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NE38 8BD

North Lodge · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 8BE 215 m
NE38 8BQ 341 m
NE38 8BJ 440 m
NE38 8AN 456 m
NE38 9BW 531 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 8BD
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1991
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 8
Latitude
54.875337
Longitude
-1.523112
British National Grid easting
430,700
British National Grid northing
553,500

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
North Lodge · E05016186
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
50
Primary
40
Secondary
6

  1. Fatfield Academy

    Academy converter

    1.0 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

  3. Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Primary School, Penshaw

    Academy converter

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
468
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 165
  • Anti social behaviour 77
  • Criminal damage and arson 37
  • Other crime 35
  • Other theft 30

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

15

within 5 km straight-line

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    828 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    1.7 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    1.9 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    2.0 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.7 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.7 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    2.8 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.7 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.9 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    3.9 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.2 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    4.2 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    4.2 km

  • KEPIER MEDICAL PRACTICE

    LEYBURN GROVE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 5EQ

    ODS code A89021

    4.4 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Bonemill Lane-Community Centre

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.2 miles

  • Bonemill Lane - Biddick Lane

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.2 miles

  • Bonemill Lane - Biddick Lane

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.2 miles

  • Bonemill Lane-James Steel Park

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.3 miles

  • Bonemill Lane-James Steel Park

    BCT · Fatfield

    0.3 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

50 open schools are in scope, including 40 primary and 6 secondary schools. Fatfield Academy is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

468 published events cover 12 months, averaging 39 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 165 events.

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