NE38 8AY

North Lodge · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
North Durham
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 8

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 8AZ 173 m
DH3 4PN 232 m
NE38 8BE 353 m
NE38 9DG 365 m
NE38 9DF 396 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 8AY
Status
Current
Introduced
1 November 2025
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 8
Latitude
54.873238
Longitude
-1.531162
British National Grid easting
430,185
British National Grid northing
553,263

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010673
Westminster constituency
North Durham · E14001389
Output area
E00104574
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 007D · E01020611
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 007 · E02004292

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
52
Primary
41
Secondary
7
  1. Rickleton Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km
  2. Fatfield Academy

    Academy converter

    1.5 km
  3. St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
349
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 131
  • Anti social behaviour 57
  • Other theft 27
  • Criminal damage and arson 27
  • Other crime 26

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
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

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

17

within 5 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    870 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    1.3 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    2.2 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    2.4 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.8 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.8 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.1 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    3.2 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    3.3 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.6 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

    THE SURGERY, FRONT STREET, GREAT LUMLEY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 4LE

    ODS code A83029

    4.1 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.5 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    4.5 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    4.5 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    4.6 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

    UNIT 1, THE LAVENDER CENTRE, PELTON LANE, PELTON, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 1HS

    ODS code A83033

    4.6 km

  • CESTRIA HEALTH CENTRE

    WHITEHILL WAY, CHESTER LE STREET, DH2 3DJ

    ODS code A83050

    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

  • Bonemill Lane - South Crescent

    BCT · Harraton

    0.4 miles
  • Bonemill Lane - Biddick Lane

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.5 miles
  • Bonemill Lane - Biddick Lane

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.5 miles
  • Bonemill Lane-Community Centre

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.5 miles
  • Vigo Lane

    BCT · Harraton

    0.5 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

30,647 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
7 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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

52 open schools are in scope, including 41 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rickleton Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.9 miles.

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

Recorded crime

349 published events cover 12 months, averaging 29.083 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 131 events.

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