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NE38 0AD

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Washington
Ward
Washington West
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 0AH 194 m
NE38 0AF 215 m
NE37 1JY 315 m
NE38 0AB 354 m
DH3 1RB 370 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 0AD
Status
Current
Introduced
1 July 1983
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 0
Latitude
54.903009
Longitude
-1.557233
British National Grid easting
428,491
British National Grid northing
556,565

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington West · E05016397
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00045067
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010A · E01008873
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 010 · E02001800

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Property

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5 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
40, Phoenix Road, Washington, NE38 0AD 15 December 2020 £3,230,000
40, Phoenix Road, Washington, NE38 0AD 31 March 2020 £2,435,000
40, Phoenix Road, Washington, NE38 0AD 6 September 2018 £2,500,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
44
Secondary
9

  1. Blackfell Primary School

    Community school

    603 m

  2. Ravensworth Terrace Primary School

    Community school

    877 m

  3. St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    968 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,720
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 497
  • Shoplifting 296
  • Anti social behaviour 231
  • Criminal damage and arson 162
  • Public order 106

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
4

1 female, 3 male

Postcode households
3
Residents per household
1.3
NE38 0 residents
8,726

Age bands in NE38 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15.6%

1,375 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.8%

867 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.2%

2,220 residents

Age 45 to 64
28%

2,465 residents

Age 65 and over
21.3%

1,876 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE38 0 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+
97.4%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
97.4%
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

15

within 5 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.7 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.7 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    1.7 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    2.4 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    2.4 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    2.4 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.6 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    2.7 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.0 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    3.8 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIT 1, THE LAVENDER CENTRE, PELTON LANE, PELTON, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1HS

    ODS code A83033

    4.4 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    4.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.6 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    4.6 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

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

Nearby transport

  • Crowther Industrial Estate

    BCT · Crowther

    0.3 miles

  • Portobello Road-Lazy Bar Ranch

    BCT · Birtley

    0.3 miles

  • Portobello Road-Fell Bank

    BCT · Birtley

    0.3 miles

  • Portobello Road-Fell Bank

    BCT · Birtley

    0.3 miles

  • Foxpond Roundabout

    BCT · Springwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010A, 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

20,149 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
7 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.

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
12
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

59 open schools are in scope, including 44 primary and 9 secondary schools. Blackfell Primary School is the nearest published school at 603 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,720 published events cover 12 months, averaging 143.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 497 events.

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