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NE38 0AS

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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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 0AE 58 m
NE38 0ND 189 m
NE38 0NL 196 m
NE38 0NN 217 m
NE38 0AQ 223 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 0AS
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1993
Terminated
1 May 1994
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 0
Latitude
54.898818
Longitude
-1.554020
British National Grid easting
428,700
British National Grid northing
556,100

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
E00045000
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 020F · E01008872
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 020 · E02001810

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
58
Primary
43
Secondary
9

  1. Oxclose Community Academy

    Academy converter

    619 m

  2. Blackfell Primary School

    Community school

    656 m

  3. Oxclose Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    662 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,732
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 507
  • Shoplifting 305
  • Anti social behaviour 253
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Public order 99

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.5 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    1.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.1 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    2.5 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    2.5 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    2.5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.2 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    4.3 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.3 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.6 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    5.0 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Raby Road

    BCT · Crowther

    0.1 miles

  • Raby Road

    BCT · Crowther

    0.1 miles

  • Ayton Road

    BCT · Ayton

    0.1 miles

  • Crowther Industrial Estate

    BCT · Crowther

    0.1 miles

  • Ayton Road

    BCT · Ayton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 020F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,299 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

58 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 9 secondary schools. Oxclose Community Academy is the nearest published school at 619 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,732 published events cover 12 months, averaging 144.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 507 events.

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