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

NE37 1QW 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 1QW 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

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, up 29% on July. Sunderland 010C: 88 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **Heworth, 4.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **1 school within 800 m**: Nearest is 730 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **No property in NE37 1QW 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=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 010C. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.5 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 290 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **50% can get gigabit broadband at NE37 1QW**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **Moderate road and rail noise at NE37 1QW**: Road 55 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **Not in a radon Affected Area**: Under 1% 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=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW
- **10.7 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Blackfell Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/blackfell-primary-school-e108833) | Primary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, February 2026: safeguarding met | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Albany Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albany-village-primary-school-e131036) | Primary | 870 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Springwell Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/springwell-village-primary-school-e148780) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2023 | 66% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [George Washington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-washington-primary-school-e144220) | Primary | 1.1 km (14 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-john-boste-catholic-primary-school-washington-e147147) | Primary | 1.2 km (15 minutes on foot) | Outstanding (overall), February 2024 | 77% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxclose Primary Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxclose-primary-academy-e140684) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 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 | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | Report card, June 2026: safeguarding met | – |
| [Oxclose Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxclose-community-academy-e138923) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, November 2024: no overall grade | Attainment 8 of 42.7 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2025 | £195,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 350 m |
| May 2025 | £119,000 | Flat or maisonette, new build, leasehold | 360 m |
| February 2023 | £220,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 380 m |
| March 2026 | £172,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 390 m |
| July 2026 | £173,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 420 m |
| April 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| October 2025 | £250,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 440 m |
| March 2026 | £225,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 470 m |

## Within 1 km

- Supermarkets: Aldi Blackfell Washington (290 m, Aldi); Asda Washington Express Petrol (550 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 010C (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.4** (2025). Sunderland 010C has a deprivation score of 22.4 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 12,836th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £132,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 010C was £132,000 in 2025. Joint 1,440th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,435** (2021). Sunderland 010C had 1,435 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 19,813th least 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: 95.0%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 010C, 95.0% 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.

## 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: 54.9101, -1.5471

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=-1.5471,54.9101,NE371QW

## How to cite

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