Housing in NE38 7AW
What the homes in NE38 7AW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm
- Council
- Sunderland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,389 (2024)
NE38 7AWWashington
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.4%). Flats make up 24.6%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
74.4% of households in the NE38 7AW area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 47.3% own outright and 27.1% with a mortgage.
- Owned74.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented13.2%20.5%
- Social rented12.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 35.9% 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 (21.9%). 17.5% 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 NE38 7AW (Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm) (about 1,389 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.