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NE37 1EH

Washington Central · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 1AT 15 m
NE37 1AX 66 m
NE37 1AU 80 m
NE37 1AR 105 m
NE37 1AS 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 1EH
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 December 1998
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1
Latitude
54.909441
Longitude
-1.537323
British National Grid easting
429,763
British National Grid northing
557,289

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
E00045058
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010D · E01008879
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 010 · E02001800

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
60
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    251 m

  2. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    918 m

  3. Blackfell Primary School

    Community school

    944 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,646
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 735
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Criminal damage and arson 300
  • Public order 163

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

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

GP practices

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    913 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    913 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    913 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.2 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.8 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.2 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.2 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.3 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.9 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.0 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    4.7 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    4.7 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    4.9 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Parsons

    BCT · Albany

    0.1 miles

  • Parsons

    BCT · Albany

    0.2 miles

  • Washington Highway-Industrial Estate

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.2 miles

  • Blue House Lane-Havannah Road

    BCT · Donwell

    0.2 miles

  • Albany Way

    BCT · Albany

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010D, 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

11,695 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

60 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Albany Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 251 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,646 published events cover 12 months, averaging 220.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 735 events.

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