Typical 3-bedroom house£140kmost £113k–£185k
Houses per m²£1,681flats £1,003
Sold last year1541,084 in five years
Prices in Sunderland+4.9%on a year ago
A typical 3-bedroom house in SR5 sold for £140,058 over the last five years, in today's money; most went for between £112,911 and £185,333, for about 86 m² of space. That is 20% less than the same home across Sunderland (£175,000).
154 homes sold here in the last year: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks. Flats start at around £36k for one bedroom. Within the district, houses cost the least per m² in SR5 2 (£1,153) and the most in SR5 1 (£2,029).
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 £639 a month at 4.5% over 30 years. Lenders would typically want a household income of about £28,000 for that mortgage: what £30,000 buys.
Questions about SR5
Is SR5 a good area to buy a home?
What the numbers say: a 3-bedroom house costs 20% less than across Sunderland; prices in Sunderland are up 4.9% on a year ago; the best state primary nearby is above the England average (90% against 64%); the best secondary is above it (62.1% against 43.8%); 154 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 SR5?
A typical 3-bedroom house in SR5 sold for £140,058 over the last five years, in today's money. Most sold between £112,911 and £185,333.
Is SR5 expensive for Sunderland?
A 3-bedroom house in SR5 costs 20% less than the typical 3-bedroom house across Sunderland (£175,000).
How many homes sell in SR5 each year?
154 homes sold in the last year and 1,084 in five years: a steady market with homes coming up most weeks.
What are the schools like near SR5?
The best-performing state primary within 2 km is St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Sunderland, where 90% of pupils met the expected standard at age 11 (England: 64%).
Where is cheaper near SR5?
For a 3-bedroom house, SR1 (£93k, 3 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.