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Housing in NE38 7LQ

What the homes in NE38 7LQ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Washington Town Centre & Biddick
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,176 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (46.3%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NE38 7LQEngland
Detached16.8%22.9%
Semi-detached46.3%31.5%
Terraced23.2%23%
Purpose-built flat13.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

78.6% of households in the NE38 7LQ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.7% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 49.4% own outright and 29.2% with a mortgage.

NE38 7LQ
79%
16%
England
  • Owned78.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.4%1%
  • Private rented15.7%20.5%
  • Social rented5.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE38 7LQEngland
Owned outright49.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan29.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.7%18.2%
Other private rented3%2.2%
From the council2.4%8.3%
From a housing association3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 28% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE38 7LQEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (17%). 21.2% of households include dependent children.

NE38 7LQEngland
Living alone, under 6613.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children16.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children10.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over17%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%7.7%
Rents

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.

SunderlandEngland
All homes£707£1,459
One bedroom£523£1,195
Two bedrooms£647£1,335
Three bedrooms£773£1,489
Four or more£1,079£2,161
Detached£1,049£1,640
Semi-detached£733£1,449
Terraced£723£1,435
Flat or maisonette£608£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE38 7LQ (Washington Town Centre & Biddick) (about 1,176 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.

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