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NE37 1BD

Washington Central · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Washington
Ward
Washington Central
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 1BB 20 m
NE37 1UJ 65 m
NE37 1BL 71 m
NE37 1WQ 71 m
NE37 9AR 71 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 1BD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1
Latitude
54.906983
Longitude
-1.531503
British National Grid easting
430,138
British National Grid northing
557,018

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington Central · E05016393
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00045061
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010E · E01008880
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 010 · E02001800

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Rose Cottages, Washington, NE37 1BD 6 November 1998 £90,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
39
Secondary
8

  1. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    223 m

  2. Washington Academy

    Academy converter

    645 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    848 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,756
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 784
  • Shoplifting 534
  • Anti social behaviour 365
  • Criminal damage and arson 319
  • Public order 169

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
3

2 female, 1 male

Postcode households
1
Residents per household
3.0
NE37 1 residents
9,267

Age bands in NE37 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16%

1,482 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.9%

1,013 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.5%

2,078 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.6%

2,554 residents

Age 65 and over
23%

2,129 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE37 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    833 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89026

    833 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD HEALTH CENTRE, VICTORIA ROAD, CONCORD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89010

    833 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89012

    909 m

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    HEALTH CENTRE, THE GALLERIES, WASHINGTON CENTRE, WASHINGTON, NE38 7NQ

    ODS code A89025

    909 m

  • I J HEALTHCARE

    3 SWISS COTTAGES, VIGO LANE, WASHINGTON, NE38 9AB

    ODS code A89617

    2.9 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.2 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

    DURHAM ROAD, BIRTLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 2QT

    ODS code A85008

    3.3 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    4.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BEACON LOUGH ROAD, BEACON LOUGH, GATESHEAD, NE9 6YS

    ODS code A85026

    4.5 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

    CHESTER ROAD, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RB

    ODS code A89028

    5.0 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Albany Way - Windlass Lane

    BCT · Albany

    0.0 miles

  • Albany Way

    BCT · Albany

    0.1 miles

  • Washington Retail Park

    BCT · Washington

    0.3 miles

  • Washington Retail Park

    BCT · Washington

    0.3 miles

  • Albany Way - Borrowdale

    BCT · Albany

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,778 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
7 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Schools

Published establishments

53 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Albany Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 223 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

Published police records

2,756 published events cover 12 months, averaging 229.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 784 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.