SR3 2RB is a postal code used within the United Kingdom for delivering mail.

Postcodes are made up of two parts. The part before the space (SR3) is called the outward code. The part after the space (2RB) is called the inward code. The letters C, I, K, M, O and V are not allowed in the inward code. In addition to the inward and outward code, the postcode can be broken up into four parts:

Postal Area. In our case SR which means Sunderland.
Postal District. In our case SR3.
Postal Sector. In our case SR3 2.
Postcode Unit. The last two letters. In our case RB.

The regional mail center for the post area SR is the Yorkshire Distribution Centre, which is located at Silkstone House, Express Way, Wakefield Europort, NORMANTON, WF6 2XX.

The final port of call for any post addressed to the SR3 2RB postcode is the local delivery office (DO) which is SUNDERLAND DO. Here the post will be sorted ready for delivery.

The properties in the SR3 2RB postcode have the street address of Meltham Drive

Did you know? According to the 2021 Census, the SR3 2RB postcode is home to a bustling 30 residents!

It is situated within the post town of SUNDERLAND within the old postal county of County Durham.

SR3 2RB is within the city of Sunderland.

The SR3 2RB postcode area is composed of 100% residential properties, 0% commercial properties, and 0% public properties.

According to our data. Most dwellings in SR3 2RB are houses. Of these houses, most are semi-detached. The remainder are detached.

Most properties in SR3 2RB are owned by the occupiers with the rest being unknown tenure.

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Property Type	Percentage
Residential	100%
Commercial	0%
Public	0%

Telephone Area Code for SR3 2RB

The telephone area code for SR3 2RB is 0191 Newcastle upon Tyne, Durham, Sunderland.

Map Coordinates for SR3 2RB

Latitude	54.8637251673
Longitude	-1.42324502051

Ordnance Survey Maps for SR3 2RB

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Landranger 1:50,000 88 Newcastle upon Tyne	Check Price on Amazon

Weather Forecast for SR3 2RB

Sun 28th Apr

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Time Period	Icon	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
21:00 to 00:00		Clear night	6.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	1.00%	SW 13 mph

Mon 29th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	5.0°C (feels like 1.0°C)	4.00%	SSW 13 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Light rain shower (night)	6.0°C (feels like 2.0°C)	31.00%	SSW 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	7.0°C (feels like 3.0°C)	9.00%	SSW 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	3.00%	SSW 16 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	42.00%	S 18 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Light rain	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	54.00%	S 18 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	14.00%	S 18 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	6.00%	S 16 mph

Tue 30th Apr

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	5.00%	S 16 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	4.00%	S 13 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Partly cloudy (day)	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	0.00%	SSE 13 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Partly cloudy (day)	12.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	0.00%	SE 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Partly cloudy (day)	15.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	2.00%	SE 16 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	16.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	9.00%	SE 16 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Partly cloudy (day)	14.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	SE 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	7.00%	ESE 9 mph

Wed 1st May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Partly cloudy (night)	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	4.00%	SE 4 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	10.00%	SE 4 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Cloudy	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	11.00%	SE 4 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	12.00%	ESE 4 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	12.00%	ENE 7 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 12.0°C)	8.00%	ENE 7 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	9.00%	NE 7 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 8.0°C)	14.00%	NNE 7 mph

Thu 2nd May

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Time Period	Description	Temperature	Rain Probability	Wind
00:00 to 03:00	Drizzle	9.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	25.00%	N 9 mph
03:00 to 06:00	Light rain	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	40.00%	N 11 mph
06:00 to 09:00	Overcast	9.0°C (feels like 6.0°C)	12.00%	N 11 mph
09:00 to 12:00	Light rain shower (day)	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	28.00%	N 13 mph
12:00 to 15:00	Cloudy	12.0°C (feels like 10.0°C)	6.00%	N 11 mph
15:00 to 18:00	Cloudy	13.0°C (feels like 11.0°C)	4.00%	N 11 mph
18:00 to 21:00	Cloudy	11.0°C (feels like 9.0°C)	5.00%	N 11 mph
21:00 to 00:00	Cloudy	10.0°C (feels like 7.0°C)	5.00%	N 11 mph

What are the Broadband Speeds like in the SR3 2RB Postcode?

