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Sunderland City Council

Local authority area: Sunderland

Sunderland is a metropolitan borough, in the North East England region of England. It covers 137.4 km² and had 277,354 residents in 2022 — about 2,018 people per km². The authority dates from 1974. The council is based in Sunderland.

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Town hall in the administrative centreSunderland Town Hall

People

Population

Estimates recorded for Sunderland, 2012–2022.

Residents, 2022277,354+0.6% since 2012

Land area137.4km²53.1 sq mi

Density2,018/ km²people per square kilometre

Rank by population#88of 382 UK councils · #81 in England

Population estimates4 data points

275.7K277.2K277.4K277.4K

2012201520182022

History

How the council came to be

1974
Created
Sunderland became a local authority area.

Borders

Neighbouring councils

GGatesheadMetropolitan borough197,722 SSouth TynesideMetropolitan borough148,667 CCounty DurhamUnitary authority528,127

Same region, same type

Other metropolitan boroughs in North East

All councils in North East

Newcastle upon Tyne320,605 North Tyneside210,487 Gateshead197,722 South Tyneside148,667

Elections

25 electoral wards

Census 2021: 274,170 residents in 122,180 households across the wards; 20.5% aged 65+, 58.1% of homes owned, 30.9% of households without a car.

1Pallion & Ford6,031 households · 16.3% aged 65+14,222 2Barnes & Thornhill5,523 households · 19.8% aged 65+13,175 3Washington South5,434 households · 22.7% aged 65+12,906 4Pennywell & South Hylton5,099 households · 17.1% aged 65+11,824 5Grangetown4,971 households · 21.0% aged 65+11,377 6Redhouse5,062 households · 16.9% aged 65+11,274

All wards of Sunderland

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Council offices

Offices, town halls and local council offices in the area.

CYour Health SunderlandCouncil office · Sunderland SR3 4EN · hours listed

Source: Wikidata Q1280897 (CC0)Figures as recorded with their reference year; boundaries may have changed since.