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NE38 0JJ

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 0JG 55 m
NE38 0JN 65 m
NE38 0JL 92 m
NE38 0JF 110 m
NE38 0JH 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 0JJ
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 0
Latitude
54.897027
Longitude
-1.538884
British National Grid easting
429,672
British National Grid northing
555,907

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
E00044993
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 020A · E01008867
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 020 · E02001810

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Property

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14 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
28, Norham Court, Washington, NE38 0JJ 12 July 2018 £78,500
21, Norham Court, Washington, NE38 0JJ 12 January 2018 £85,000
1, Norham Court, Washington, NE38 0JJ 13 June 2016 £84,500

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
40
Secondary
6

  1. Oxclose Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    303 m

  2. Oxclose Nursery School

    Local authority nursery school

    330 m

  3. St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    417 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,962
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 572
  • Shoplifting 372
  • Anti social behaviour 293
  • Criminal damage and arson 188
  • Public order 108

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
89

43 female, 46 male

Postcode households
26
Residents per household
3.4
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 1% 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+
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

15

within 5 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    529 m

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    529 m

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    1.8 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.0 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    2.0 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    2.0 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    2.0 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    3.8 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.3 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

    KELSO GROVE, SHINEY ROW, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4RW

    ODS code A89030

    4.4 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.8 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    4.9 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    5.0 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    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

  • Castle Road

    BCT · Oxclose

    0.1 miles

  • Castle Road

    BCT · Oxclose

    0.1 miles

  • St John Boste Rc Primary School

    BCT · Oxclose

    0.2 miles

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.2 miles

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 020A, 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

1,138 of 33,755

Income
1 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
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
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

52 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. Oxclose Primary Academy is the nearest published school at 303 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,962 published events cover 12 months, averaging 163.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 572 events.

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