# Washington

Town in Sunderland, North East.

Washington is a town in Sunderland, North East. Median sale price £165,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 84.7 per 1,000 people. About 51,877 people.

Town. Code E63000124. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

Washington is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Washington add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own.

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £165,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Washington was £165,000 in 2025. Joint 99th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 51,318** (2021). Washington had 51,318 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 211th most populated of 1,209. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 84%** (2022). About 84% of people in Washington 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Washington, 93.8% 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. https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000124) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 84% of people in Washington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000124) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 606 homes were sold in Washington in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000124) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Washington.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000124) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Washington had 51,318 usual residents at the census.

## How Washington compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Washington | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £165,000 | joint 27th most expensive | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 51,318 | 10th most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 84% | joint 12th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.8% | joint 27th lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Washington safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Washington at a rate of 84.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 346 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Washington.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,306), anti-social behaviour (788) and other crime (724).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Washington was 96.9 per 1,000 people.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

## Deprivation in Washington, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Washington has no single figure. Of its 38 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 9 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 7 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 7: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 6 neighbourhoods
- Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in Washington

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Sunderland 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008855) | 1,394 | 132.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 91.9% |
| [Sunderland 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008856) | 1,261 | 63.7 per 1,000 | 6 | 99.9% |
| [Sunderland 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008876) | 1,648 | 61.1 per 1,000 | 8 | 93.5% |
| [Sunderland 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008853) | 1,396 | 182.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.5% |
| [Sunderland 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008854) | 1,216 | 121.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 009C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008857) | 1,327 | 23.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 009D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008858) | 1,263 | 139.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.4% |
| [Sunderland 009E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008859) | 1,395 | 103.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.5% |
| [Sunderland 009F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008860) | 1,282 | 222.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [Sunderland 009G](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008878) | 1,475 | 47.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008873) | 1,190 | 71.8 per 1,000 | 6 | 79.3% |
| [Sunderland 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008874) | 1,737 | 72.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008875) | 1,435 | 88.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 95.0% |
| [Sunderland 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008879) | 1,255 | 109.2 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.8% |
| [Sunderland 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008880) | 1,076 | 40.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.6% |
| [Sunderland 017A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008845) | 1,389 | 43.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 91.6% |
| [Sunderland 017B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008846) | 1,235 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 017C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008847) | 1,352 | 56.8 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [Sunderland 017E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008851) | 1,556 | 81.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 95.5% |
| [Sunderland 017F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01034515) | 1,512 | 23.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.1% |
| [Sunderland 017G](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01034516) | 1,608 | 88.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 87.4% |
| [Sunderland 019A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008843) | 1,208 | 62.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.3% |
| [Sunderland 019B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008844) | 1,443 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 86.7% |
| [Sunderland 019C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008848) | 1,301 | 317.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 65.2% |
| [Sunderland 019D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008849) | 1,408 | 117.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 92.6% |
| [Sunderland 019E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008852) | 1,132 | 24.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 96.6% |
| [Sunderland 020A](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008867) | 1,545 | 162.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 020B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008868) | 1,097 | 47.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.5% |
| [Sunderland 020C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008869) | 1,219 | 42.0 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [Sunderland 020D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008870) | 1,328 | 27.6 per 1,000 | 9 | 98.9% |
| [Sunderland 020E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008871) | 1,380 | 54.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.8% |
| [Sunderland 020F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008872) | 1,654 | 52.6 per 1,000 | 8 | 96.3% |
| [Sunderland 025B](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008861) | 1,438 | 66.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 87.6% |
| [Sunderland 025C](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008862) | 1,288 | 44.5 per 1,000 | 8 | 69.7% |
| [Sunderland 025D](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008863) | 1,532 | 40.5 per 1,000 | 9 | 94.0% |
| [Sunderland 025E](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008864) | 1,209 | 42.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 86.6% |
| [Sunderland 025F](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008865) | 1,325 | 40.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.2% |
| [Sunderland 025G](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/neighbourhood/e01008866) | 1,369 | 67.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 93.3% |

## 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.

## Council

[Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)

## Postcode districts covering Washington

[NE37](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne37), [NE38](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ne38)

## Middle areas in Washington

[Albany and Blackfell](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/albany-and-blackfell), [Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/columbia-barmston-and-teal-farm), [Concord and Sulgrave](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/concord-and-sulgrave), [Harraton, Rickleton & Fatfield](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/harraton-rickleton-and-fatfield), [Oxclose and Lambton](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/oxclose-and-lambton), [Springwell & Usworth](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/springwell-and-usworth), [Washington Town Centre & Biddick](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland/washington-town-centre-and-biddick)

## Towns near Washington

[Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sunderland), [Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley), [Chester-le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street), [Shiney Row and Penshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw), [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead), [Hebburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn)

## Washington in brief

Washington is a town in Sunderland, North East.
About 51,877 people lived in Washington in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £165,000 in 2025 across 606 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 84.7 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Washington was £165,000 in 2025.
Washington had 51,318 usual residents at the census.
About 84% of people in Washington live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Washington, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000124
- Constituency: [Washington and Gateshead South †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/washington-and-gateshead-south)
- Council: [Sunderland †](https://openindex.co.uk/sunderland)
- Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east)
- Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england)
- Area: 16.61 km²
- People, mid-2024: 51,877*
- Neighbourhoods: 38
- Output areas: 179

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley), [Sunderland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/sunderland), [Chester-le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street), [Shiney Row and Penshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw), [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead), [Hebburn](https://openindex.co.uk/town/hebburn)

## Latest updates for Washington

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000124

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.23508848. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington