NE38 7SS postcode in Washington, Sunderland

NE38 7SS is a postcode in Washington, in the Washington Central ward of Sunderland. It is in the Washington and Gateshead South parliamentary constituency and the Northumbria police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 0% of homes and businesses at NE38 7SS can get it Across Sunderland: 95% Typical price £140,000 Homes sold in NE38 7, last 12 months. ▼ 17.4% on the year before Nearest station Chester-le-Street 5.6 km in a straight line

Where NE38 7SS is, and what is near it

Map of NE38 7SS and what is near it Map of NE38 7SS: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the NE38 7 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. NE38 7EU: also in NE38 7NE38 7EX: also in NE38 7NE38 7EY: also in NE38 7NE38 7EZ: also in NE38 7NE38 7HA: also in NE38 7NE38 7HB: also in NE38 7NE38 7HD: also in NE38 7NE38 7HE: also in NE38 7NE38 7HF: also in NE38 7NE38 7HG: also in NE38 7NE38 7HQ: also in NE38 7NE38 7HS: also in NE38 7NE38 7HU: also in NE38 7NE38 7HZ: also in NE38 7NE38 7JA: also in NE38 7NE38 7JP: also in NE38 7NE38 7JR: also in NE38 7NE38 7JS: also in NE38 7NE38 7JT: also in NE38 7NE38 7JU: also in NE38 7NE38 7JX: also in NE38 7NE38 7JY: also in NE38 7NE38 7NF: also in NE38 7NE38 7NH: also in NE38 7NE38 7NN: also in NE38 7NE38 7NP: also in NE38 7NE38 7NQ: also in NE38 7NE38 7NR: also in NE38 7NE38 7NT: also in NE38 7NE38 7NW: also in NE38 7NE38 7PA: also in NE38 7NE38 7PB: also in NE38 7NE38 7PD: also in NE38 7NE38 7PE: also in NE38 7NE38 7PF: also in NE38 7NE38 7PH: also in NE38 7NE38 7PJ: also in NE38 7NE38 7PL: also in NE38 7NE38 7PN: also in NE38 7NE38 7PP: also in NE38 7NE38 7PR: also in NE38 7NE38 7PS: also in NE38 7NE38 7PT: also in NE38 7NE38 7PU: also in NE38 7NE38 7PW: also in NE38 7NE38 7PY: also in NE38 7NE38 7PZ: also in NE38 7NE38 7QA: also in NE38 7NE38 7QB: also in NE38 7NE38 7QD: also in NE38 7NE38 7QE: also in NE38 7NE38 7QF: also in NE38 7NE38 7QG: also in NE38 7NE38 7QH: also in NE38 7NE38 7QJ: also in NE38 7NE38 7QL: also in NE38 7NE38 7QN: also in NE38 7NE38 7QP: also in NE38 7NE38 7QQ: also in NE38 7NE38 7QR: also in NE38 7NE38 7QS: also in NE38 7NE38 7QT: also in NE38 7NE38 7QU: also in NE38 7NE38 7QW: also in NE38 7NE38 7QX: also in NE38 7NE38 7QZ: also in NE38 7NE38 7RA: also in NE38 7NE38 7RB: also in NE38 7NE38 7RD: also in NE38 7NE38 7RE: also in NE38 7NE38 7RF: also in NE38 7NE38 7RG: also in NE38 7NE38 7RJ: also in NE38 7NE38 7RL: also in NE38 7NE38 7RQ: also in NE38 7NE38 7RR: also in NE38 7NE38 7RY: also in NE38 7NE38 7RZ: also in NE38 7NE38 7ST: also in NE38 7NE38 7TA: also in NE38 7NE38 7TB: also in NE38 7NE38 7TD: also in NE38 7NE38 7TE: also in NE38 7NE38 7TF: also in NE38 7NE38 7TG: also in NE38 7NE38 7TJ: also in NE38 7NE38 7TL: also in NE38 7NE38 7TR: also in NE38 7NE38 7TU: also in NE38 7NE38 7TX: also in NE38 7NE38 7UA: also in NE38 7 School 900 mBiddick Academy 1.1 kmI J Healthcare 1.8 kmHeworth station 6.2 kmWashington NE38 7SS Map of NE38 7SS and what is near it Map of NE38 7SS: its centre point, with the 216 other postcodes in the NE38 7 sector, 4 schools (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 10 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. Biddick Primary School 550 mSchool 900 mBiddick Academy 1.1 kmI J Healthcare 1.8 kmHeworth station 6.2 kmWashington East NE38 7SS
  • NE38 7SS
  • Other postcodes in NE38 7: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 10 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8971, longitude -1.5316)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after NE38 7SS?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at NE38 7SS?

