Housing in NE37 3LW
What the homes in NE37 3LW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Springwell & Usworth
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,401 (2024)
NE37 3LWWashington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (37.7%). Flats make up 23.2%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
62.2% of households in the NE37 3LW area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 10% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 24.8% own outright and 37.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned62.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented10%20.5%
- Social rented27.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 35.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.7%). 27.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Sunderland
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sunderland (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE37 3LW (Springwell & Usworth) (about 1,401 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.