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Wearhead Drive, Sunderland

MyStreetCheck free street report: Wearhead Drive, Sunderland · 30 October 2026 · www.mystreetcheck.co.uk/sunderland/wearhead-drive/

House prices, sold prices and local information for SR4 7LP, SR4 7LW.

Average price (last 12 months)
£137,490
5 sales
Average price (since 2016)
£115,285
46 sales
Price range
£61k – £185k
lowest to highest sale
Last sale
2 Sep 2026
SR4 7LP

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At a glance

House prices£137k average25% below the Sunderland average CrimeHigher than averageHigher crime than about 90% of neighbourhoods in England DeprivationMore deprived than mostDecile 2 of 10 (10 = least deprived) Nearest station9 min walkUniversity (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Schools3 rated Good or betterWithin 1.5 miles Ultrafast broadband100% of homesNational average 80% Freehold or leasehold71% freeholdAcross 52 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

46 property sales on Wearhead Drive, Sunderland have been recorded by HM Land Registry since 2016. In the last 12 months 5 homes sold here for an average of £137,490. Most sales here are terraced homes, which have sold for an average of £119,823. Average sale prices rose from £108,400 in 2016 to £125,613 in 2026 (+16%), though averages on a single street can swing with the mix of homes sold. That is 25% below the Sunderland average of £184,275 over the same period. 9 homes here have sold more than once since 2016; 7 of them sold for more the second time. By property type, sales here have been 43% terraced, 30% flat, 17% semi-detached. Recorded sale prices on Wearhead Drive range from £61,000 to £185,000. 71% of homes sold here were freehold and 29% leasehold. Of 305 streets in Sunderland with at least two sales in the last year, Wearhead Drive ranks 192nd for average price.

House prices on Wearhead Drive compared

Wearhead Drive£137,490
SR4 postcode area£148,524
Sunderland£184,275
England & Wales£358,701

Average sale price over the last 12 months. See all SR4 house prices.

Average sale price by year

2016: £108,400 (5 sales)2016£108k2017: £122,650 (5 sales)2017£123k2018: £120,333 (3 sales)2018£120k2019: £98,167 (3 sales)2019£98k2020: £87,000 (1 sales)2020£87k2021: £98,610 (4 sales)2021£99k2022: £101,271 (7 sales)2022£101k2023: £151,500 (4 sales)2023£152k2024: £121,417 (3 sales)2024£121k2025: £118,471 (7 sales)2025£118k2026: £125,613 (4 sales)2026£126k

Tenure: 71% freehold and 29% leasehold across 52 recorded sales.

Prices by property type

TypeSalesAverage priceLast sold
Terraced20£119,8237 Aug 2026
Flat14£76,6752 Sep 2026
Semi-detached8£152,1496 Aug 2026
Detached4£154,00019 Jun 2026

Sold prices on Wearhead Drive

AddressDatePriceTypeTenure
74, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 4 Sep 2026£162,500 Semi-detachedFreehold
37, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 2 Sep 2026£72,500 FlatLeasehold
47, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 7 Aug 2026£139,950 TerracedFreehold
78, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 6 Aug 2026£170,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
64, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 19 Jun 2026£120,000 DetachedFreehold
70, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 19 Dec 2025£185,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
70, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 18 Dec 2025£175,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
50, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 17 Oct 2025£160,000 DetachedFreehold
51, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 3 Oct 2025£127,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
30, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 26 Sep 2025£80,000 FlatLeasehold
87, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 18 Jul 2025£135,000 TerracedFreehold
38, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 27 Feb 2025£72,300 FlatLeasehold
34, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 10 Feb 2025£70,000 FlatLeasehold
36, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 17 May 2024£74,250 FlatLeasehold
82, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 1 May 2024£117,000 TerracedFreehold
12, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 22 Mar 2024£173,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
54, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 11 Dec 2023£150,000 TerracedFreehold
66, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 8 Dec 2023£155,000 DetachedFreehold
42, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 16 Jun 2023£118,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
86, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 19 May 2023£120,000 TerracedFreehold
4, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 18 Apr 2023£181,000 DetachedFreehold
47, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 14 Oct 2022£115,000 TerracedFreehold
29, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 1 Jul 2022£85,500 FlatLeasehold
87, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 14 Apr 2022£117,500 TerracedFreehold
21, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 4 Apr 2022£71,000 FlatLeasehold
74, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 29 Mar 2022£159,950 Semi-detachedFreehold
17, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 28 Mar 2022£80,000 FlatLeasehold
22, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 17 Jan 2022£79,950 FlatLeasehold
28, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 6 Dec 2021£72,500 FlatLeasehold
20, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 7 May 2021£81,950 FlatLeasehold
24, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 30 Apr 2021£75,500 FlatLeasehold
82, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 12 Mar 2021£100,000 TerracedFreehold
71, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 26 Feb 2021£139,990 Semi-detachedFreehold
87, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 9 Oct 2020£87,000 TerracedFreehold
85, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 18 Oct 2019£95,500 TerracedFreehold
21, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 6 Aug 2019£61,000 FlatLeasehold
5, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 24 May 2019£138,000 TerracedFreehold
31, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 7 Nov 2018£85,000 FlatLeasehold
76, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 5 Nov 2018£148,000 TerracedFreehold
93, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 15 Jun 2018£128,000 TerracedFreehold
70, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 29 Sep 2017£152,250 Semi-detachedFreehold
3, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 31 Aug 2017£123,000 TerracedFreehold
6, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 21 Jul 2017£110,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 23 Feb 2017£138,000 TerracedFreehold
90, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 27 Jan 2017£90,000 TerracedFreehold
59, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 19 Dec 2016£150,000 TerracedFreehold
1, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 23 Nov 2016£110,000 Semi-detachedFreehold
55, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 15 Jul 2016£117,500 TerracedFreehold
30, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LP 10 Jun 2016£87,500 FlatLeasehold
72, Wearhead Drive SR4 7LW 25 May 2016£112,000 TerracedFreehold
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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
74, Wearhead Drive £159,950 (Mar 2022) → £162,500 (Sep 2026) +2%
over 4 yrs
47, Wearhead Drive £115,000 (Oct 2022) → £139,950 (Aug 2026) +22%
over 4 yrs
70, Wearhead Drive £152,250 (Sep 2017) → £175,000 (Dec 2025) +15%
over 8 yrs
30, Wearhead Drive £87,500 (Jun 2016) → £80,000 (Sep 2025) -9%
over 9 yrs
87, Wearhead Drive £87,000 (Oct 2020) → £117,500 (Apr 2022) → £135,000 (Jul 2025) +55%
over 5 yrs
82, Wearhead Drive £100,000 (Mar 2021) → £117,000 (May 2024) +17%
over 3 yrs
21, Wearhead Drive £61,000 (Aug 2019) → £71,000 (Apr 2022) +16%
over 3 yrs
59, Wearhead Drive £150,000 (Dec 2016) → £138,000 (Feb 2017) -8%
over under a year
90, Wearhead Drive £77,000 (Jan 2016) → £90,000 (Jan 2017) +17%
over under a year

