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NE37 1PW

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Washington West
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 1PR 7 m
NE37 1PF 82 m
NE37 1QP 115 m
NE37 1QW 209 m
NE37 1PP 216 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 1PW
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 September 1981
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1
Latitude
54.908685
Longitude
-1.549232
British National Grid easting
429,000
British National Grid northing
557,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington West · E05016397
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00045067
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010A · E01008873
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
64
Primary
46
Secondary
9

  1. Blackfell Primary School

    Community school

    580 m

  2. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    991 m

  3. St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,843
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 489
  • Shoplifting 438
  • Anti social behaviour 218
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Other theft 109

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

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.6 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.6 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.6 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.6 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.4 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.2 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.3 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.9 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.3 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.4 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    4.5 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    4.5 km

Nearby transport

  • Armstrong Road

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.1 miles

  • Armstrong Industrial Estate

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.1 miles

  • Knoulberry Road

    BCT · Blackfell

    0.1 miles

  • Knoulberry Road

    BCT · Blackfell

    0.1 miles

  • Blackfell Road

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,149 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
8 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Blackfell Primary School is the nearest published school at 580 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,843 published events cover 12 months, averaging 153.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 489 events.

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