Have been to both Nottingham & Sheffield many times.My point was one of the criteria apparently was green spaces so if you compare Sunderland to say Nottingham or Sheffield it probably would not score as well in that regard.But obviously Nottingham and Sheffield don’t have great beaches unlike Sunderland so therefore the city is at a disadvantage( unless they have counted beaches in with green spaces)
Don't think they have a green space, as big as Mowbray Park, in the centre of their Cities ?