Typical 3-bedroom house£182kmost £135k–£233k
Houses per m²£2,274flats £1,156
Sold last year2371,720 in five years
Prices in Sunderland+4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SR3 sold for £181,917 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £134,678 and £233,470, for about 90 m² of space. That is 4% more than the same home across Sunderland (£175,000).
237 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £49k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SR3 4 (£1,568) and the most in SR3 2 (£2,529).
Across Sunderland, prices are up 4.9% on a year ago and up 19.5% over five years. Renting a similar home there costs about £773 a month; a 90% mortgage on the typical price would be around £830 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £36,000 for that mortgage: what £40,000 buys.
Questions about SR3
Is SR3 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 4% more than across Sunderland; prices in Sunderland are up 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (97% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (58.6% against 43.8%); 237 homes sold here last year. Whether it suits you depends on your budget and what you need nearby, so compare it with the districts around it below.
How much is a 3-bedroom house in SR3?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SR3 sold for £181,917 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £134,678 and £233,470.
Is SR3 expensive for Sunderland?
A 3-bedroom house in SR3 costs 4% more than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sunderland (£175,000).
How many homes sell in SR3 each year?
237 homes sold in the last year and 1,720 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SR3?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is Benedict Biscop Church of England Academy, where 97% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SR3?
For a 3-bedroom house, SR2 (£163k, 3 km), SR4 (£149k, 3 km), SR1 (£93k, 4 km).
Sources: HM Land Registry price paid data matched to the EPC register for size and bedrooms, last five years in today's prices; UK House Price Index (July 2026); ONS private rents (August 2026); DfE school performance tables. Districts with fewer than five sales of a kind are left out. The mortgage figure is an illustration, not advice.