NE38 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the NE38 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in NE38
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
91.8%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.5%
Gigabit-capable
64.8%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.2%
Broadband availability in the NE38 postcode district (County Durham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 661 postcodes Ofcom measures in NE38, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 91.8% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 64.8%.
Around 0.2% of premises in NE38 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in NE38
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| NE38 0AB | 0% | 0% |
| NE38 0AD | 97.4% | 0% |
| NE38 0AE | 0% | 0% |
| NE38 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| NE38 0AH | 100% | 0% |
| NE38 0AJ | 100% | 0% |
| NE38 0AL | 100% | 0% |
| NE38 0AN | 100% | 0% |
| NE38 0AQ | 9.1% | 0% |
| NE38 0AT | 100% | 0% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in NE38
Police recorded 184 incidents within about a mile of the centre of NE38 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 47 | 25.5% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 37 | 20.1% |
| Shoplifting | 37 | 20.1% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 19 | 10.3% |
| Vehicle crime | 12 | 6.5% |
| Other theft | 8 | 4.3% |
| Public order | 8 | 4.3% |
| Other crime | 8 | 4.3% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in NE38
Based on 276 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in NE38 is £159,950, down 3.1% on the previous year (£165,000).
Detached
£288,000
71 sales
Semi-detached
£179,000
74 sales
Terraced
£125,000
108 sales
Flat / maisonette
£72,000
19 sales
Latest recorded sales in NE38
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 May 2026 | £104,500 | Terraced | Malvern Road | NE38 0PB |
| 20 May 2026 | £133,000 | Terraced | Barningham | NE38 8TX |
| 20 May 2026 | £126,000 | Terraced | Cuillin Close | NE38 0PU |
| 12 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Cairnsmore Drive | NE38 0PS |
| 12 May 2026 | £285,000 | Detached | St Georges Estate | NE38 9AU |
| 11 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Burnhope Road | NE38 8EA |
| 8 May 2026 | £202,500 | Terraced | Lakeside Gardens | NE38 8NB |
| 8 May 2026 | £130,000 | Terraced | Bredon Close | NE38 0PQ |
| 8 May 2026 | £212,500 | Semi-detached | Alderwood | NE38 9BS |
| 7 May 2026 | £135,000 | Terraced | Rushton Way | NE38 8FF |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around NE38
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Robert of Newminster Catholic School and Sixth Form College, Washington | Secondary | 11–18 | 1,527 | NE38 8AF |
| Oxclose Community Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,029 | NE38 0LN |
| Biddick Academy | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,002 | NE38 8AL |
| Rickleton Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 450 | NE38 9EZ |
| John F Kennedy Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 412 | NE38 7AR |
| Biddick Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 285 | NE38 7HQ |
| Fatfield Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 233 | NE38 8RB |
| St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Washington | Primary | 3–11 | 227 | NE38 7HU |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in NE38
160 rated food businesses operate in NE38. 137 hold the top rating of 5, 7 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: NE38 Sports Bar, A L & V Davidson, A M F Bowling, Admiral, Aldi Foodstores Ltd..
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in NE38
From a sample of 164 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 NE38 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band C). 68% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
10%
Band C
59%
Band D
30%
Band E
1%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around NE38 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.