NE37 2NT

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 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 2NS 40 m
NE37 2PE 69 m
NE37 2NB 98 m
NE37 2BB 119 m
NE37 2LZ 134 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 2NT
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 2
Latitude
54.918701
Longitude
-1.522256
British National Grid easting
430,722
British National Grid northing
558,326

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00044957
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007B · E01008856
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

12 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Sussex Place, Washington, NE37 2NT 7 May 2024 £260,000
3, Sussex Place, Washington, NE37 2NT 10 March 2017 £140,000
4, Sussex Place, Washington, NE37 2NT 26 September 2016 £112,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
71
Primary
52
Secondary
10
  1. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    171 m
  2. Usworth Colliery Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    558 m
  3. Usworth Colliery Primary School

    Community school

    558 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,673
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 500
  • Shoplifting 230
  • Criminal damage and arson 218
  • Anti social behaviour 202
  • Public order 113

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
8

6 female, 2 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
1.3
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 0.1% 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

    612 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    612 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    612 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.3 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.2 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.2 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    4.2 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    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

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.6 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.6 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

    2 UNION STREET, SOUTH HYLTON, SUNDERLAND, SR4 0LS

    ODS code A89614

    4.9 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Heworth Road-Douglas Terrace

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • Coach Road-Heworth Road

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • St Bede's Primary School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • Coach Road-Heworth Road

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles
  • Heworth Road-The Pantiles

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 007B, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

19,881 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
9 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 £260,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE37 2NT. 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

71 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington is the nearest published school at 171 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,673 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 500 events.

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