Wansbeck Washington, Sunderland
79 addresses across 2 postcodes (NE38), about 250 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 38769590.
- Sales: 79 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £148,000 across 1 sale.
- Energy: 60 homes have an energy certificate (B: 4, C: 32, D: 21, E: 3).
- Flood: 1 address on its postcodes is in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band A; Band D in Sunderland costs £2,197 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is Chester-Le-Street, about 3.7 km (2.3 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 490 m (0.3 miles) away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.4 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 47 to 49 m above sea level.
- Noise: 19 of its 79 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Rickleton Medical Centre, about 280 m away, with 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile).
- People: About 330 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 46% of households owned their home and 20% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 67 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 | £148,000 | £148,000 | £148,000 |
| 2025 | 2 | £135,000 | £130,000 | £140,000 |
| 2024 | 2 | £54,500 | £50,000 | £59,000 |
| 2023 | 4 | £125,750 | £116,000 | £131,500 |
| 2021 | 2 | £84,000 | £58,000 | £110,000 |
| 2019 | 2 | £106,000 | £85,000 | £127,000 |
| 2018 | 2 | £107,500 | £105,000 | £110,000 |
| 2016 | 1 | £95,000 | £95,000 | £95,000 |
| 2015 | 3 | £112,000 | £105,000 | £112,500 |
| 2014 | 1 | £109,000 | £109,000 | £109,000 |
| 2013 | 1 | £96,000 | £96,000 | £96,000 |
| 2012 | 2 | £69,563 | £58,125 | £81,000 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2026 | 33 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £148,000 | |
| 7 Nov 2025 | 55 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 31 Jul 2025 | 67 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £140,000 | |
| 11 Jun 2024 | 26 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £50,000 | Leasehold. |
| 23 Feb 2024 | 25 NE38 9EF | Flat or maisonette | £59,000 | Leasehold. |
| 19 Dec 2023 | 30 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £121,500 | |
| 1 Sep 2023 | 17 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £116,000 | |
| 16 Jun 2023 | 64 NE38 9EG | Semi-detached | £131,500 | |
| 17 Mar 2023 | 12 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £130,000 | |
| 22 Apr 2022 | 41 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £93,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 26 Nov 2021 | 72 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 13 Aug 2021 | 14 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £105,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 13 May 2021 | 28 NE38 9EF | Flat or maisonette | £58,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Aug 2020 | 17 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £85,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 3 Jun 2019 | 76 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 29 May 2019 | 16 NE38 9EF | Semi-detached | £127,000 | |
| 7 Dec 2018 | 51 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 19 Nov 2018 | 76 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £69,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 29 Aug 2018 | 9 NE38 9EF | Semi-detached | £110,000 | |
| 15 May 2018 | 63 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £83,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 2 Dec 2016 | 38 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 3 Nov 2015 | 19 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £112,500 | |
| 9 Oct 2015 | 78 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £112,000 | |
| 28 Aug 2015 | 72 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 24 Apr 2015 | 25 NE38 9EF | Flat or maisonette | £55,000 | Leasehold. Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 14 Nov 2014 | 8 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £109,000 | |
| 27 Sep 2013 | 20 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £96,000 | |
| 21 Sep 2012 | 57 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £81,000 | |
| 12 Mar 2012 | 51 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £58,125 | |
| 11 Nov 2011 | 22 NE38 9EF | Flat or maisonette | £79,950 | Leasehold. |
| 30 Nov 2009 | 44 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £85,000 | |
| 26 Sep 2008 | 73 NE38 9EG | Semi-detached | £122,500 | |
| 14 Sep 2007 | 43 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £115,000 | |
| 10 Aug 2007 | 35 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £104,000 | |
| 30 Jul 2007 | 38 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £117,950 | |
| 8 Jun 2007 | 73 NE38 9EG | Semi-detached | £119,500 | |
| 2 Feb 2007 | 29 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £95,000 | |
| 8 Dec 2006 | 65 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £105,000 | |
| 2 Nov 2006 | 10 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £124,950 | |
| 27 Oct 2006 | 25 NE38 9EF | Flat or maisonette | £78,000 | Leasehold. |
| 7 Sep 2006 | 16 NE38 9EF | Semi-detached | £122,500 | |
| 25 Aug 2006 | 33 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £125,000 | |
| 7 Apr 2006 | 78 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £38,000 | |
| 16 Dec 2005 | 21 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £110,000 | |
| 14 Oct 2005 | 14 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £97,000 | |
| 23 Sep 2005 | 54 NE38 9EG | Terraced | £119,500 | |
| 26 Aug 2005 | 66 NE38 9EG | Semi-detached | £115,000 | |
| 10 Jun 2005 | 26 NE38 9EF | Terraced | £70,500 | Leasehold. |
| 11 May 2005 | 16 NE38 9EF | Semi-detached | £112,000 | |
| 18 Jun 2004 | 31 NE38 9EF | Semi-detached | £85,000 |
Energy performance certificates
60 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 89 m². Most common: House, mid-terrace (41); House, end-terrace (8); Flat (6). Built: 1976-1982 (37); 1967-1975 (17); 1950-1966 (4). Tenure at assessment: rented (social) (27); owner-occupied (23); rented (private) (5).
