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NE9 7PU

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Gateshead
Ward
Washington West
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
NE9 7PX 74 m
NE9 7NT 117 m
NE9 7NS 160 m
NE9 7PT 166 m
NE9 7NR 227 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 7PU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7
Latitude
54.921788
Longitude
-1.544624
British National Grid easting
429,286
British National Grid northing
558,660

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington West · E05016397
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00045074
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007C · E01008876
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

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Property

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3 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
5, Highbury Close, Gateshead, NE9 7PU 10 November 2017 £260,000
6, Highbury Close, Gateshead, NE9 7PU 31 March 2016 £340,000
4, Highbury Close, Gateshead, NE9 7PU 24 August 2007 £210,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
72
Primary
52
Secondary
10

  1. Springwell Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    661 m

  2. George Washington Primary School

    Academy converter

    771 m

  3. Hill Top School

    Community special school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,251
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 392
  • Shoplifting 194
  • Criminal damage and arson 147
  • Anti social behaviour 140
  • Public order 74

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

8 female, 8 male

Postcode households
6
Residents per household
2.7
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

This postcode contained 0.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider NE9 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    1.6 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    1.6 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    1.6 km

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    1.7 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    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

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    2.8 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    3.3 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    3.3 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.7 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    3.7 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    3.8 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.9 km

  • I J HEALTHCARE

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

    ODS code A89617

    4.6 km

  • RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE

    OFFICE ROW, RICKLETON, WASHINGTON, NE38 9EH

    ODS code A89616

    4.6 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

  • Peareth Hall Road-Highbury Avenue

    BCT · Springwell

    0.1 miles

  • Peareth Hall Road-Heugh Hill

    BCT · Springwell

    0.1 miles

  • High Usworth

    BCT · Donwell

    0.2 miles

  • High Usworth

    BCT · Donwell

    0.2 miles

  • Uplands Way

    BCT · Springwell

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 007C, 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

25,826 of 33,755

Income
8 of 10
Employment
6 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Schools

72 open schools are in scope, including 52 primary and 10 secondary schools. Springwell Village Primary School is the nearest published school at 661 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,251 published events cover 12 months, averaging 104.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 392 events.

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