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NE37 3AA

Washington North · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Washington North
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 3AB 53 m
NE37 2AY 68 m
NE37 3EU 71 m
NE37 3AD 77 m
NE37 2EE 81 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 3AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 April 2002
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 3
Latitude
54.912254
Longitude
-1.516717
British National Grid easting
431,082
British National Grid northing
557,611

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
E00044976
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 009B · E01008854
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
64
Primary
47
Secondary
9

  1. Usworth Colliery Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    429 m

  2. Usworth Colliery Primary School

    Community school

    429 m

  3. Washington Academy

    Academy converter

    521 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,304
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 697
  • Shoplifting 402
  • Anti social behaviour 271
  • Criminal damage and arson 269
  • Public order 144

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE37 3 residents
3,721

Age bands in NE37 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
20.2%

751 residents

Age 15 to 24
13.3%

497 residents

Age 25 to 44
28.2%

1,052 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.1%

973 residents

Age 65 and over
12.1%

452 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

14

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    539 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    539 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    539 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.8 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.6 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.8 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.0 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.1 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.2 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.4 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.5 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.9 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Vermont

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Laurens Court

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Vermont

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Industrial Road-Bus Depot

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Silverstone Road

    BCT · Sulgrave

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 009B, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

1,237 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
6 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

64 open schools are in scope, including 47 primary and 9 secondary schools. Usworth Colliery Nursery School is the nearest published school at 429 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,304 published events cover 12 months, averaging 192 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 697 events.

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