Each home's certificates and sales (46 addresses)
- 2, Wansbeck
- 4, Wansbeck
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- 69, Wansbeck
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- 72, Wansbeck
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- 75, Wansbeck
- 76, Wansbeck
- 77, Wansbeck
- 78, Wansbeck
Council tax
What each band costs in Sunderland in 2026-27: Band D £2,197 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,465 | £1,709 | £1,953 | £2,197 | £2,685 | £3,174 | £3,662 | £4,394 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this street: most are in band A (97% of about 620 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: none.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Ayton Village Primary School, Dunlin Drive, Ayton: up to 56 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Roadworks
No street works under way, planned or finished in the last three months on this street, in permits up to 31 October 2026.
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 1 address is in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 3 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| NE38 9EG | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 1 | unlikely |
| NE38 9EF | not in 2 or 3 | 1 / 0 / 2 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 79 addresses are between 47 m and 49 m above sea level (49 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NE38 9EF | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| NE38 9EG | 100% | 98% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Chester-Le-Street 232,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.7 km (2.3 miles) |
| Heworth 46,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 7.7 km (4.8 miles) | |
| Dunston 51,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.7 km (6.1 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 6 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 27 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Vigo Lane-Harwood Close Rickleton | 170 m |
| Bus or coach station | Galleries Bus Station Washington | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| Ferry terminal | Newcastle International Ferry Terminal Royal Quays | 13.7 km (8.5 miles) |
| Car parks | Galleries Shopping Centre Car Park | 2 km (1.2 miles) |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rickleton Village Centre | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 19.6 km (12 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Rickleton Medical Centre | 280 m |
| Pharmacies | 1 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Woodlands Pharmacy | 360 m |
| NHS dentists | Washington Pimary Care Centre | 2 km (1.3 miles) |
| Hospital | Spire Washington Hospital | 940 m (0.6 miles) |
| Police station | Washington Police Station | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Cash machines | Lambton Village Store, Lambton Cashzone | 1 km (0.6 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 490 m (0.3 miles) |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Unnamed 3.4 ha | 800 m (0.5 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 640 m² | 460 m (0.3 miles) |
| Playing field | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 7.6 ha | 300 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Harraton Allotments 1,170 m² | 620 m (0.4 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 4.4 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Lambton Castle, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south. 1 listed building is within 1 km (0.6 miles).
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Lambton Castle | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) south |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Shiphouse Wood | Wood | 420 m (0.3 miles) south-east |
| New Vigo Wood | Wood | 880 m (0.5 miles) south-west |
| Virginia Water | Lake or reservoir | 1.2 km (0.8 miles) south |
| The Bottoms | Valley | 1.7 km (1 mile) south |
| Worm Hill | Hill | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Dog Hole | Tidal water | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.4 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.8 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 1 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 18 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 60 | 79 |
19 of the street's 79 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Sunderland: see them on the Sunderland page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 630 m (0.4 miles) | No overall grade (Jun 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Outstanding; Behaviour and attitudes: Outstanding; Personal development: Outstanding; Leadership and management: Outstanding |
| Lambton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1 km (0.6 miles) | No published inspection |
| Holley Park Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Oxclose Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Portobello Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.5 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Barley Mow Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–18 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | No published inspection |
| Oxclose Nursery School | Nursery | 2–4 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Oxclose Primary Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) | Good (Apr 2022, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Fatfield Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| St John Boste Catholic Primary School, Washington Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Outstanding (Feb 2024, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Lord Lawson of Beamish Academy | Secondary | 11–18 | 2 km (1.2 miles) | Report card (Dec 2025): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Post-16 provision: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESS Catering NE37 1PA | Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen | 240 m | 5 Very good | 3 Sep 2025 |
| Woodlands Pharmacy NE38 9ET | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | Exempt | |
| The Village Store NE38 9ET | Retailers - other | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 22 Nov 2025 |
| Tyne Pizza NE38 9ET | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 450 m (0.3 miles) | 3 Generally satisfactory | 14 May 2025 |
| Rickleton Primary School NE38 9EZ | School/college/university | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 21 Apr 2026 |
| Makro Self Service Wholesaler NE37 1LX | Distributors/Transporters | 500 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 18 Apr 2024 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 31 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 7 |
| Other theft | 6 |
| Other crime | 6 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 5 |
| Vehicle crime | 4 |
| Public order | 4 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Possession of weapons | 1 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Eddlestone (25); On or near Petteril (19); On or near Alwin (10); On or near Teviot (9); On or near Sheridan Green (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 38 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 15% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 46% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 19% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 34% | 17% |
| Private rented | 20% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 61% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 6% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 18% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 21% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 60% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 8% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 7% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 58% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 3% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 20% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 3 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Teviot · Sheridan Green · Eddlestone · Petteril · Alwin · Harwood Close · Deepdale · Laburnum Avenue · Hargill Drive · Office Row · Vigo Lane · Winster
All the streets in NE38 and across Sunderland.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.