The SR postcode area, also known as the Sunderland postcode area,Royal Mail, ''Address Management Guide'', (2004) is a group of eight postcode districts in north-east England, within three post towns. These cover eastern

Tyne and Wear Tyne and Wear () is a metropolitan county in North East England, situated around the mouths of the rivers Tyne and Wear. It was created in 1974, by the Local Government Act 1972, along with five metropolitan boroughs of Gateshead, Newcast ...

(including

Sunderland Sunderland () is a port city in Tyne and Wear, England. It is the City of Sunderland's administrative centre and in the Historic counties of England, historic county of County of Durham, Durham. The city is from Newcastle-upon-Tyne and is on t ...

) and north-east County Durham (including

Seaham Seaham is a seaside town in County Durham, England. Located on the Durham Coast, Seaham is situated south of Sunderland and east of Durham. The town grew from the late 19th century onwards as a result of investments in its harbour and co ...

and

Peterlee Peterlee is a town in County Durham, England. It lies between Sunderland to the north, Hartlepool to the south, the Durham Coast to the east and Durham to the west. It gained town status in 1948 under the New Towns Act 1946. The act also cr ...

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The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: , - ! SR1 , SUNDERLAND ,

City Centre, East End, Hendon (north of Egerton Street) ,

, - ! SR2 , SUNDERLAND ,

Ashbrooke Ashbrooke is a residential area of Sunderland, North East England directly south and south-west of the city centre. Ashbrooke developed through the Victorian era as Sunderland's first suburb. Originally occupied by large middle-class familie ...

Ryhope Ryhope ( ) is a coastal village along the southern boundary of the City of Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, North East England. With a population of approximately 14,000, measured at 10.484 in the 2011 census, Ryhope is 2.9 miles to the centre of S ...

, Grangetown,

Hendon Hendon is an urban area in the Borough of Barnet, North-West London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has been part of Great ...

(south of Salisbury Street), Hillview, Thornhill , Sunderland , - ! SR3 , SUNDERLAND , Chapelgarth,

Doxford Park Doxford Park (known locally as ''Doxy Park'') is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, located to the south-west of the city centre. Once part of the historical township of Silksworth in the Middle Ages, Doxford Park consisted of agrarian land ...

, Farringdon, Elstob Farm, Essen Way, Gilley Law, Hall Farm,

Herrington Herrington is an area in the south of Sunderland, lying within historic County Durham in North East England. ''The Herringtons'' are split into ''East & Middle'' and ''West'' and ''New'' villages. East and Middle Herrington is now a largely res ...

, Humbledon Hill, Mill Hill, Moorside,

Plains Farm Plains Farm (known locally as Plainsy) is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England, and is a council-built housing estate, erected in the 1940s. Neighbouring areas include Silksworth, The Barnes, Thorney Close, Springwell and Farringdon. T ...

Silksworth Silksworth is a suburb of the City of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. The area can be distinguished into two parts, old Silksworth, the original village and township which has existed since the early middle ages, and New Silksworth, the industria ...

Springwell Village Springwell Village is a village in the City of Sunderland, bordering Gateshead, approximately from Newcastle upon Tyne, from Sunderland, and from Durham. In 2011, Census data for the City of Sunderland ward of Washington West recorded a total ...

Thorney Close Thorney Close is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in England. It is located on the northern edge of the A690 (Durham Road), and borders with Grindon to the north and Herrington to the south, and the A19 to the west. Originally emerging as ...

, Tunstall , Sunderland , - ! SR4 , SUNDERLAND , Ayres Quay,

Barnes Barnes may refer to: People *Barnes (name), a family name and a given name (includes lists of people with that name) Places United Kingdom *Barnes, London, England ** Barnes railway station ** Barnes Bridge railway station **Barnes Railway Brid ...

, Chester Road,

Deptford Deptford is an area on the south bank of the River Thames in southeast London, within the London Borough of Lewisham. It is named after a Ford (crossing), ford of the River Ravensbourne. From the mid 16th century to the late 19th it was home ...

, Ford Estate, Grindon, Hastings Hill, Hylton Lane Estate, High Barnes, Millfield, Tyne and Wear,

Pallion Pallion is a suburb and electoral ward in North West Sunderland, in Tyne and Wear, England. Most of the buildings in the area were built during the Victorian Era and consist of large terraced houses built for shipbuilders, but also smaller one- ...

, Ford Estate,

Pennywell Pennywell is one of the UK's largest post-war social housing schemes, and is situated in the central-west area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, North East England. Pennywell is the largest local authority housing estate in the City of Sunderland. ...

South Hylton South Hylton () is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Lying west of Sunderland city centre on the south bank of the River Wear, South Hylton has a population of 10,317 (United Kingdom Census 2001, 2001 Cens ...

