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NE38 7QY

Washington Central · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Washington Central
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 7RR 56 m
NE38 7RT 59 m
NE38 7RU 59 m
NE38 7RX 59 m
NE38 7SA 59 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 7QY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2008
Terminated
1 May 2009
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7
Latitude
54.900104
Longitude
-1.532736
British National Grid easting
430,064
British National Grid northing
556,252

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington Central · E05016393
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00044915
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 019C · E01008848
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
40
Secondary
6

  1. Wessington Primary School

    Community school

    513 m

  2. St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington

    Academy converter

    671 m

  3. Oxclose Primary Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    731 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,408
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 692
  • Shoplifting 503
  • Anti social behaviour 333
  • Criminal damage and arson 239
  • Public order 144

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

    171 m

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    171 m

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.6 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.6 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.6 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

    2.4 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.0 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

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    4.9 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    4.9 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    5.0 km

Nearby transport

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.1 miles

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.1 miles

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.1 miles

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.1 miles

  • Galleries Bus Station

    BCS · Washington

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 019C, 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

13,085 of 33,755

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

Evidence in context

Schools

53 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. Wessington Primary School is the nearest published school at 513 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,408 published events cover 12 months, averaging 200.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 692 events.

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