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NE37 9AX

Washington Central · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Washington Central
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE37 1BL 3 m
NE37 1WQ 3 m
NE37 9AR 3 m
NE37 9BH 3 m
NE37 9BX 3 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE37 9AX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 October 2010
Terminated
1 November 2012
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE37
Postcode sector
NE37 9
Latitude
54.906663
Longitude
-1.532489
British National Grid easting
430,075
British National Grid northing
556,982

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington Central · E05016393
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00045060
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010E · E01008880
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 010 · E02001800

Postcode source versions

Explore NE37

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
39
Secondary
8

  1. Albany Village Primary School

    Community school

    220 m

  2. Washington Academy

    Academy converter

    716 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    885 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,731
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 773
  • Shoplifting 533
  • Anti social behaviour 361
  • Criminal damage and arson 314
  • Public order 170

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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 not available.

GP practices

12

within 5 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    876 m

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    876 m

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    897 m

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    897 m

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    897 m

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.9 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.1 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.3 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.3 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.4 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

    CHESTER ROAD, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RB

    ODS code A89028

    5.0 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

  • Albany Way - Windlass Lane

    BCT · Albany

    0.1 miles

  • Albany Way

    BCT · Albany

    0.1 miles

  • Washington Retail Park

    BCT · Washington

    0.3 miles

  • Washington Retail Park

    BCT · Washington

    0.3 miles

  • Sainsbury's Car Park A

    BCT · Washington

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010E, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

10,778 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

53 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 8 secondary schools. Albany Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 220 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,731 published events cover 12 months, averaging 227.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 773 events.

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