, Sunderland , - ! SR5 , SUNDERLAND ,

Carley Hill Carley Hill is a suburb of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in North East England. Geography Carley Hill is bordered by Witherwack to the north west, Marley Pots to the south west and High Southwick to the direct south. Politics Carley Hill is p ...

, Castletown,

Downhill Downhill may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Downhill'' (1927 film), a British film by Alfred Hitchcock * ''Downhill'' (2014 film), a British comedy directed by James Rouse * ''Downhill'' (2016 film), a Chilean thriller directed by Patrici ...

, Fulwell (west of

Metro Metro, short for metropolitan, may refer to: Geography * Metro (city), a city in Indonesia * A metropolitan area, the populated region including and surrounding an urban center Public transport * Rapid transit, a passenger railway in an urban ...

line),

Hylton Castle Hylton Castle ( ) is a stone castle in the North Hylton area of City of Sunderland, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, England. Originally built from wood by the Baron Hylton, Hilton (later Hylton) family shortly after the Norman conquest of England ...

, Hylton Red House, Marley Pots, Monkwearmouth (west of Metro line), Sheepfolds, Southwick,

Town End Farm A town is a human settlement. Towns are generally larger than villages and smaller than cities, though the criteria to distinguish between them vary considerably in different parts of the world. Origin and use The word "town" shares an ...

, Witherwack , Sunderland , - ! SR6 , SUNDERLAND ,

Cleadon Cleadon is a suburban village in South Tyneside in the North East of England. Prior to the creation of Tyne and Wear in 1974 by the Local Government Act 1972, the village was part of the historic County Durham. In the 2011 UK Census the po ...

, Fulwell (east of Metro line),

Monkwearmouth Monkwearmouth is an area of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear in North East England. Monkwearmouth is located at the north side of the mouth of the River Wear. It was one of the three original settlements on the banks of the River Wear along with Bish ...

(east of Metro line), North Haven,

Roker Roker () is a tourist resort and affluent area of Sunderland, North East England, bounded on the south by the River Wear and Monkwearmouth, on the east by the North Sea, to the west by Fulwell and on the north by Seaburn. It is administere ...

, St Peter's Riverside, Seaburn, Seaburn Dene,

South Bents South is one of the cardinal directions or Points of the compass, compass points. The direction is the opposite of north and is perpendicular to both east and west. Etymology The word ''south'' comes from Old English ''sūþ'', from earlier Pro ...

, Whitburn , Sunderland,

South Tyneside South Tyneside is a metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of Tyne and Wear, North East England. It is bordered by all four other boroughs in Tyne and Wear – Gateshead to the west, Sunderland in the south, North Tyneside to the ...

, - ! SR7 , SEAHAM ,

Cold Hesledon Cold Hesledon is a village in County Durham, in England. It is situated a short distance to the east of Murton. Dalton Pumping Station Within the village is a large Victorian, Gothic Revival former Water pumping station, designed by Thomas Haw ...

Dalton-le-Dale Dalton-le-Dale is a small village in County Durham, in England. The parish population taken at the 2011 census was 1,546. It is situated on the old A19 road between Seaham and Murton. Most of the village is located in a wooded valley bottom, s ...

Dawdon Dawdon is a former pit community to the south of Seaham, County Durham, England. An area of the beach near Dawdon (known locally as "the Blast", a former waste coal dumping site) was used in the opening scenes of the science fiction film Alie ...

Deneside Deneside is an area in Seaham, County Durham, in England. It is situated to the west of Seaham. References External links

The most spectacular social success story was Seaham Urban District Council's provision of council hous ...

, Greenhill, Murton,

Northlea Northlea is an area of Seaham, County Durham, England, to the north west of Seaham town centre and close to the North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on th ...

, Parkside,

, Westlea , County Durham , - ! SR8 , PETERLEE , Easington,

Easington Colliery Easington Colliery is a town in County Durham, England, known for a history of coal mining. It is situated to the north of Horden, a short distance to the east of Easington Village. The town suffered a significant mining accident on 29 May 19 ...

Horden Horden is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closure of the Horden Collier ...

Little Thorpe Little Thorpe is a hamlet in County Durham, England. It is situated between Easington and Peterlee. This small settlement literally derives its name from the fact it is a small village, as "''Thorpe''" is Anglo-Saxon for village. It seems to ...

, County Durham , - ! style="background:#FFFFFF;", SR9 , style="background:#FFFFFF;", SUNDERLAND , style="background:#FFFFFF;", ''

PO Box A post office box (commonly abbreviated as P.O. box, or also known as a postal box) is a uniquely addressable lockable box located on the premises of a post office. In some regions, particularly in Africa, there is no door to door delivery ...

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