Download Speeds For SR3 2RB

Average Mbps	58.600
Median Mbps	46.800
Maximum Mbps	107.000

SR3 2RB has an average download speed of 58.6 Megabits per second (Mbps).

1,436 other postcode units have the same broadband speed.

37% of postcodes (439,830) have slower broadband speeds.

63% of postcodes (743,375) have faster broadband speeds.

Upload Speeds For SR3 2RB

Average Mbps	8.900
Median Mbps	9.800
Maximum Mbps	10.210

SR3 2RB has an average upload speed of 8.9 Megabits per second (Mbps).

5,134 other postcode units have the same upload speed.

18% of postcodes (217,487) have slower upload speeds.

81% of postcodes (962,020) have faster upload speeds.

Sourced from Ofcom data 2021.

Schools within a five minute drive of SR3 2RB Postcode

England Primary Schools

New Silksworth Academy Junior

Address: New Silksworth Academy Junior, Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1AS

Distance: 1.13 miles

School Website

Contact: 01915000015

New Silksworth Academy Infant

Address: New Silksworth Academy Infant, Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1AS

Distance: 1.13 miles

School Website

Contact: 01915000015

New Silksworth Infant School

Address: New Silksworth Infant School, Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1AS

Distance: 1.13 miles

Contact:

New Silksworth Junior School

Address: New Silksworth Junior School, Blind Lane, New Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 1AS

Distance: 1.13 miles

Contact:

St Leonard's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School

Address: St Leonard's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Tunstall Village Road, Silksworth, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2BB

Distance: 1.16 miles

Contact:

Mill Hill Primary School

Address: Mill Hill Primary School, Torphin Hill Drive, Sunderland, SR3 2PJ

Distance: 0.82 miles

School Website

Contact: 01916075695

Thorney Close Primary School

Address: Thorney Close Primary School, Torquay Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 4BB

Distance: 1.40 miles

School Website

Contact: 01915250808

Farringdon Academy

Address: Farringdon Academy, Archer Road, Farringdon, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3DJ

Distance: 0.97 miles

School Website

Contact: 01915227673

Benedict Biscop Church of England Aided Primary School

Address: Benedict Biscop Church of England Aided Primary School, Marcross Drive, Moorside, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 2RE

Distance: 0.11 miles

Contact:

Hasting Hill Academy

Address: Hasting Hill Academy, Tilbury Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 4LY

Distance: 1.19 miles

School Website

Contact: 01917070121

East Herrington Primary Academy

Address: East Herrington Primary Academy, Balmoral Terrace, East Herrington, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3PR

Distance: 0.73 miles

School Website

Contact: 01915634243

England Secondary Schools

Farringdon Community Academy

Address: Farringdon Community Academy, Allendale Road, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR3 3EL

Distance: 0.57 miles

Contact:

Data accessed January 2024

Nearest Dentists

Dentists near SR3 2RB

GRINDON LANE PRIMARY CARE CENTRE

Address: GRINDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 4DE

Distance: 1.76 miles

Contact: :

WESTMOUNT DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 1 WEST MOUNT, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR4 8PY

Distance: 2.33 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 1 BURDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR2 0HQ

Distance: 2.34 miles

Contact: :

GLENDALE HOUSE

Address: 10 CHURCH STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4DN

Distance: 2.35 miles

Contact: :

DENTAL SURGERY

Address: 13 CHURCH STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 4DN

Distance: 2.35 miles

Contact: :

CHURCH STREET DENTAL PRACTICE

Address: 6 CHURCH STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 4DN

Distance: 2.35 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest Chemists

Pharmacies near SR3 2RB

DEMNOX PHARMACY

Address: 1 WILLIAM DOXFORD CENTRE, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2NE

Distance: 0.31 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5287335

DEMNOX PHARMACY

Address: 140 ALLENDALE ROAD, FARRINGDON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 3DZ

Distance: 0.74 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5282394

EDWARD CHASTON LIMITED

Address: 1 SILKSWORTH TERRACE, NEW SILKSWORTH, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 2AT

