NE9 7FE

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gateshead
Local authority
Sunderland
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 7FB 0 m
NE9 7FD 0 m
NE9 7RB 126 m
NE9 7RA 153 m
NE9 7QY 195 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 7FE
Status
Current
Introduced
1 October 2023
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7
Latitude
54.916905
Longitude
-1.558344
British National Grid easting
428,410
British National Grid northing
558,111

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Parish or community
E43000178
Output area
E00045048
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 010A · E01008873
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 010 · E02001800

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

41 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
43, Nightingale Wynd, Gateshead, NE9 7FE 20 March 2026 £320,000
29, Nightingale Wynd, Gateshead, NE9 7FE 18 July 2025 £233,100
27, Nightingale Wynd, Gateshead, NE9 7FE 3 July 2025 £230,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
74
Primary
55
Secondary
9
  1. Springwell Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    383 m
  2. Fell Dyke Community Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km
  3. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    1.5 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,121
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 350
  • Anti social behaviour 159
  • Shoplifting 133
  • Criminal damage and arson 125
  • Burglary 75

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
NE9 7 residents
11,191

Age bands in NE9 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.4%

1,809 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,126 residents

Age 25 to 44
23.2%

2,566 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.6%

3,153 residents

Age 65 and over
21.6%

2,389 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.

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+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
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

16

within 5 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    1.3 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    2.2 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    2.2 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    2.2 km

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 BEACON LOUGH ROAD, BEACON LOUGH, GATESHEAD, NE9 6YS

    ODS code A85026

    2.4 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

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.0 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

    2 LONGRIGG, LEAM LANE ESTATE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 8PH

    ODS code A85004

    3.1 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.3 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

    123 KELLS LANE, LOW FELL, GATESHEAD, NE9 5XY

    ODS code A85007

    3.3 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85009

    3.5 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

    FELLING HEALTH CENTRE, STEPHENSON TERRACE, FELLING, GATESHEAD, NE10 9QG

    ODS code A85011

    3.5 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.1 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.4 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

    7-8 CROXDALE TERRACE, PELAW, GATESHEAD, NE10 0RR

    ODS code A85611

    4.4 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 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Mount Lane-Mount Lonnen

    BCT · Eighton Banks

    0.2 miles
  • Mount Lane-Mount Lonnen

    BCT · Eighton Banks

    0.2 miles
  • Springwell Village School

    BCT · Springwell

    0.2 miles
  • Rockcliffe Way-Lambton Arms

    BCT · Eighton Banks

    0.2 miles
  • Springwell Road-Primary School

    BCT · Springwell

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 010A, 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

6 of 10

Overall England rank

20,149 of 33,755

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

Property market

The five-year median is £324,995 from 41 recorded sales in NE9 7FE. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for Sunderland is £143,216 in June 2026, up 4.6% year on year.

Schools

74 open schools are in scope, including 55 primary and 9 secondary schools. Springwell Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 383 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,121 published events cover 12 months, averaging 93.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 350 events.

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