NE37 1QW

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Washington
Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 1PF 167 m
NE37 1PR 208 m
NE37 1LH 260 m
NE37 1QP 274 m
NE37 1SZ 357 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 1QW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1
Latitude
54.910125
Longitude
-1.547141
British National Grid easting
429,133
British National Grid northing
557,361

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00045064
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010C · E01008875
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 010 · E02001800

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
B & Q Plc, Armstrong, Washington, NE37 1QW 16 May 2019 £14,000,000
B & Q Plc, Armstrong, Washington, NE37 1QW 30 January 2018 £1,515,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
64
Primary
46
Secondary
9
  1. Blackfell Primary School

    Community school

    735 m
  2. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    876 m
  3. Springwell Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    964 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,962
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 501
  • Shoplifting 498
  • Anti social behaviour 224
  • Criminal damage and arson 196
  • Other theft 116

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.

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+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.5 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.5 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.5 km

  • 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

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.8 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.4 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

    3.7 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

    4.4 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    4.4 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Armstrong Industrial Estate

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.0 miles
  • Armstrong Road

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.1 miles
  • Armstrong Road

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.1 miles
  • Washington Highway-Industrial Estate

    BCT · Armstrong

    0.2 miles
  • Baxters Farm

    BCT · Springwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010C, 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

12,841 of 33,755

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

Schools

64 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 9 secondary schools. Blackfell Primary School is the nearest published school at 735 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,962 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 501 events.

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