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NE38 8AF

Washington South · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Washington South
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 8RY 199 m
NE38 8AA 262 m
NE38 8BW 290 m
NE38 8RL 291 m
NE38 8RU 315 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 8AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 8
Latitude
54.887945
Longitude
-1.520951
British National Grid easting
430,829
British National Grid northing
554,904

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington South · E05016396
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00182891
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 017G · E01034516
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 017 · E02001807

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
45
Primary
35
Secondary
6

  1. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

    Academy converter

    49 m

  2. Biddick Academy

    Academy converter

    419 m

  3. Fatfield Academy

    Academy converter

    479 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,246
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 450
  • Anti social behaviour 214
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Public order 93
  • Shoplifting 81

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
1

1 female, 0 male

Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE38 8 residents
9,186

Age bands in NE38 8

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.8%

1,775 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.1%

909 residents

Age 25 to 44
26%

2,338 residents

Age 45 to 64
25%

2,242 residents

Age 65 and over
19.1%

1,717 residents

This postcode contained 0% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE38 8 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

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

GP practices

14

within 5 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    1.0 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    1.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    1.4 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    1.9 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    2.8 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    2.8 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    2.8 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    2.8 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    2.9 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    3.5 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.6 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    4.6 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

    MIDDLE CHARE SURGERY, MIDDLE CHARE, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3QD

    ODS code A83028

    4.9 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    4.9 km

Main GP practices only; branch surgeries are excluded. Distances are straight-line. Contact the practice to check registration, services, opening hours and appointments.

Source acquired on 2026-09-05. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • St Robert Of Newminster Catholic School

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Washington Arts Centre

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Washington Arts Centre

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Washington Arts Centre

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.1 miles

  • Washington Arts Centre

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 017G, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,545 of 33,755

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

Schools

45 open schools are in scope, including 35 primary and 6 secondary schools. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington is the nearest published school at 49 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,246 published events cover 12 months, averaging 103.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 450 events.

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