Roker
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Roker (/ˈroʊkər/ ROH-kər) is a tourist resort and affluent area of Sunderland, North East England, bounded on the south by the River Wear and Monkwearmouth, on the east by the North Sea, to the west by Fulwell and on the north by Seaburn. It is administered as part of the City of Sunderland and lies within historic County Durham.
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Roker Beach and Promenade, June 2020 | |
Location within Tyne and Wear | |
Population | 4,600 |
OS grid reference | NZ405595 |
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Country | England |
Sovereign state | United Kingdom |
Post town | SUNDERLAND |
Postcode district | SR6 |
Dialling code | 0191 |
Police | Northumbria |
Fire | Tyne and Wear |
Ambulance | North East |
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The majority of the houses in Roker are terraced or semi-detached. Further west, to the part bordering Fulwell, are cul-de-sacs with semi-detached bungalows, these being owned mainly by members of Roker's sizeable elderly population. On Roker Terrace (Roker's main street) are exclusive apartments and hotels which overlook the seafront.
In addition to Seaburn seafront, the coast at Roker seafront played host to Sunderland International Air show, the biggest free air show in Europe, which took place each year, usually over the last weekend in July. However the Sunderland Air show has been cancelled indefinitely as Sunderland City Council says it wants to make the city carbon neutral. The popular event, which attracted hundreds of thousands of spectators to Roker, was last held in 2019, just before the pandemic.