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NE37 2LH

Washington North · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 2LJ 36 m
NE37 2EY 73 m
NE37 2HA 78 m
NE37 2RF 87 m
NE37 2QU 91 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 2LH
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 2
Latitude
54.916789
Longitude
-1.525055
British National Grid easting
430,544
British National Grid northing
558,112

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
E00044959
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 009C · E01008857
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 009 · E02001799

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

Property

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8 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
Brookside, Heworth Road, Washington, NE37 2LH 30 June 2017 £150,000
The Don, Heworth Road, Washington, NE37 2LH 23 March 2011 £147,500
Hollyhurst, Heworth Road, Washington, NE37 2LH 1 April 2010 £155,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
65
Primary
47
Secondary
9

  1. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    444 m

  2. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    648 m

  3. Usworth Colliery Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    654 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,956
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 551
  • Shoplifting 382
  • Criminal damage and arson 231
  • Anti social behaviour 228
  • Public order 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
13

7 female, 6 male

Postcode households
7
Residents per household
1.9
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 0.2% 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

15

within 5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    375 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    375 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    375 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

    3.1 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.0 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.2 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.3 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.3 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    4.3 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

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    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

  • Heworth Road-The Drive

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • The Drive-Heworth Road

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Heworth Road-The Drive

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Road Estate-Number 265

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

  • Coach Road-Heworth Road

    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

65 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 9 secondary schools. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington is the nearest published school at 444 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,956 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 551 events.

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