# NE38 8DS: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

NE38 8DS 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 NE38 8DS for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [NE38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38) › [NE38 8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38-8)

## Around this postcode

- **10 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 33% on July. Sunderland 017B: 56 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **South Hylton, 3.6 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 260 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **No property in NE38 8DS 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=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 017B. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **No GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 1.8 km away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **2 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 570 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at NE38 8DS**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **Low road and rail noise at NE38 8DS**: Road 51 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **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=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS
- **10.4 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Barmston Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/barmston-village-primary-school-e108835) | Primary | 260 m (3 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 60% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [John F Kennedy Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/john-f-kennedy-primary-school-e144223) | Primary | 710 m (9 minutes on foot) | Report card, January 2026: safeguarding met | 65% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Columbia Grange School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/columbia-grange-school-e150096) | Special | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, March 2020 | – |
| [St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-josephs-catholic-primary-school-washington-e147123) | Primary | 1 km (13 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | 72% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Wessington Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/wessington-primary-school-e134532) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, November 2023 | 23% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Washington Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/washington-academy-e144937) | Secondary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Report card, April 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 41.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Biddick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-primary-school-e108816) | Primary | 1.4 km (17 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Biddick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-academy-e139839) | Secondary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| August 2025 | £85,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 10 m |
| December 2023 | £68,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 70 m |
| February 2025 | £72,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £90,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| July 2024 | £83,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| May 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2023 | £90,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| November 2025 | £73,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 170 m |

## Within 1 km

- Pharmacies: BARMSTON PHARMACY (310 m)
- Supermarkets: Iceland Washington Food Warehouse (570 m, Iceland); Lidl Washington (580 m, Lidl)

## 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 017B (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 56.7** (2025). Sunderland 017B has a deprivation score of 56.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 1,364th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,235** (2021). Sunderland 017B had 1,235 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 13,198th 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: 100.0%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 017B, 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: 4.5%** (August 2026). In Sunderland 017B, 4.5% 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.

## NE38 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £176,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in NE38 was £176,500 in 2025. 224th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 31,846** (2021). NE38 had 31,846 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 815th most 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: 86%** (2022). About 86% of people in NE38 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: 91.9%** (January 2026). In NE38, 91.9% 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: 54.9021, -1.5043

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=-1.5043,54.9021,NE388DS

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