33% of the homes and businesses at NE38 7SS can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, and none gigabit, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

NE38 7SS 0% Sunderland 95%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

NE38 7SS 33% Sunderland 99%
Check one address, and mobile coverage, on Ofcom's checker Compare broadband at another postcode

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

When are the bins collected at NE38 7SS?

BinDayBuddy reads bin days from councils' own collection systems. It may have the days for NE38 7SS.

Check the bin days for NE38 7SS on BinDayBuddy

Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is NE38 7SS at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include NE38 7SS.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

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

From surface water, across Sunderland

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for NE38 7SS: 3,030 properties in Sunderland are at high risk (2.1% of all its properties). All the figures for Sunderland

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of NE38 7SS is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near NE38 7SS?

Homes in NE38 7 sold for a typical £140,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 71 sales, down 17.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£140,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£169,500 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 17.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £260,000 9 sales
  • Semi-detached £180,000 26 sales
  • Terraced £120,000 27 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £76,000 9 sales

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole NE38 district: a typical £162,500 from 296 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in NE38 7SS

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in NE38 7SS from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

Food hygiene ratings at NE38 7SS

The Food Standards Agency lists one food business at NE38 7SS. Each opens the agency's own page for it, with what the council's inspector found.

Ratings run from 5, very good, to 0, urgent improvement necessary. A rating comes from the business's last inspection, and can change at the next.

Food hygiene ratings, from the Food Standards Agency

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings as published on 22 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

What council tax band are homes near NE38 7SS?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 700 homes in the neighbourhood around NE38 7SS. The largest share of them, 37%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1965 to 1982 than in any other period (90%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around NE38 7SS

Band D in Sunderland for 2026‑27: £2,197. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,465 (band A) to £3,662 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,465.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 260 (37%)£1,465
Band Babout 170 (24%)£1,709
Band Cabout 120 (17%)£1,953
Band Dabout 110 (16%)£2,197
Band Eabout 20 (3%)£2,685
Band Fabout 10 (1%)£3,174
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£3,662
Band Hfewer than 5£4,394

When the homes were built

  1. None Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. None 1919 to 1939
  4. 4% 1945 to 1964
  5. 90% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. None 2000 to 2009
  8. 6% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

Before 1900, 1900 to 1918, 1919 to 1939, 1983 to 1999, 2000 to 2009, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for Sunderland before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of NE38 7SS is in (ONS area E01008848), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near NE38 7SS?

The nearest open schools to NE38 7SS, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near NE38 7SS, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to NE38 7SS?

The nearest railway station to the centre of NE38 7SS is Chester-le-Street Rail Station, 5.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Chester-le-Street Rail Station Railway station 5.6 kmDrive
  • Heworth Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive

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

10 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Police Link Road - Leisure Centre, 177 m away.

More stations near NE38 7SS, and how we find them

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

Which GP surgeries are near NE38 7SS?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of NE38 7SS, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near NE38 7SS?

0 within 1 km 8 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of NE38 7SS, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Fastned Speculation Place Charging point · 8 chargers · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 50 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • Washington Southbound Supercharger Charging point · 12 chargers · CCS · up to 250 kW 1.8 kmCycle
  • Gridserve Charging point · 1 charger · Type 2, CCS, CHAdeMO · up to 11 kW 1.9 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near NE38 7SS?

The nearest to the centre of NE38 7SS, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to NE38 7SS?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near NE38 7SS?

The nearest care homes to the centre of NE38 7SS, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near NE38 7SS?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of NE38 7SS, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near NE38 7SS?

The nearest vets to the centre of NE38 7SS on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is NE38 7SS in a conservation area?

The centre of NE38 7SS is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near NE38 7SS?

Police.uk records 157 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of NE38 7SS in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences49 reports
Anti-social behaviour40 reports
Shoplifting20 reports
Criminal damage and arson15 reports
Public order12 reports
Burglary4 reports

Also: vehicle crime 4, other theft 4, other crime 4, drugs 2, possession of weapons 2, theft from the person 1.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

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

The official record for NE38 7SS

Ward
Washington Central
Parish
Not in a parish
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Washington
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

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

Around NE38 7SS

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Nearby postcodes

The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

NE37 1GZ170 mNE38 7NF180 mNE38 7RY180 mNE38 7NQ190 mNE38 7QZ190 mNE37 1LY210 m
All of NE38

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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