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NE38 9AL

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 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE38 9BF 3 m
NE38 9AW 69 m
NE38 9AJ 83 m
NE38 9AX 94 m
NE38 9AS 113 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE38 9AL
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2007
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE38
Postcode sector
NE38 9
Latitude
54.880514
Longitude
-1.535145
British National Grid easting
429,924
British National Grid northing
554,071

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
E00045034
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 025F · E01008865
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 025 · E02001815

Postcode source versions

Explore NE38

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
54
Primary
43
Secondary
7

  1. Rickleton Primary School

    Community school

    1.1 km

  2. Fatfield Academy

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

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

    Academy converter

    1.2 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
632
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 263
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 50
  • Other crime 45
  • Other theft 42

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE38 9 residents
4,951

Age bands in NE38 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
13.9%

719 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.1%

469 residents

Age 25 to 44
18.8%

973 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

1,491 residents

Age 65 and over
29.3%

1,512 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

    250 m

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    794 m

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.1 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.1 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    2.8 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    2.9 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    3.0 km

  • BRIDGE END SURGERY

    BRIDGE END, CHESTER LE STREET, DH3 3SL

    ODS code A83009

    3.4 km

  • MIDDLE CHARE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83028

    3.7 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    3.7 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.7 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    3.7 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    3.7 km

  • PELTON & FELLROSE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83033

    4.5 km

  • GREAT LUMLEY SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83029

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Vigo Lane - Firtree Avenue

    BCT · Harraton

    0.1 miles

  • Harraton

    BCT · Harraton

    0.1 miles

  • Bonemill Lane - South Crescent

    BCT · Harraton

    0.1 miles

  • Vigo Lane

    BCT · Harraton

    0.1 miles

  • Sycamore Avenue

    BCT · Harraton

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 025F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

6,609 of 33,755

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

54 open schools are in scope, including 43 primary and 7 secondary schools. Rickleton Primary School is the nearest published school at 0.7 miles.

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

Recorded crime

632 published events cover 12 months, averaging 52.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 263 events.

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