SR6 8AF

a postcode in Sunderland

Introduced in January 1980

SR6 8AF	Normal (geographic) postcodes	Large user postcodes

The nearby postcodes map only shows currently active postcodes. Postcode markers will cluster if they are close together, which may happen in densly populated built-up areas or where single premises have multiple postcodes.

Streets Associated with SR6 8AF

Whitburn Bents Road - 3 properties, USRN 38772480

Street names are those nearest to properties in this postcode, they are not necessarily the postal address

Coordinates

Latitude: 54.9426 / 54°56'33"N

Longitude: -1.3665 / 1°21'59"W

UTM Reference: 30U 604639 6089627

OS Easting: 440684

OS Northing: 561067

OS Grid: NZ406610

Location Encoding

Mapcode Local: GBR LCW9.Y0

Mapcode Global: WHD55.Z1G7

Open Location Code: 9C6WWJVM+2C

Maidenhead Locator System: IO94hw66

Demographics

Urban/Rural Indicator: A1

major urban conurbation
a very large city or conurbation

ONS Population Classification: 2c2

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanites
Ageing Communities
Ageing Independent Living

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD): 29311 / 32844

9th decile
much less deprived

Demographics are based on the LSOA containing this postcode and not necessarily this postcode alone

Sun and Moon Times for SR6 8AF on Saturday 6 June 2026

Nautical twilight begins (First light)	01:39
Civil twilight begins (Dawn)	03:34
Sunrise	04:29
Transit (sun is at its highest)	13:04
Sunset	21:38
Civil twilight ends (Dusk)	22:33
Nautical twilight ends (Nightfall)	00:28

Hours of daylight today	03:59 to 22:08
Hours of darkness tonight (lighting-up time)	22:08 to 03:59
Moon Phase	Waning Gibbous
Moon Rises	00:12
Moon sets	09:22

For a full sun and moon calendar for SR6 8AF, go to The Time and Place

Residential Property Sales in SR6 8AF

Date	Address	Property Type	Tenure	Price
9 August 2010	21 Whitburn Bents Road, Sunderland SR6 8AF	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£410,000
20 August 2009	21 Whitburn Bents Road, Sunderland SR6 8AF	Semi-detached	Leasehold	£300,000
30 June 1999	22 Whitburn Bents Road, Sunderland SR6 8AF	Detached	Freehold	£149,950

Key to property sale icons:

	First sale of newbuild property. This includes new properties created from existing properties, such as residential conversions of commercial or agricultural property, or subdivision of a larger residential property.
	Subsequent sale of existing property.
	Standard sale at market value to private individual.
	Additional (non-standard) sale. This includes repossessions, buy-to-lets and transfers of property sold to non-private individuals.

Elected Representatives for SR6 8AF

United Kingdom Parliament

Constituency

Sunderland Central

MP

Lewis Atkinson Labour

Sunderland City Council

Metropolitan district ward

Fulwell

Councillors

Peter Walton Liberal Democrats

Michael Hartnack Conservative

Malcolm Bond Liberal Democrats

Elected representative data is updated approximately monthly, so may not include recent by-elections or vacancies.

Government Statistical Services (GSS) data for SR6 8AF

Code	Name	Data Type	Data Theme	Active Since	Data Owner
E00044302		Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 January 2009	ONS
E01008723	Sunderland 002A	Lower layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 February 2004	ONS
E02001792	Sunderland 002	Middle layer Super Output Areas	Statistical Building Block	1 August 2004	ONS
E05001157	Fulwell	Electoral Wards/Divisions	Administrative/Electoral	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E08000024	Sunderland	Metropolitan Districts	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E12000001	North East	Regions	Administrative	1 January 2009	DLUHC
E14001531	Sunderland Central	Westminster Parliamentary Constituencies	Electoral	4 July 2024	LGBC
E23000007	Northumbria	Police Force Areas	Other	1 January 2009	Home Office
E30000275	Sunderland	Travel to Work Areas	Other	31 July 2015	ONS
E33001272		Workplace Zones	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E37000025	North East	Local Enterprise Partnerships	Other	13 January 2011	BEIS
E38000176	NHS Sunderland	Sub Integrated Care Board Locations	Health	1 April 2015	ODS
E40000012	North East and Yorkshire	NHS England Regions	Health	1 July 2022	ODS
E43000178	Sunderland, unparished area	Non-Civil Parished Areas	Census	31 December 2011	ONS
E54000050	Cumbria and North East	Integrated Care Boards	Health	1 April 2020	NHS
E56000029	Northern	Cancer Alliances	Health	1 April 2020	NHS England
E63007201	South Bents	Built Up Areas	Census	17 April 2024	OS
E65000001	England Non-National Park Area	England Non-National Park Area	Census	27 February 2023	ONS
E92000001	England	Country	Administrative	1 January 2009	ONS

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