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NE9 7YU

Washington West · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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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 7XW 94 m
NE9 7QF 137 m
NE9 7XA 174 m
NE9 7QB 217 m
NE9 7XG 217 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
NE9 7YU
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 August 2002
Postcode area
NE
Postcode district
NE9
Postcode sector
NE9 7
Latitude
54.924030
Longitude
-1.567784
British National Grid easting
427,800
British National Grid northing
558,900

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
E00045075
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007D · E01008877
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

Explore NE9

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

View all nearby schools
Open schools
84
Primary
58
Secondary
9

  1. Fell Dyke Community Primary School

    Community school

    373 m

  2. St Oswald's Catholic Primary, Wrekenton

    Academy converter

    510 m

  3. Hill Top School

    Community special school

    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,227
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 698
  • Shoplifting 390
  • Anti social behaviour 277
  • Criminal damage and arson 250
  • Public order 131

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.

GP practices

22

within 5 km straight-line

  • WREKENTON MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, WREKENTON, GATESHEAD, NE9 7AD

    ODS code A85016

    312 m

  • BEACON VIEW MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85026

    1.5 km

  • FELL COTTAGE SURGERY

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

    ODS code A85007

    2.3 km

  • FELL TOWER MEDICAL CENTRE

    575-583 DURHAM ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE9 5EY

    ODS code A85001

    2.4 km

  • LONGRIGG MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85004

    2.6 km

  • CROWHALL MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A85009

    2.7 km

  • ST. ALBANS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85011

    2.7 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    3.0 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    3.0 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    3.0 km

  • BIRTLEY MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A85008

    3.6 km

  • GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89012

    3.7 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89025

    3.7 km

  • PELAW MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A85611

    3.8 km

  • OXFORD TCE & RAWLING RD MEDICAL GROUP

    1 OXFORD TERRACE, BENSHAM, GATESHEAD, NE8 1RQ

    ODS code A85005

    4.2 km

  • BEWICK ROAD SURGERY

    10 BEWICK ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 4DP

    ODS code A85017

    4.2 km

  • CENTRAL GATESHEAD MEDICAL GROUP

    PRINCE CONSORT ROAD, GATESHEAD, NE8 1NB

    ODS code A85019

    4.3 km

  • BENSHAM FAMILY PRACTICE

    SIDNEY GROVE, GATESHEAD, NE8 2XB

    ODS code A85002

    4.5 km

  • SECOND STREET SURGERY

    SECOND STREET, GATESHEAD, NE8 2UR

    ODS code A85021

    4.6 km

  • ST. ANTHONY'S HEALTH CENTRE

    ST. ANTHONY'S MED GROUP, ST. ANTHONY'S ROAD, WALKER, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE, NE6 2NN

    ODS code A86040

    4.8 km

Showing 20 of 22 matching practices.

Nearby transport

  • Springwell Road-Social Club

    BCT · Wrekenton

    0.2 miles

  • Springwell Road-Health Centre

    BCT · Wrekenton

    0.2 miles

  • Lanchester Ave-Springwell Rd

    BCT · Springwell Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Springwell Rd-Felldyke School

    BCT · Springwell Estate

    0.2 miles

  • Lanchester Ave-Springwell Rd

    BCT · Springwell Estate

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,988 of 33,755

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

84 open schools are in scope, including 58 primary and 9 secondary schools. Fell Dyke Community Primary School is the nearest published school at 373 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,227 published events cover 12 months, averaging 185.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 698 events.

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