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House prices in Sunderland

A typical home in Sunderland sold for £120,000: the count-weighted median of the 9,479 sales recorded by HM Land Registry across the SR postcode area between 2024 and 2026. Sold prices, not asking prices or estimates.

£120,000median sold price, 2026
+1%five-year change
880sales recorded in 2026
118,785sales since 1995
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In 2026 the median sold price across the SR postcode area was £120,000, from 880 recorded sales. Five years earlier, in 2021, it was £119,200. That is essentially flat (+1%).

Against the England and Wales median of £274,000, the latest Sunderland median is 56% lower.

Figures on this page cover the SR postcode area, the postal geography centred on Sunderland. Postcode areas are drawn wider than council boundaries, so nearby towns on SR postcodes are counted too.

Sunderland median sold prices by year

YearMedianAverageSales
2026£120,000£143,400880
2025£120,000£165,7004,099
2024£114,200£167,6004,500
2023£113,000£152,1003,968
2022£116,000£162,8004,841
2021£119,200£172,8005,224
2020£100,000£208,6003,805
2019£105,000£153,3004,103
2018£102,000£136,2003,742
2017£102,500£146,2003,715
2016£100,000£133,9003,498
2015£105,000£154,1003,244
2014£96,400£134,7003,072
2013£102,000£120,4002,467
2012£100,000£115,9002,172
2011£100,000£116,0002,138
2010£105,000£124,9002,057
2009£100,000£118,6001,967
2008£101,000£122,0002,784
2007£109,400£126,7005,704

Medians are the middle sold price of the year's recorded sales. The average (mean) can sit well above the median when a few expensive homes change hands.

The priciest parts of Sunderland

Typical price is the count-weighted median over the last three recorded years. Only districts with at least 30 sales in that window are ranked, which keeps low-volume business postcodes out of these tables.

DistrictTypical priceSales, 3 yearsIn depth
SR6 Cleadon, Fulwell (east of Metro line)£190,0001,098Report
SR3 Chapelgarth, Doxford Park£170,0001,338Report
SR2 Ashbrooke, Ryhope£125,0001,430Report
SR4 Ayres Quay, Barnes£118,0001,546Report
SR5 Carley Hill, Castletown£112,500852Report

Best value in Sunderland

DistrictTypical priceSales, 3 yearsIn depth
SR1 Sunderland City Centre, East End£55,000273Report
SR8 Easington, Easington Colliery£72,8001,739Report
SR7 Cold Hesledon, Dalton-le-Dale£110,0001,203Report

Frequently asked questions

What is the average house price in Sunderland?
A typical Sunderland home sold for £120,000: the count-weighted median of the 9,479 sales recorded across the SR postcode area between 2024 and 2026. In 2026 alone the median was £120,000 from 880 sales.
Are house prices in Sunderland rising or falling?
Over five years the median across the SR postcode area has risen 1%, from £119,200 in 2021 to £120,000 in 2026, which works out at about 0.1% a year.
Where are the most and least expensive parts of Sunderland?
Among Sunderland districts with at least 30 sales in the last three recorded years, SR6 (Cleadon, Fulwell (east of Metro line)) has the highest typical price at £190,000, and SR1 (Sunderland City Centre, East End) the lowest at £55,000.
Which postcodes do the Sunderland figures cover?
Figures on this page cover the SR postcode area, the postal geography centred on Sunderland. Postcode areas are drawn wider than council boundaries, so nearby towns on SR postcodes are counted too.

Keep exploring

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