Silksworth
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Silksworth at a glance
- House prices
- £152,900
- Lower prices7th percentile
- Schools
- 43rd percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 50th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 96.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak26th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.8% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land28th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Silksworth a good place to live?
Silksworth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in Sunderland below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Silksworth
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 96.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 26th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Silksworth
House prices
- Median sale price
- £152,900
- Percentile
- 7th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 62 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Silksworth
Schools
43rd percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Silksworth
Flood risk
1.8% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.6% of the area. That is the 28th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Silksworth
Transport
50th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Silksworth a good place to live?
Silksworth may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Silksworth safe?
Silksworth ranks in the 26th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Silksworth?
The median sale price was £152,900 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 7th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Silksworth?
Schools rank in the 43rd percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Silksworth?
Nearby public profiles include Houghton in Sunderland and St. Michael's North in Sunderland.
