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NE38 7DB

Washington East · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Washington
Ward
Washington East
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 7BX 59 m
NE38 7AW 72 m
NE38 7BU 75 m
NE38 7DA 83 m
NE38 7BT 110 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 7DB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7
Latitude
54.899689
Longitude
-1.511675
British National Grid easting
431,415
British National Grid northing
556,215

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
E00044927
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 017A · E01008845
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 017 · E02001807

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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7 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
104, Avebury Drive, Washington, NE38 7DB 10 December 2025 £280,000
104, Avebury Drive, Washington, NE38 7DB 18 September 2020 £175,000
101, Avebury Drive, Washington, NE38 7DB 20 October 2006 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
56
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. John F Kennedy Primary School

    Academy converter

    203 m

  2. Barmston Village Primary School

    Community school

    282 m

  3. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    661 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,936
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 599
  • Shoplifting 376
  • Anti social behaviour 255
  • Criminal damage and arson 190
  • Public order 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
17

6 female, 11 male

Postcode households
8
Residents per household
2.1
NE38 7 residents
8,754

Age bands in NE38 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,337 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.3%

823 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.9%

1,948 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.4%

2,439 residents

Age 65 and over
26.4%

2,343 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE38 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations Spring 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

NHS ODS

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.3 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.3 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.7 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.7 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.7 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.4 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.2 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.8 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.0 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.2 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.2 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.2 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    4.8 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

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

Nearby transport

  • Glebe Crescent-Number 29

    BCT · Columbia

    0.0 miles

  • Glebe Crescent-Number 17

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • Horsley Road

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • Horsley Road

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • Glebe Crescent-John F Kennedy

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 017A, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

20,839 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
5 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
7
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £280,000 from 1 recorded sale in NE38 7DB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sunderland is £143,216 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

56 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. John F Kennedy Primary School is the nearest published school at 203 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,936 published events cover 12 months, averaging 161.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 599 events.

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