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NE37 1WX

Washington Central · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 1UW 3 m
NE37 1UE 69 m
NE37 1UD 100 m
NE37 1UH 112 m
NE37 1UP 124 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 1WX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 2003
Terminated
1 August 2003
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 1
Latitude
54.908630
Longitude
-1.529799
British National Grid easting
430,246
British National Grid northing
557,202

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
E00045057
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010E · E01008880
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
55
Primary
40
Secondary
8

  1. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    256 m

  2. Washington Academy

    Academy converter

    509 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    880 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,807
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 802
  • Shoplifting 537
  • Anti social behaviour 363
  • Criminal damage and arson 326
  • Public order 173

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

11

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    620 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    620 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    620 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.1 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.1 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.3 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.4 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.0 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Albany Way

    BCT · Albany

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Way - Windlass Lane

    BCT · Albany

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Way - Borrowdale

    BCT · Albany

    0.3 miles

  • Blue House Lane-Albany Way

    BCT · Albany

    0.3 miles

  • Temp Stop 1

    BCT · Concord

    0.3 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

55 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 8 secondary schools. Albany Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 256 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,807 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 802 events.

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