CheckNear.me

NE37 2LE

Washington North · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

Compare this postcode

Location overview

Drag to pan. Use + or - to zoom. Open larger map
Post town
Washington
Ward
Washington North
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 2LG 26 m
NE37 2JH 79 m
NE37 2EU 92 m
NE37 2JQ 102 m
NE37 2ET 111 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 2LE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 2
Latitude
54.916374
Longitude
-1.531456
British National Grid easting
430,134
British National Grid northing
558,063

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington North · E05016395
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00044961
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 009C · E01008857
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 009 · E02001799

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

Property

View all property records
2 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
73, North Avenue, Washington, NE37 2LE 24 January 2003 £52,000
73, North Avenue, Washington, NE37 2LE 20 March 1998 £31,950

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
70
Primary
50
Secondary
10

  1. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    268 m

  2. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    814 m

  3. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    890 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
2,080
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 576
  • Shoplifting 408
  • Anti social behaviour 245
  • Criminal damage and arson 236
  • Public order 130

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

43 female, 42 male

Postcode households
36
Residents per household
2.4
NE37 2 residents
6,838

Age bands in NE37 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.1%

1,167 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.8%

732 residents

Age 25 to 44
24%

1,633 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.2%

1,782 residents

Age 65 and over
21.9%

1,493 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE37 2 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

16

within 5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    535 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    535 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    535 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.0 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.0 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.7 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.9 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.9 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.0 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.2 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    4.2 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    4.2 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    4.3 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.7 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.8 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • The Drive

    BCT · Donwell

    0.1 miles

  • The Drive-Number 93

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

  • The Drive-Number 78

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

  • Eskdale Crescent

    BCT · Donwell

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Road Estate-Number 265

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 009C, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,761 of 33,755

Income
3 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
5 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.

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

70 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. George Washington Primary School is the nearest published school at 268 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,080 published events cover 12 months, averaging 173.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 576 events.

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