NE38 postcode area · Sunderland

The NE38 postcode district spans 8 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Gateshead, Sunderland. Area Scores range from 27 to 72 across them. Every full NE38 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the NE38 district: Chester-le-Street North scores 72 out of 100 (#1,897 of 6,856 nationally) while Albany and Blackfell sits at 28 — neighbours on the map, 44 points apart on the index. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £140,000 in Albany and Blackfell to £202,500 in Springwell & Usworth. Note that the district straddles 3 local authorities — County Durham, Gateshead and Sunderland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£36,379a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime67per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)46

Owner-occupied67%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the NE38 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +11.1% over 5 years · +9.4% over the year · 339 sales

Detached£315,000

Semi-detached£182,500

Terraced£130,000

Flat£65,000

Sunderland£155,000

North East£171,000

England£300,000

Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Chester-le-Street NorthCounty Durham	1,897	72	£196,000
Springwell & UsworthSunderland	2,356	66	£202,500
Harraton, Rickleton & FatfieldSunderland	3,316	52	£186,000
Oxclose and LambtonSunderland	4,420	36	£145,000
Washington Town Centre & BiddickSunderland	4,577	33	£165,000
Columbia, Barmston & Teal FarmSunderland	4,762	30	£195,000
Birtley SouthGateshead	4,851	29	£168,500
Albany and BlackfellSunderland	4,947	28	£140,000

People living in NE38 Census 2021

Residents61,955

Median age (est.)46

Density1,508per km²

No qualifications20%

Degree or above27%

No car or van23%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 21%Private rent 12%

Households

One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Administrative 12% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	17%
Administrative	12%
Associate professional	12%
Managers & directors	11%
Elementary	11%
Skilled trades	10%
Sales & customer service	10%
Process & plant	9%
Caring & leisure	8%

Ethnic group

White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in NE38

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the NE38 district.

Birtley Chester-le-Street

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around NE38.

NE89 NE37 NE85 DH3 DH98 NE9 DH2 DH4

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.