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Schools near Wearhead Drive

SchoolTypeAgesOfstedDistance
Richard Avenue Primary School 445 pupils Primary 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Barbara Priestman Academy 189 pupils Academy special converter 11–19 Report 0.2 mi
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland 472 pupils Primary Roman Catholic 3–11 Report 0.2 mi
Thornhill Academy 526 pupils Secondary 11–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Consilium Evolve Academy alternative provision converter 7–16 Good Report 0.3 mi
Argyle House School 197 pupils Other independent school 2–16 Report 0.3 mi
St Anthony's Girls' Catholic Academy 1,297 pupils Secondary Roman Catholic 11–18 Good Report 0.4 mi
Barnes Junior School 341 pupils Primary 7–11 Report 0.4 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 0.9 mi · 17 min walk
  • St Peters station 1.1 mi · 23 min walk
  • Seaburn station 2.3 mi · 45 min walk
  • University (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.5 mi · 9 min walk
  • Millfield (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) 0.6 mi · 12 min walk

Nearest bus stops

  • Durham Road-Fox Street (S-Bound, Durham Road) 1 min walk
  • Durham Road-Fox Street (N-Bound, Durham Road) 1 min walk
  • Durham Road-Eden House Road (N-Bound, Durham Road) 3 min walk
  • Durham Road-Riversdale Terrace (S-Bound, Durham Road) 3 min walk

GP surgeries

  • Chester Surgery
    215 Chester Road, Sunderland · 0.4 mi
  • Park Lane Practice
    1-6 City Green, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
  • Millfield Medical Group
    63-83 Hylton Road, Sunderland · 0.7 mi
  • Wearside Medical Practice
    Pallion Health Centre, Hylton Road, Sunderland · 1.0 mi

Supermarkets

  • Morrisons Daily Morrisons Daily Durham Road · 0.2 mi
  • Spar Spar - Chester Road Sunderland · 0.3 mi
  • Asda Express Asda Barnes Express Petrol · 0.3 mi
  • Spar Spar - Hylton Rd · 0.6 mi

Pharmacies

  • Greens Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Veritas Pharmacy · 0.3 mi
  • Million Pharmacy · 0.3 mi

Dentists

  • Doran Dental Practice · 0.3 mi
  • Dental Surgery · 0.4 mi
  • Dencall · 0.5 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 2 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.

Income2 of 10
Employment3 of 10
Education and skills4 of 10
Health and disability2 of 10
Crime1 of 10
Access to housing and services9 of 10
Living environment1 of 10

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

Homes

HereEng & Wales
Owned54.0%62.5%
Private rented40.0%20.3%
Social rented5.2%17.1%
Households500

People

HereEng & Wales
Under 1521.1%17.4%
Aged 15–6468.5%64.1%
Aged 65+10.3%18.6%
Residents1,364

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 Wearhead Drive

Ethnic group

HereSunderland
White54.7%94.6%
Asian, Asian British or Asian Welsh34.7%3%
Black, Black British, Black Welsh, Caribbean or African6.4%1%
Other ethnic group2.8%0.5%
Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups1.4%0.9%

Religion

HereSunderland
Christian33.5%53.2%
Muslim31.7%1.8%
No religion28.1%39.5%
Not answered5.1%4.5%
Hindu0.7%0.2%
Buddhist0.5%0.2%
Sikh0.3%0.3%
Other religion0.1%0.3%

Country of birth

HereSunderland
Born in the UK74.6%94.9%
Born outside the UK25.4%5.1%

Highest qualification

HereSunderland
Level 4 qualifications and above35.1%24.6%
Level 3 qualifications17.2%17.1%
No qualifications16.8%22.9%
Level 2 qualifications11.9%14.8%
Level 1 and entry level qualifications10.4%10.9%
Apprenticeship5.7%7.2%
Other qualifications2.9%2.6%

General health

HereSunderland
Very good health54.3%43.1%
Good health30%33%
Fair health11%15.9%
Bad health3.7%6.1%
Very bad health1%1.9%

Cars or vans per household

HereSunderland
1 car or van in household41.8%40.9%
No cars or vans in household35%30.9%
2 cars or vans in household15.8%22.1%
3 or more cars or vans in household7.4%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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