Springwell

Springwell is covered by postcode district NE9. It is in the Sunderland council area, England.

Typical price £157,000 Homes sold in Springwell, last 12 months. ▼ 4.8% on the year before Gigabit broadband 57 of 78 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 1 1 primary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Springwell, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Springwell, by flood risk Of the 78 postcodes in Springwell that ONS places, 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Springwell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE9 7NL: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NN: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NP: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NQ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NR: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NS: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NT: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NU: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NW: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NX: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NY: not on the flood risk listNE9 7NZ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PA: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PB: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PD: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PE: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PF: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PG: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PH: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PJ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PL: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PN: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PP: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PQ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PR: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PS: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PT: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PU: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PX: not on the flood risk listNE9 7PY: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QG: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QH: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QJ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QL: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QN: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QP: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QQ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QR: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QS: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QT: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QU: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QW: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QX: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QY: not on the flood risk listNE9 7QZ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RA: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RB: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RD: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RE: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RF: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RG: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RH: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RJ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RL: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RN: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RP: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RQ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RR: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RS: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RT: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RU: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RX: not on the flood risk listNE9 7RY: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SA: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SB: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SD: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SE: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SH: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SJ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SL: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SN: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SQ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7ST: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SX: not on the flood risk listNE9 7SZ: not on the flood risk listNE9 7UF: not on the flood risk listNE9 7UQ: not on the flood risk list Springwell Map of every postcode in Springwell, by flood risk Of the 78 postcodes in Springwell that ONS places, 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. One postcode lies beyond the edge and is listed under the map. Places named: Springwell. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Springwell
  • A home or business at high risk: 0
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 0
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 78

Of the 78 postcodes in Springwell that ONS places, 78 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.

Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.9192, longitude -1.5525. Open this area on OpenStreetMap

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Further out, not drawn

This postcode lies well apart from the rest, so the map is drawn without it to show the rest closer; it is in every count.

NE9 7YX

What is it like to live in Springwell?

Homes sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 57 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 78 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Wrekenton Medical Group, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Heworth, 3.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.

We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.

Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources

What do homes cost in Springwell?

Homes in Springwell sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£157,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£165,000
12 months to August 2026
£157,000

▼ down 4.8% on the 12 months before

Detached 1 sale, too few to price
Semi-detached£155,000 6 sales
Terraced£155,500 14 sales

Across the whole NE9 district, Springwell's main postcode district: a typical £180,000.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Springwell: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Are new homes being built in Springwell?

None of the 78 postcodes now in use in Springwell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 31 homes sold in Springwell were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE9 district, 1%.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn SpringwellAcross the NE9 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 21 (0%) 0 of 356 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 31 (0%) 6 of 456 (1%)

Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What broadband can you get in Springwell?

Ofcom reports on 78 of the 78 postcodes in Springwell. At 57 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit57 of 78
Postcodes where every home can get superfast77 of 78

Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.

Check one address on Ofcom's checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Springwell at risk of flooding?

None of the 78 postcodes in Springwell is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are in Springwell?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Springwell. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it

How far is the station from Springwell?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Springwell is Heworth Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Heworth Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Dunston Rail Station Railway station 6.7 kmDrive
  • Manors Rail Station Railway station 6.8 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are in Springwell?

There is no GP practice at the postcodes in Springwell. These are the nearest to its middle, in a straight line. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Springwell safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,305 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Springwell over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.

Each month, September 2025 to August 2026

  1. 138 September 2025
  2. 134 October 2025
  3. 129 November 2025
  4. 138 December 2025
  5. 19 January 2026
  6. 75 February 2026
  7. 76 March 2026
  8. 128 April 2026
  9. 125 May 2026
  10. 123 June 2026
  11. 120 July 2026
  12. 100 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences382 reports
Shoplifting225 reports
Anti-social behaviour168 reports
Criminal damage and arson152 reports
Public order71 reports
Burglary68 reports
Other theft59 reports
Vehicle crime58 reports

Also: other crime 55, robbery 23, drugs 22, theft from the person 12, possession of weapons 6, bicycle theft 4.

Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.

Crime around one postcode

Source: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Who runs Springwell?

Council
Sunderland
Parliamentary constituency
Washington and Gateshead South
Police force area
Northumbria
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Labour)

All 78 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources

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Springwell postcodes

78 postcodes in use in Springwell, by district:

NE9 postcode district,78 postcodes

That district is in the NE postcode area.

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Places near Springwell

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Springwell's £157,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Washington2.5 km, £155,000Birtley3.0 km, £174,225Gateshead3.8 km, £157,000Ouston5.1 km, £170,000Hebburn6.3 km, £162,000Pelton6.5 km, £185,000Boldon Colliery6.7 km, £159,500Shiney Row and Penshaw6.9 km, £160,000 All places A to Z

Questions about Springwell

What is it like to live in Springwell?
Homes sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. At 57 of the 78 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 78 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 1 primary school at its postcodes. The nearest GP practice is Wrekenton Medical Group, 1.4 km from the middle. The nearest railway station is Heworth, 3.6 km from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
What is the postcode for Springwell?
Springwell is covered by postcode district NE9, across 78 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Springwell in?
Springwell is in the Sunderland council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Springwell?
Springwell is in the Washington and Gateshead South parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
How much are houses in Springwell?
Homes in Springwell sold for a typical £157,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 21 sales, down 4.8% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Springwell?
In Springwell, primary schools at its postcodes include Springwell Village Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Hill Top School, 1.4 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Springwell have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Springwell is Heworth, 3.6 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Springwell?
Ofcom reports on 78 of the 78 postcodes in Springwell. At 57 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Springwell at risk of flooding?
None of the 78 postcodes in Springwell is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Springwell?
None of the 78 postcodes now in use in Springwell came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 31 homes sold in Springwell were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the NE9 district, 1%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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