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Grindon & Thorney Close

Ward

North east Sunderland. About 11,944 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.6 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by ward

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 100% of people in Grindon & Thorney Close live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Population
11,656
1,723rd most populated of 8,397
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
100%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
96.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.9%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How Grindon & Thorney Close compares

Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.

Grindon & Thorney CloseMiddle
Population25 wards, Sunderland · 2021
Population: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 8,913 to 14,005. The middle area is 10,955. Grindon & Thorney Close is 11,656.
11,6564th most populated
People in radon Affected Area squares25 wards, Sunderland · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 32.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 100.0%. Grindon & Thorney Close is 100.0%.
100%joint most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage25 wards, Sunderland · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 72.8% to 99.6%. The middle area is 96.3%. Grindon & Thorney Close is 96.7%.
96.7%11th highest
Claimant rate25 wards, Sunderland · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every ward in Sunderland25 areas from 1.7% to 6.6%. The middle area is 3.7%. Grindon & Thorney Close is 4.9%.
4.9%4th highest

Is Grindon & Thorney Close safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Grindon & Thorney Close at a rate of 90.4 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 98.2 per 1,000 people across Sunderland.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 94 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Grindon & Thorney Close.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (351), anti-social behaviour (169) and criminal damage and arson (145).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Sunderland

These figures are published for the whole of Sunderland, not for each ward, so they describe all of Sunderland and not Grindon & Thorney Close alone. See Sunderland

Average house price
£147,763
Up 4.6% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£32,744
16th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.5×
Joint 25th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
32.8
22nd most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Grindon & Thorney Close in brief

Grindon & Thorney Close had 11,656 usual residents at the census.

About 100% of people in Grindon & Thorney Close live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Grindon & Thorney Close, 96.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In Grindon & Thorney Close, 4.9% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.