The Square, Sunderland

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR6 8JJ.

Average price (last 12 months)

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0 sales

Average price (since 2016)

£643,744

8 sales

Price range

£500k – £975k

lowest to highest sale

Last sale

23 Aug 2024

SR6 8JJ

At a glance

House prices£644k averageSince 2016 (few recent sales) CrimeAbout averageLower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationLess deprived than mostDecile 9 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Flood riskNear a flood alert areaLower risk than a warning area Nearest station13 min walkSeaburn station Schools6 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles, 1 Outstanding Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80%

8 property sales on The Square, Sunderland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. The most recent sale was on 23 Aug 2024. Most sales here are detached homes, which have sold for an average of £699,990. 1 home here has sold more than once since 2016; 1 of them sold for more the second time.

House prices on The Square compared

SR6 postcode area£240,405

Sunderland£181,591

England & Wales£356,718

Average sale price over the last 12 months. The Square has had fewer than two sales in that time, so it is left out. See all SR6 house prices.

Average sale price by year

Prices by property type

Type	Sales	Average price	Last sold
Detached	5	£699,990	23 Aug 2024
Semi-detached	3	£550,000	15 Feb 2019

Sold prices on The Square

Address	Date	Price	Type	Tenure
21, The Square SR6 8JJ	23 Aug 2024	£975,000	Detached	Freehold
10, The Square SR6 8JJ	29 Jan 2021	£725,000	Detached	Freehold
1, The Square SR6 8JJ	9 Oct 2020	£500,000	Detached	Freehold
16, The Square SR6 8JJ	25 Jun 2020	£587,000	Detached	Freehold
5, The Square SR6 8JJ	19 Jul 2019	£600,000	Detached	Freehold
19, The Square SR6 8JJ	15 Feb 2019	£535,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
11, The Square SR6 8JJ	21 Nov 2017	£580,000	Semi-detached	Freehold
21, The Square SR6 8JJ	5 Jul 2017	£699,950	Detached	Freehold
6, The Square SR6 8JJ	16 Sep 2016	£535,000	Semi-detached	Freehold

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

Address	Sales	Change
21, The Square	£699,950 (Jul 2017) → £975,000 (Aug 2024)	+39% over 7 yrs

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Crime and flood risk near The Square

Crime

64 crimes were reported within about a mile of The Square in August 2026.

Crime level compared with the rest of England (10 = lowest crime):

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Lower crime than about 50% of neighbourhoods in England, based on recorded crime rates (English Indices of Deprivation 2025).

Shoplifting	23
Anti-social behaviour	13
Violence & sexual offences	13
Criminal damage & arson	6
Public order	5
Other crime	3

Source: data.police.uk. Locations are approximate and cover the surrounding area, not just this street.

Flood risk

The Square is in or near 2 Environment Agency flood areas:

Tyne and Wear coastal rivers Flood alert area
Tyne and Wear coast Flood alert area

Flood warning areas cover places at risk from rivers and the sea. Surface water risk isn't included. Check the long-term flood risk for a postcode on GOV.UK.

Schools near The Square

School	Type	Ages	Ofsted	Distance
Seaburn Dene Primary School 218 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	0.4 mi
Monkwearmouth Academy 810 pupils	Secondary	11–19	Good Report	0.4 mi
Fulwell Infant School Academy 354 pupils	Primary	3–7	Report	0.7 mi
Fulwell Junior School 350 pupils	Primary	7–11	Outstanding Report	0.9 mi
Southwick Community Primary School 345 pupils	Primary	2–11	Good Report	1.1 mi
St Benet's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School 303 pupils	Primary Roman Catholic	3–11	Report	1.1 mi
Redby Academy 259 pupils	Primary	3–11	Good Report	1.2 mi
Red House Academy 432 pupils	Secondary	11–16	Good Report	1.2 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 and local GPs

Train, tram & metro stations

Seaburn station 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
East Boldon station 1.2 mi · 23 min walk
St Peters station 1.9 mi · 37 min walk
Seaburn (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.7 mi · 13 min walk
East Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 1.2 mi · 24 min walk

Nearest bus stops

Shields Road-Abbatoir (N-Bound, Shields Road) 2 min walk
Shields Road-Dovedale Road (S-Bound, Shields Road) 3 min walk
Alston Crescent-Dovedale Road (N-Bound, Alston Crescent) 4 min walk
Dovedale Road-Alston Crescent (NW-Bound, Dovedale Road) 4 min walk

GP surgeries

Fulwell Medical Centre,
Ebdon Lane, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
Bridge View Medical Group
Southwick Health Centre, The Green, Sunderland · 1.3 mi
Red House Medical Centre
Red House Surgery, 127 Renfrew Road, Sunderland · 1.4 mi
Whitburn Surgery
3 Bryers Street, Whitburn, Sunderland · 1.6 mi

Sources: Department for Transport (NaPTAN) and NHS England practice data. Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance.

Area profile

Deprivation

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This neighbourhood is in decile 9 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.

Income: decile 10 of 10 · Crime: decile 6 of 10.

Homes

	Here	Eng & Wales
Owned	89.7%	62.5%
Private rented	9.7%	20.3%
Social rented	0.6%	17.1%
Households	632

People

	Here	Eng & Wales
Under 15	14.1%	17.4%
Aged 15–64	63.7%	64.1%
Aged 65+	22.2%	18.6%
Residents	1,522

Broadband

	Here	UK
Superfast (30Mbit+)	100%	95%
Ultrafast (300Mbit+)	100%	80%
Gigabit-capable	100%	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.

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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