • Springwell Medical Group
    Springwell Road, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
  • The Broadway Medical Practice
    Springwell Road, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
  • Sunderland Gp Alliance South Hylton Surg
    2 Union Street, South Hylton, Sunderland · 1.2 mi

Supermarkets

  • Spar Spar - Grindon · 0.5 mi
  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Thorney Close · 0.5 mi
  • The Co-operative Food PFS Co-op Petrol Broadway Sunderland · 0.6 mi
  • Aldi Aldi Wellspring Road Pennywell · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Grindon Pharmacy · 0.2 mi
  • Well · 0.5 mi
  • Well · 0.6 mi

Dentists

  • Grindon Lane Primary Care Centre · 0.3 mi
  • Oasis Dental Care · 1.0 mi
  • Westmount Dental Surgery · 1.0 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN), NHS England organisation data, and GEOLYTIX Retail Points (open data). Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of areas in England and 10 the least deprived.

Income1 of 10
Employment1 of 10
Education and skills2 of 10
Health and disability1 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services8 of 10
Living environment6 of 10

Each domain ranked in deciles across England (10 = least deprived).

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned34.4%62.5%
Private rented10.2%20.3%
Social rented55.4%17.1%
Households835

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1515.2%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.4%64.1%
Aged 65+16.4%18.6%
Residents1,578

Broadband

HereUK
Superfast (30Mbit+)100%95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)100%80%
Gigabit-capable100%80%

Share of homes on this street's postcodes that can get each speed. UK figure is the average across all postcodes. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Mobile signal

HereEng & Wales
4G indoors, all 4 networks94%89%
4G indoors, at least 1 network100%100%
4G outdoors, all 4 networks100%99%
Calls indoors, all 4 networks96%92%

Share of homes across Sunderland with good coverage (Jul 2025). Signal varies street by street; check your exact address on Ofcom's checker. Source: Ofcom Connected Nations.

Neighbourhood figures cover the surrounding Lower Layer Super Output Area (about 1,500 residents). Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) and the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

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Who lives around Gainsborough Square

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White96.3%94.6%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African1.5%1%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%0.9%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh0.4%3%
Other ethnic group0.4%0.5%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian49.4%53.2%
No religion45.5%39.5%
Not answered4%4.5%
Sikh0.4%0.3%
Other religion0.4%0.3%
Jewish0.1%–
Muslim0.1%1.8%
Buddhist0%0.2%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK97.7%94.9%
Born outside the UK2.3%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
No qualifications27.2%22.9%
Level 2 qualifications16.9%14.8%
Level 3 qualifications16.6%17.1%
Level 4 qualifications and above16.2%24.6%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications11.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship8.3%7.2%
Other qualifications3.3%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health40%43.1%
Good health30.2%33%
Fair health17.7%15.9%
Bad health9.6%6.1%
Very bad health2.5%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
No cars or vans in household50.2%30.9%
1 car or van in household35.8%40.9%
2 cars or vans in household10.3%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household3.7%6.1%

Source: Census 2021 (ONS), via Nomis. Percentages of usual residents or households, as recorded in March 2021.

Figures cover the surrounding neighbourhood (Lower Layer Super Output Area, about 1,500 residents). Full demographics of Sunderland.

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