NE37 1SF

Washington North · 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 1SE 126 m
NE37 1SQ 153 m
NE37 1ND 189 m
NE37 1SG 198 m
NE37 1NF 204 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 1SF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1
Latitude
54.926744
Longitude
-1.524455
British National Grid easting
430,575
British National Grid northing
559,220

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00045073
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007C · E01008876
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

18 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
1, Dalmahoy, Washington, NE37 1SF 7 January 2025 £598,000
5, Dalmahoy, Washington, NE37 1SF 28 June 2024 £318,000
14, Dalmahoy, Washington, NE37 1SF 26 February 2021 £365,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
81
Primary
59
Secondary
10
  1. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    857 m
  2. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.2 km
  3. Usworth Colliery Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,055
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 310
  • Shoplifting 163
  • Criminal damage and arson 131
  • Anti social behaviour 125
  • Public order 79

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
29

17 female, 12 male

Postcode households
14
Residents per household
2.1
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 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE37 1 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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+
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%

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

17

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

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    2.3 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.9 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.1 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.3 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.7 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.7 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.9 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.7 km

  • BOLDON GP PRACTICE

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88009

    4.8 km

  • COLLIERY COURT MEDICAL GROUP

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88016

    4.8 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    4.9 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.9 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Stephenson Road-School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.2 miles
  • Stephenson Road-School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.2 miles
  • Usworth School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.3 miles
  • Heworth Road-School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.3 miles
  • Heworth Road-School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 007C, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

25,826 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £458,000 from 2 recorded sales in NE37 1SF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sunderland is £143,216 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

81 open schools are in scope, including 59 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington is the nearest published school at 857 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,055 published events cover 12 months, averaging 87.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 310 events.

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