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NE38 7SN

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 7PJ 2 m
NE9 7PN 29 m
NE9 7PH 35 m
NE9 7PQ 39 m
NE9 7PE 50 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 7SN
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1996
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 7
Latitude
54.918576
Longitude
-1.550682
British National Grid easting
428,900
British National Grid northing
558,300

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
E00045044
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007D · E01008877
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
50
Secondary
10

  1. Springwell Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    142 m

  2. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

  3. Fell Dyke Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,208
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Shoplifting 205
  • Criminal damage and arson 154
  • Anti social behaviour 147
  • Burglary 70

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

16

within 5 km straight-line

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    1.5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.8 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.8 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.8 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.5 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.5 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.7 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    2.8 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.4 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    3.5 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    3.5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    3.6 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.6 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    4.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.3 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Peareth Hall Road-Victoria Terrace

    BCT · Springwell

    0.0 miles

  • Peareth Hall Road-Rosebank Cottages

    BCT · Springwell

    0.1 miles

  • Springwell Road-Primary School

    BCT · Springwell

    0.1 miles

  • Stoney Lane

    BCT · Springwell

    0.1 miles

  • Springwell Road-Primary School

    BCT · Springwell

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 007D, 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

22,988 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
4 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 50 primary and 10 secondary schools. Springwell Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 142 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,208 published events cover 12 months, averaging 100.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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