# NE38 9BQ: area report for a postcode in Sunderland

NE38 9BQ 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 9BQ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland) › [NE38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38) › [NE38 9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38-9)

## Around this postcode

- **9 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 31% on July. Sunderland 025F: 41 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **Chester-Le-Street, 4.3 km**: The nearest station, in a straight line. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **No schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 890 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **No property in NE38 9BQ 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=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **England’s most deprived 20%**: This neighbourhood, Sunderland 025F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **£147,114 average price**: For the whole of Sunderland, July 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **2 GP practices within 1 km**: Nearest is 300 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 530 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **70.6% can get gigabit broadband at NE38 9BQ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **Low road and rail noise at NE38 9BQ**: Road 42 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **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=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ
- **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=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-robert-of-newminster-catholic-school-and-sixth-form-college-washington-e147142) | Secondary | 890 m (11 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | Attainment 8 of 44.8 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Fatfield Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/fatfield-academy-e142997) | Primary | 960 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Lambton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/lambton-primary-school-e108817) | Primary | 970 m (12 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, July 2024 | 38% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Biddick Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-academy-e139839) | Secondary | 1.3 km (16 minutes on foot) | Report card, March 2026: safeguarding met | Attainment 8 of 48.2 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Rickleton Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/rickleton-primary-school-e108818) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | Graded inspection, June 2025: no overall grade | 89% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Holley Park Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/holley-park-academy-e138534) | Primary | 1.4 km (18 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, June 2024 | 74% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Biddick Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/biddick-primary-school-e108816) | Primary | 1.5 km (19 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 83% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Oxclose Community Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/oxclose-community-academy-e138923) | Secondary | 1.6 km (20 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 |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £113,500 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 10 m |
| February 2025 | £112,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 30 m |
| February 2025 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 110 m |
| August 2026 | £115,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 120 m |
| June 2023 | £110,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, freehold | 140 m |
| March 2026 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2026 | £138,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| August 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: I J HEALTHCARE (300 m); RICKLETON MEDICAL CENTRE (990 m)
- Supermarkets: Makro Washington (530 m, Makro)

## 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 025F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 33.8** (2025). Sunderland 025F has a deprivation score of 33.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 6,608th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £123,333** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Sunderland 025F was £123,333 in 2025. 999th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,325** (2021). Sunderland 025F had 1,325 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 15,363rd 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: 93.2%** (January 2026). In Sunderland 025F, 93.2% 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.

## 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: 54.8835, -1.5331

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=-1.5331,54.8835,NE389BQ

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