# NE37 2JR: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

NE37 2JR 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 2JR for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [NE37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37) › [NE37 2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37-2)

## Around this postcode

- **40 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 32% on July. Sunderland 009F: 223 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **Pelaw, 4.4 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **No property in NE37 2JR 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=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 009F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **3 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 270 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 450 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE37 2JR**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **Low road and rail noise at NE37 2JR**: Road 52 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **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=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR
- **10.0 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [George Washington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/george-washington-primary-school-e144220) | Primary | 570 m (7 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, March 2025 | 62% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Albany Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/albany-village-primary-school-e131036) | Primary | 670 m (8 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, February 2023 | 57% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Washington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/washington-academy-e144937) | Secondary | 730 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [St Bede's Catholic Primary School, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-bedes-catholic-primary-school-washington-e147138) | Primary | 860 m (11 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), April 2024 | 80% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Usworth Colliery Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usworth-colliery-nursery-school-e108749) | Nursery | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | – |
| [Usworth Colliery Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/usworth-colliery-primary-school-e108799) | Primary | 930 m (12 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | 69% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-washington-e147123) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Marlborough Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marlborough-primary-school-e108822) | Primary | 1.5 km (18 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, March 2025: no overall grade | 20% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £104,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| October 2023 | £135,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 90 m |
| January 2023 | £75,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2024 | £148,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| January 2025 | £70,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |
| May 2023 | £157,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |
| June 2025 | £132,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 170 m |
| October 2024 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 180 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: THE STEPHENSON MEDICAL PRACTICE (270 m); CONCORD MEDICAL PRACTICE (270 m); NEW WASHINGTON MEDICAL GROUP (270 m)
- Pharmacies: BLUE HOUSE PHARMACY (240 m); BOOTS (430 m)
- Dental practices: THE DENTAL CENTRE (630 m); THE ELMS (DENTAL SURGERY) (630 m)
- Supermarkets: Heron Concord Washington (450 m, Heron); Co-op Washington (460 m, The Co-operative Group); Asda Washington Express Petrol (800 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 009F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 46.3** (2025). Sunderland 009F has a deprivation score of 46.3 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 3,083rd most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £125,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 009F was £125,000 in 2025. Joint 1,037th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,282** (2021). Sunderland 009F had 1,282 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 14,134th 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: 96.0%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 009F, 96.0% 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: 54.9138, -1.5290

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=-1.5290,54.9138,NE372JR

## How to cite

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