NE37 2NA

Washington North · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 2HA 37 m
NE37 2HB 49 m
NE37 2HD 53 m
NE37 2HP 85 m
NE37 2LH 98 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 2NA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1999
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 2
Latitude
54.917583
Longitude
-1.525733
British National Grid easting
430,500
British National Grid northing
558,200

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044959
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 009C · E01008857
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 009 · E02001799

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

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

    426 m
  2. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    598 m
  3. Usworth Colliery Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    714 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,940
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 543
  • Shoplifting 382
  • Criminal damage and arson 230
  • Anti social behaviour 221
  • Public order 119

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    467 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    467 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    467 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.1 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.0 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.2 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.1 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.1 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    4.2 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.3 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    4.3 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    4.3 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.4 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.8 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Coach Road-Heworth Road

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • Coach Road-Heworth Road

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • Coach Road Estate-Number 265

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • Heworth Road-The Drive

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles
  • Heworth Road-Douglas Terrace

    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.

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 426 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,940 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 543 events.

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