Distance: 0.96 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5235739

CHASTONS PHARMACY

Address: VANE STREET, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 1EJ

Distance: 1.05 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5210500

SNOWDON'S PHARMACY

Address: 44-46 SUNNINGDALE ROAD, SPRINGWELL, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4ES

Distance: 1.74 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5284444

GRINDON PHARMACY

Address: 17 GALASHIELS ROAD, GRINDON, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR4 8JJ

Distance: 1.95 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5344514

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Nearest Opticians

Opticians near SR3 2RB

OPTICA EYE CLINIC

Address: 2 WILLIAM DOXFORD CENTRE, MILL HILL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2NE

Distance: 0.31 miles

Contact: :

OPTICA CLINIC LTD (SUNDERLAND)

Address: 2 WILLIAM DOXFORD CENTRE, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2NE

Distance: 0.31 miles

Contact: :

ON-SPEC OPTICAL COMPANY

Address: 10 QUEENS COURT BUSINESS CENTRE, CARRMERE ROAD, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR2 9TW

Distance: 2.22 miles

Contact: :

I.M ANDERSON OPTOMETRISTS

Address: 3 MAUTLAND STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 4BH

Distance: 2.34 miles

Contact: :

TYNEDALE EYE CLINIC (HOUGHTON-LE-SPRING)

Address: UNIT 11, NEWBOTTLE STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, TYNE AND WEAR, DH4 4AN

Distance: 2.36 miles

Contact: :

OPTICA EYE CLINIC LTD - PENNYWELL

Address: UNIT 6, PENNYWELL SHOPPING CENTRE, PORTSMOUTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR4 9AS

Distance: 2.37 miles

Contact: :

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Nearest GP Surgeries

Doctors near SR3 2RB

JOSHI NA

Address: SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 2AN

Distance: 0.81 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5212282

NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: SILKSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 2AN

Distance: 0.81 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5210252

SPRINGWELL HOUSE

Address: DURHAM ROAD, NORTH MOOR, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 1RN

Distance: 1.42 miles

Contact: :

HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

Address: DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 4BY

Distance: 1.47 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5282222

BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE - COVID LOCAL VACCINATION SERVICE 2

Address: SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

Distance: 1.83 miles

Contact: :

THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

Address: SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, TYNE AND WEAR, SR3 4HG

Distance: 1.83 miles

Contact: tel: 0191 5229908

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Transport Links near SR3 2RB

Train Stations

Nearest stations for postcode: SR3 2RB

Sunderland
Sunderland station, Athenaeum Street, Sunderland, Tyne and Wear, SR1 3HP
Distance: 4.66 miles
Driving Time: 9.07 minutes
Seaham
Seaham station, Station Road, Seaham, County Durham, SR7 0XX
Distance: 6.53 miles
Driving Time: 9.46 minutes
Chester-le-Street
Chester-le-Street station, Station Road, Chester-le-Street, County Durham, DH3 3EE
Distance: 8.40 miles
Driving Time: 13.78 minutes
Durham
Durham station, North Road, Durham, County Durham, DH1 4RB
Distance: 10.51 miles
Driving Time: 14.54 minutes
Heworth
Heworth station, Sunderland Road, Heworth, Tyne and Wear, NE10 0NE
Distance: 10.60 miles
Driving Time: 12.05 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Motorway Junctions near SR3 2RB

Train Stations

Motorway Junctions near SR3 2RB

A1(M) J64

Distance: 7.02 miles

Driving Time: 9.93 minutes

A1(M) J63

Distance: 7.18 miles

Driving Time: 11.00 minutes

A1(M) J62

Distance: 7.55 miles

Driving Time: 10.53 minutes

A194(M) J1

Distance: 8.80 miles

Driving Time: 9.25 minutes

Distances represent the quickest route by car.

Who are my Elected Representatives in the SR3 2RB Postcode?

Westminster Constituency	Houghton and Sunderland South Boro Const
Member or Parliament	Bridget Phillipson
Contact Details	Contact Bridget Phillipson
Political Party	Labour

What Council is the SR3 2RB Postcode in?

The Council for this Postcode is Sunderland District Council, who are a Unitary authority. This means that they are responsible for providing education, libraries and maintaining highways as well as normal council duties such as council tax, rubbish collection, housing, environmental health and planning.

You can visit the website for Sunderland District at the following link Sunderland District.

How much is the Council Tax?

Sunderland District Council is responsible for collecting council tax. This will vary depending on which council tax band the property falls within. You can check the council tax band at the gov.uk website.

Once you know the council tax band you can view how much Sunderland District charge for that band by visiting the The Council Tax section of their website.

Where can I find out where the nearest Library to the SR3 2RB Postcode is?

Libraries are the responsibility of Sunderland council

Visit the link for more information. Please note that some councils outsource library services to private companies and community groups ran by volunteers.

Libraries - Sunderland City Council

House Sales in SR3 2RB

Yearly House Sales for SR3 2RB
Year	High	Low	Average	Sales
2010	£138,000	£138,000	£138,000	1
2022	£185,250	£215,000	£200,125	2

Postcodes near the SR3 2RB Postcode

SR3 2RA Manningford Drive SR3 2QZ Maree Close SR3 2RG Markby Close SR3 2QY Medina Close SR3 2QS Melgarve Drive SR3 2QX Melvaig Close SR3 2RD Membury Close SR3 2RJ Midgley Drive SR3 2RQ Milrig Close SR3 2RF Milsted Close

What Popular Supermarkets are near the SR3 2RB Postcode?

Popular Supermarkets near SR3 2RB
Supermarket	Distance	Directions
Aldi, Knollside Close, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2UD	0.62 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Aldi
Morrisons, Mill Hill Road, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2ND	0.69 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Morrisons
Sainsburys, Silksworth Lane, SUNDERLAND, SR3 1PD	2.53 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Sainsburys
Asda, Ryhope Street South, SUNDERLAND, SR2 0AB	3.27 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Asda
Iceland, Nelson Street, Ryhope, SUNDERLAND, SR2 0RS	3.54 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Iceland

What Popular Restaurants are near the SR3 2RB Postcode?

Burger King Restaurants near SR3 2RB
Burger King	Distance	Directions
Washington North, A1(m), Birtley, Chester Le Street, DH3 2SJ	5.70 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Washington North, A1(m), Birtley
A194 White Mare Pool, Wardley, Gateshead, NE10 8YB	6.81 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to A194 White Mare Pool, Wardley
South Shields, NE34 9QD	7.55 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to South Shields
Unit G11 & G12, Gateshead, NE8 1AZ	9.42 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to Unit G11 & G12

Mcdonald's Restaurants near SR3 2RB
Mcdonald's	Distance	Directions
McDonald's, North Moor Road, SUNDERLAND, SR3 1TJ	1.22 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to McDonald's, North Moor Road, SUNDERLAND, SR3 1TJ
McDonald's, Ryhope Road, Ryhope, SUNDERLAND, SR2 0SP	2.70 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to McDonald's, Ryhope Road, Ryhope, SUNDERLAND, SR2 0SP
McDonald's, High Street West, SUNDERLAND, SR1 3DE	3.39 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to McDonald's, High Street West, SUNDERLAND, SR1 3DE
McDonald's, Wessington Way, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3NU	3.81 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to McDonald's, Wessington Way, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3NU

KFC Restaurants near SR3 2RB
Restaurant	Distance	Directions
KFC, Pennywell Industrial Estate, SUNDERLAND, SR4 9EN	2.36 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to KFC Pennywell - Chester Road
KFC, Wessington Way, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3NU	3.81 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to KFC Sunderland - Thomsen Retail Park
KFC, Dalton Park, Murton, SEAHAM, SR7 9HU	3.85 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to KFC Seaham - Dalton Park
KFC, The Galleries, Washington Centre, WASHINGTON, NE38 7RU	5.07 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to KFC Washington - The Galleries
KFC, Rennys Lane, DURHAM, DH1 2RS	7.28 miles	Directions from SR3 2RB to KFC Durham - City Retail Park