Around average
IMD England
91
Crime · May '26
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Avg property price
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Annual change
North East
Region
Live
Status
Coordinates & Location for NE38 7HQ
Postcode
NE38 7HQ
Coordinates
54.8957, -1.5233
Grid reference
NZ306557
Easting
430,670
Northing
555,770
Region
North East
Plus Code
9C6WVFWG+7M
User Type
Small user postcode
Grid Quality
Quality indicator 1 (highest positional precision)
Built Up Area
Washington
Travel to Work
Sunderland
ITL Region
Sunderland
National Park
Non-National Park
Deprivation Index(IMD)
IMD England — Index of Multiple Deprivation
Measures deprivation across income, employment, health, education, crime, housing, barriers to housing and services, and living environment.
17790
Rank out of 32,844 LSOAs in England
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Rank 17790 out of 32,844 lower layer super output areas in England. N/A for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland as this postcode is in England.
Property sales (Land Registry)
Property sales · NE38 7HQ
HM Land Registry · Sunderland
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Police Recorded Crime near NE38 7HQ
Crime trends · near NE38 7HQ
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
41210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
15
YoY -48%
ASB
28140
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
23
YoY +156%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY -33%
Burglary
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -50%
Criminal damage
1890
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -11%
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Shoplifting
28140
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
28
YoY +211%
Demographics(LSOA 2021 context)
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.0%
+ other · 3.0%
Religion
Christian64.3%
No religion30.4%
Not answered4.1%
+ other · 1.2%
Age groups
65–7423.6%
50–6418.6%
35–4916.3%
75–8412.2%
25–347.3%
+ 6 other age groups · 22.0%
Households
Any member 66+21.0%
All members 66+21.0%
Other14.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children10.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.7%
+ 5 other households · 21.6%
Administrative Information
Sunderland
Local Authority
Council AreaWashington and Gateshead South E14001567
Constituency
E14001567Northumbria
Police Force
Scotland-wide
Ward
Washington Central
Constituency code
E14001567
EU Electoral Region
North East
Parish
Sunderland, unparished area
International Territorial Level
Sunderland
Health & NHS
North East
Health Authority
Serving (pseudo) England (UA/MD/LB)
NHS ScotlandNorthern
Cancer Alliance
National
Health Authority
North East
NHS Region
North East and Yorkshire
Integrated Care Board
NHS North East and North Cumbria Integrated Care Board
Primary Care Org
Sunderland Teaching
Sub ICB Location
NHS North East and North Cumbria ICB - 00P
Cancer Alliance
Northern
Statistical Areas
LSOA 2021
Super Output Area
Sunderland 019C E01008848
E01008848MSOA 2021
Mid Super Output
Sunderland 019 E02001809
E02001809LSOA 2011
Super Output Area
Sunderland 019C E01008848
E01008848MSOA 2011
Mid Super Output
Sunderland 019 E02001809
E02001809Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/Urban Classification 2021
2001 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 Classification
(England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1
2021 Classification
Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1
Sun & Time Information
3:42 AM
Sunrise
8:40 PM
Sunset
10 hours 28 minutes of daylight today
Sunrise (today)
3:42 AM
Sunset (today)
8:40 PM
Daylight duration
10 hours 28 minutes
Time zone
GMT / BST (UTC +0 / +1)
Postcode History
January 1980
First Introduced
Active fromNot terminated
Usage Ended
Terminated~46 years
Active Duration
1980 -> PresentJanuary 1980 — Introduced
Postcode NE38 7HQ introduced by Royal Mail.
2001 — Census Classification
2001 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban ≥ 10k – less sparse: OA falls within urban settlements with a population of 10,000 or more and the wider surrounding area is less sparsely populated 5
2011 — Reclassified
2011 Rural/Urban Classification: (England/Wales) Urban major conurbation A1. IMD England rank: 17790
2021 — Census Update
2021 Census classification: Urban: Nearer to a major town or city UN1. LSOA E01008848 and MSOA E02001809 assigned.
Present — Active
Postcode NE38 7HQ is currently active and in use.
First introduced
January 1980
Usage ended
Not terminated
Active duration
~46 years
Last updated
2026-02-01
Current status
Live
Schools near NE38 7HQ
Open state schools within 2 km of this postcode, ranked by distance.
Biddick Primary School
Sunderland · NE38 7HQ
Good
0.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Wessington Primary School
Sunderland · NE38 7PY
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Biddick Academy
Sunderland · NE38 8AL
Good
0.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
John F Kennedy Primary School
Sunderland · NE38 7AR
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington
Sunderland · NE38 7HU
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Columbia Grange School
Sunderland · NE38 7NY
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Columbia Grange School
Sunderland · NE38 7NY
Outstanding
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington
Sunderland · NE38 8AF
Good
0.6 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
Barmston Village Primary School
Sunderland · NE38 8JA
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Lambton Primary School
Sunderland · NE38 0PL
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
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