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NE85 1ST

Washington South · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Washington South
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE85
Postcode sector
NE85 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE85 1AA 0 m
NE38 8QH 35 m
NE38 8QF 139 m
NE38 8QJ 236 m
NE38 8QA 268 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE85 1ST
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 December 2001
Terminated
1 November 2003
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE85
Postcode sector
NE85 1
Latitude
54.902422
Longitude
-1.494254
British National Grid easting
432,530
British National Grid northing
556,527

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
E00170231
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 017F · E01034515
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 017 · E02001807

Postcode source versions

Explore NE85

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
59
Primary
39
Secondary
6

  1. Barmston Village Primary School

    Community school

    899 m

  2. John F Kennedy Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Columbia Grange School

    Academy special converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
727
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 242
  • Shoplifting 115
  • Anti social behaviour 85
  • Criminal damage and arson 68
  • Burglary 45

GP practices

15

within 5 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    2.3 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    2.3 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    2.3 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    2.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    2.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    2.9 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    3.0 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    3.4 km

  • WESTBOURNE MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89030

    4.0 km

  • GRANGEWOOD SURGERY

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

    ODS code A89028

    4.0 km

  • HERRINGTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    PHILADELPHIA LANE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4LE

    ODS code A89009

    4.1 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.2 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    4.8 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    4.8 km

  • HAPPY HOUSE SURGERY

    DURHAM ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4BY

    ODS code A89041

    5.0 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

  • Pattinson Road-Alston Road

    BCT · Barmston

    0.2 miles

  • Horsley Road - North End

    BCT · Barmston

    0.2 miles

  • Pattinson Road-Mandarin Way

    BCT · Barmston

    0.2 miles

  • Horsley Road - North End

    BCT · Barmston

    0.2 miles

  • Washington District 15 Exit

    BCT · Barmston

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 017F, 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

8 of 10

Overall England rank

24,775 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
7 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
7 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

59 open schools are in scope, including 39 primary and 6 secondary schools. Barmston Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 899 m.

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

Recorded crime

727 published events cover 12 months, averaging 60.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 242 events.

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