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SR5 3NS

Washington East · Sunderland · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Washington East
Local authority
Sunderland
Constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 3

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR5 3RD 221 m
SR5 3LZ 240 m
SR5 3LY 256 m
SR5 3RF 257 m
SR5 3RB 261 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR5 3NS
Status
Current
Introduced
1 April 1985
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR5
Postcode sector
SR5 3
Latitude
54.923534
Longitude
-1.463471
British National Grid easting
434,486
British National Grid northing
558,891

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
Sunderland · E08000024
Electoral ward
Washington East · E05016394
Parish or community
E43000178
Westminster constituency
Washington and Gateshead South · E14001567
Output area
E00044950
Lower layer super output area
Sunderland 007A · E01008855
Middle layer super output area
Sunderland 007 · E02001797

Postcode source versions

Explore SR5

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
70
Primary
49
Secondary
5

  1. Hylton Castle Primary School

    Community school

    493 m

  2. Trinity Academy New Bridge

    Academy special sponsor led

    543 m

  3. Bexhill Academy

    Academy converter

    614 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

View all nearby crime records
Published events
1,373
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 471
  • Shoplifting 173
  • Criminal damage and arson 166
  • Anti social behaviour 154
  • Public order 97

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR5 3 residents
8,478

Age bands in SR5 3

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.5%

1,481 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

949 residents

Age 25 to 44
24.2%

2,040 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.5%

2,404 residents

Age 65 and over
18.6%

1,568 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+
50%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
50%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
50%
Gigabit-capable
50%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
50%
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

18

within 5 km

  • CASTLETOWN MEDICAL CENTRE

    6 THE BROADWAY, CASTLETOWN, SUNDERLAND, SR5 3EX

    ODS code A89036

    1.4 km

  • SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE SOUTH HYLTON SURG

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

    ODS code A89614

    2.3 km

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RED HOUSE SURGERY, 127 RENFREW ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR5 5PS

    ODS code A89008

    2.5 km

  • BOLDON GP PRACTICE

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88009

    2.9 km

  • COLLIERY COURT MEDICAL GROUP

    GIBSON COURT, BOLDON COLLIERY, NE35 9AN

    ODS code A88016

    2.9 km

  • HYLTON MEDICAL GROUP

    PALLION H.C, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code A89031

    3.6 km

  • PALLION FAMILY PRACTICE

    PALLION HEALTH CENTRE, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code A89007

    3.6 km

  • PALLION PRIMARY CARE SERVICES

    PALLION HEALTH CENTRE, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code Y01262

    3.6 km

  • WEARSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    PALLION HEALTH CENTRE, HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7XF

    ODS code A89006

    3.6 km

  • FORGE MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE OLD FORGE SURGERY, PALLION PARK, SUNDERLAND, SR4 6QE

    ODS code A89020

    3.6 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SOUTHWICK HEALTH CENTRE, THE GREEN, SOUTHWICK, SUNDERLAND, SR5 2LT

    ODS code A89019

    4.0 km

  • CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE

    VICTORIA ROAD, WASHINGTON, NE37 2PU

    ODS code A89022

    4.1 km

  • NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89026

    4.1 km

  • THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89010

    4.1 km

  • CHESTER SURGERY

    215 CHESTER ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7TU

    ODS code A89623

    4.4 km

  • SPRINGWELL MEDICAL GROUP

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89027

    4.6 km

  • THE BROADWAY MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SPRINGWELL ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 4HG

    ODS code A89024

    4.6 km

  • MILLFIELD MEDICAL GROUP

    63-83 HYLTON ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR4 7AF

    ODS code A89017

    4.7 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

  • Ferryboat Lane-Caithness Road

    BCT · Hylton Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Ferryboat Lane-Caithness Road

    BCT · Hylton Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Washington Road-Ferryboat Lane

    BCT · Hylton Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Washington Road-Ferryboat Lane

    BCT · Hylton Castle

    0.2 miles

  • Caithness Road

    BCT · Hylton Castle

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for Sunderland 007A, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

13,514 of 33,755

Income
4 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
10 of 10
Housing and services
4 of 10
Living environment
9 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

70 open schools are in scope, including 49 primary and 5 secondary schools. Hylton Castle Primary School is the nearest published school at 493 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 471 events.

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