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NE38 7NJ

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 7LF 13 m
NE38 7HJ 91 m
NE38 7NA 94 m
NE38 7HL 122 m
NE38 7HW 149 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 7NJ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2004
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7
Latitude
54.905247
Longitude
-1.517269
British National Grid easting
431,052
British National Grid northing
556,831

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
E00044930
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 019B · E01008844
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
59
Primary
43
Secondary
7

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    327 m

  2. Washington Academy

    Academy converter

    479 m

  3. Barmston Village Primary School

    Community school

    744 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,804
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 870
  • Shoplifting 522
  • Anti social behaviour 330
  • Criminal damage and arson 306
  • Public order 180

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.0 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.0 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.0 km

  • 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

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    2.8 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    3.4 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    4.1 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    4.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.3 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    4.4 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.5 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    4.5 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.7 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Brindley Road

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Brindley Road

    BCT · Concord

    0.1 miles

  • Glebe Crescent

    BCT · Washington Village

    0.1 miles

  • The Avenue

    BCT · Washington Village

    0.2 miles

  • Village Lane - The Avenue

    BCT · Washington Village

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 019B, 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

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,100 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
4 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
3 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
6 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

59 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 7 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington is the nearest published school at 327 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,804 published events cover 12 months, averaging 233.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 870 events.

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