# NE37 1HQ: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

NE37 1HQ is a postcode in Sunderland.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of Sunderland. Open the map at NE37 1HQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [NE37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37) › [NE37 1](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37-1)

## Around this postcode

- **14 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 53% on July. Sunderland 010B: 73 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **Heworth, 5.5 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **5 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 330 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **No property in NE37 1HQ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 010B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 850 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **7 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 610 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE37 1HQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE37 1HQ**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ
- **11.3 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-boste-catholic-primary-school-washington-e147147) | Primary | 330 m (4 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Blackfell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackfell-primary-school-e108833) | Primary | 350 m (4 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxclose Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxclose-primary-academy-e140684) | Primary | 560 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2022 | 52% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxclose Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxclose-nursery-school-e108751) | Nursery | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Oxclose Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxclose-community-academy-e138923) | Secondary | 740 m (9 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Albany Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albany-village-primary-school-e131036) | Primary | 850 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holley Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holley-park-academy-e138534) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wessington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessington-primary-school-e134532) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| June 2026 | £165,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| August 2023 | £95,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |
| September 2025 | £47,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 220 m |
| August 2025 | £167,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 220 m |
| May 2025 | £80,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 250 m |
| February 2026 | £150,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 260 m |
| May 2026 | £140,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 270 m |
| August 2023 | £52,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 280 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: GALLERIES MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m); SUNDERLAND GP ALLIANCE MEDICAL PRACTICE (850 m)
- Pharmacies: BOOTS (740 m); ASDA PHARMACY (810 m); GALLERIES PHARMACY (950 m)
- Dental practices: GALLERIES HEALTH CENTRE (850 m); SUNDERLAND TPCT DENTAL SERVICE (850 m); THE DENTAL SUITE (850 m); HEALTH CENTRE (DENTAL SURGERY) (850 m)
- Supermarkets: Aldi Blackfell Washington (610 m, Aldi); Sainsburys Washington (620 m, Sainsburys); M&S The Galleries (690 m, Marks and Spencer); Iceland Washington (720 m, Iceland); Asda Washington Express Petrol (760 m, Asda)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £147,114** (July 2026). Sunderland’s average house price was £147,114 in July 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.8% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, July 2026. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £32,744** (2025). Full-time workers living in Sunderland earned a median of £32,744 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 16th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.5×** (2025). A home in Sunderland costs 4.5 times local full-time pay. Joint 24th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 16 September 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 32.8** (2025). Sunderland has a deprivation score of 32.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). 22nd most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## Sunderland 010B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 42.9** (2025). Sunderland 010B has a deprivation score of 42.9 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,837th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,737** (2021). Sunderland 010B had 1,737 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 12,038th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 010B, 100.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 3.2%** (August 2026). In Sunderland 010B, 3.2% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## NE37 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £152,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE37 was £152,000 in 2025. Joint 123rd cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 19,778** (2021). NE37 had 19,778 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 1,279th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 81%** (2022). About 81% of people in NE37 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 96.5%** (January 2026). In NE37, 96.5% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Centre: 54.9028, -1.5426

Council: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Washington and Gateshead South](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/washington-and-gateshead-south): Mrs Sharon Hodgson (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), July 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.5426,54.9028,NE371HQ

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37-1hq.

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