| Sunderland postcode area | |
|---|---|
| Postcode area | SR |
| Postcode area name | Sunderland |
| Post towns | 3 |
| Postcode districts | 11 |
| Postcode sectors | 41 |
| Postcodes (live) | 6,594 |
| Postcodes (total) | 8,399 |
| Statistics as at February 2012 | |
Postcode district boundaries: Bing / Google
The SR postcode area, also known as the Sunderland postcode area, is a group of postcode districts around Peterlee, Seaham and Sunderland in Tyne and Wear and County Durham in England.
The postcode area forms a coastal strip from South Tyneside in the north to eastern part of County Durham in the south. The Sunderland post town occupies six of the geographic districts, and forms a group at the north; occupying approximately half of the total area. The other half, comprising the Seaham and Peterlee post towns, forms two large postcode districts in a line running south from Sunderland.
The approximate coverage of the postcode districts: