Sunderland: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£263,575

Semi-detached

£157,435

Terraced

£127,831

Flat or maisonette

£81,768

First-time buyers

£130,698

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  295,896 in 1991 → 288,606 in 2024 (−2.5%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £106,022 in 2005 → £147,114 in 2026 (+38.8%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £346 in 2008 → £558 in 2025 (+61.2%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  66.8% in 2004 → 72.4% in 2023 (+8.4%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  4.2% in 2001 → 3.9% in 2025 (−7.1%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,369 in 1997 → £19,252 in 2024 (+130.0%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for Sunderland; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing4.6× earnings (April 2025) · 13th lowest of 316
• Gigabit broadband · Connectivity & access94.7% (January 2026) · 71st highest of 361
• Business births · Economy & work11.8% (2024) · 91st highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.5 t per person (2024) · 96th lowest of 361

Where it ranks worst

• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing42.6% (2024/25) · 296th lowest of 296
• Disposable income per head · Economy & work£19,252 (2024) · 343rd highest of 361
• Qualified to A level or above · Education & skills51.0% (2023) · 332nd highest of 348
• No qualifications · Education & skills13.0% (2023) · 278th lowest of 293

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.3 years · England 80.0 · 136th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.0 years · England 83.8 · 123rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)56.4 years · England 60.9 · 123rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)56.3 years · England 61.3 · 124th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)406.8 per 100k · England 321.0 · 128th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)9.4% · England 10.4 · 57th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)77.0% · England 64.6 · 153rd lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)67.3% · England 68.3 · 100th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)43.5 score · England 46.0 · 122nd highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.3% · England 5.8 · 110th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)25.7% · England 19.8 · 118th lowest of 153