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NE37 3HL

Washington East · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 3LJ 68 m
NE37 3JJ 161 m
NE37 3HX 167 m
NE37 3LS 180 m
NE37 3HF 186 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 3HL
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 1984
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 3
Latitude
54.921254
Longitude
-1.513271
British National Grid easting
431,296
British National Grid northing
558,614

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington East · E05016394
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00044944
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007A · E01008855
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
66
Primary
46
Secondary
10

  1. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    472 m

  2. Usworth Colliery Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    598 m

  3. Usworth Colliery Primary School

    Community school

    598 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,378
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 433
  • Criminal damage and arson 184
  • Shoplifting 166
  • Anti social behaviour 160
  • Public order 100

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.

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

    1.1 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.1 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.1 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.8 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    3.3 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.7 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.1 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    4.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.5 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    4.6 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    4.6 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.6 km

  • BOLDON GP PRACTICE

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88009

    4.6 km

  • COLLIERY COURT MEDICAL GROUP

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88016

    4.6 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.7 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

  • Stephenson Road-Ta Centre

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

  • Stephenson Road-Ta Centre

    BCT · Usworth

    0.1 miles

  • Stephenson Industrial Estate

    BCT · Usworth

    0.2 miles

  • Stephenson Industrial Estate

    BCT · Usworth

    0.2 miles

  • St Bede's Primary School

    BCT · Usworth

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 007A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,514 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 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
3
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

66 open schools are in scope, including 46 primary and 10 secondary schools. St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington is the nearest published school at 472 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,378 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 433 events.

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