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NE38 7LR

Washington East · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7LP 58 m
NE38 7LS 89 m
NE38 7LN 106 m
NE38 7AS 107 m
NE38 7DQ 139 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 7LR
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2001
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7
Latitude
54.897472
Longitude
-1.514524
British National Grid easting
431,234
British National Grid northing
555,967

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
E00044900
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 019E · E01008852
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 019 · E02001809

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
53
Primary
37
Secondary
6

  1. John F Kennedy Primary School

    Academy converter

    123 m

  2. Columbia Grange School

    Academy special converter

    516 m

  3. Barmston Village Primary School

    Community school

    581 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,945
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 619
  • Shoplifting 373
  • Anti social behaviour 256
  • Criminal damage and arson 196
  • Public order 111

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

    1.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.1 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.9 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.9 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.9 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    2.9 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    3.6 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.6 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.0 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.2 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • JFK Primary School

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • Fatfield Road-Methodist Church

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • Parkway

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • The Avenue-Station Road

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

  • Glebe Crescent-Number 17

    BCT · Columbia

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 019E, 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

20,462 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 37 primary and 6 secondary schools. John F Kennedy Primary School is the nearest published school at 123 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,945 published events cover 12 months, averaging 162.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 619 events.

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