Horden
Horden is covered by postcode district SR8. It is in the County Durham council area, England.
Every postcode in Horden, by flood risk
- A home or business at high risk: 0
- At medium risk at worst: 0
- At low risk at worst: 0
- At very low risk only: 0
- Not on the at-risk list: 201
Of the 201 postcodes in Horden that ONS places, 201 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list.
Each mark is a postcode's centre point as ONS gives it, not a building. Press one to see its postcode and open its page. No boundary is drawn.
The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.7643, longitude -1.3163. Open this area on OpenStreetMap
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode; flood risk: Environment Agency, published 6 July 2026; roads, rivers and built-up areas: Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Drawn by us. Street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them
What is it like to live in Horden?
Homes sold for a typical £55,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 14.2% on the 12 months before. At 189 of the 199 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 201 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Horden, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line.
We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge.
Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says. See all our data sources
What do homes cost in Horden?
Homes in Horden sold for a typical £55,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 14.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- 12 months to August 2025
- £65,000
- 12 months to August 2026
- £55,750
▼ down 14.2% on the 12 months before
Across the whole SR8 district, Horden's main postcode district: a typical £90,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Horden: standard sales of homes at market value. A typical price is the median, the middle sale. Sales take weeks to be registered, so the last month or two are incomplete. Each postcode page gives the figure for its own postcode sector.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Are new homes being built in Horden?
None of the 201 postcodes now in use in Horden came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 124 homes sold in Horden were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SR8 district, 0%.
New homes among the homes sold
| Period | In Horden | Across the SR8 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 88 (0%) | 0 of 355 (0%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 124 (0%) | 0 of 504 (0%) |
Standard sales of homes at market value that HM Land Registry marks as newly built. New homes take longer to be registered than other sales, so the latest 12 months count fewer of them than were sold. A share is given from 5 sales or more.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2021, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
What broadband can you get in Horden?
Ofcom reports on 199 of the 201 postcodes in Horden. At 189 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.
Ofcom gives each postcode's share of homes and businesses, not how many there are, so these count postcodes. Each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Check one address on Ofcom's checkerSource: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Horden at risk of flooding?
None of the 201 postcodes in Horden is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them, added up over the postcodes. It is for the land, not each building, and leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which schools are in Horden?
The primary schools are at the postcodes in Horden. There is no secondary school at its postcodes; these are the nearest to its middle. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.
Primary
Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Each school opens its own record there. How we use it
How far is the station from Horden?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Horden is Horden, 550 m away in a straight line.
- Horden Railway station 550 mWalk
- Seaham Rail Station Railway station 8.5 kmDrive
- Hartlepool Rail Station Railway station 11.1 kmDrive
Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.
Straight-line distances from the middle of the postcodes, not routes. Each postcode page lists its own nearest stations and bus stops. The Department for Transport's register does not say how often services run.
Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Which GP surgeries are in Horden?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Horden. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- The Horden Group Practice200 m
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Horden safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 3,052 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Horden over the 12 months from September 2025 to August 2026. August 2026 is the latest month it has published. These are counts, not a rate: we hold no count of the people who live, work or pass through, so we do not say whether a place is safe.
Each month, September 2025 to August 2026
- 212 September 2025
- 241 October 2025
- 246 November 2025
- 207 December 2025
- 243 January 2026
- 198 February 2026
- 302 March 2026
- 281 April 2026
- 281 May 2026
- 250 June 2026
- 266 July 2026
- 325 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: vehicle crime 71, drugs 66, possession of weapons 26, robbery 12, theft from the person 11, bicycle theft 6.
Police.uk says its locations "always represent the approximate location of a crime". Each crime is moved to the nearest of a fixed list of map points, each over a street centre, a public place or a commercial premises, chosen so that every point covers at least eight addresses or none. A mile is a wide circle: in a town it takes in the centre and its shops, where much crime is recorded.
Crime around one postcodeSource: Police.uk (data.police.uk), data to August 2026, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Who runs Horden?
- Council
- County Durham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Easington
- Police force area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Grahame Morris (Labour)
All 201 postcodes here share these. Wards differ: check a postcode for yours. What council am I in?
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. The MP: UK Parliament. See all our data sources
Moving to Horden
Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.
- Tell County Durham about council tax Council tax, on durham.gov.uk
- Register to vote at the new address Register to vote on GOV.UK
- Register with a GP practice The GP practices in Horden
- Take meter readings on the day you move in
- Power cut? Call 105. It is free. About 105, the power cut number
- Find out your bin day Find your rubbish collection day on GOV.UK
Horden postcodes
201 postcodes in use in Horden, by district:
That district is in the SR postcode area.
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Places near Horden
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Horden's £55,750. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Horden
- What is it like to live in Horden?
- Homes sold for a typical £55,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, down 14.2% on the 12 months before. At 189 of the 199 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 201 postcodes is on the Environment Agency's list of those with a home or business at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. It has 3 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Horden, 550 metres from the middle of its postcodes in a straight line. We don't rate places; here are the figures so you can judge. Source: HM Land Registry, Ofcom, the Environment Agency, the Department for Education, NHS England and the Department for Transport, as each section of this page says.
- What is the postcode for Horden?
- Horden is covered by postcode district SR8, across 201 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Horden in?
- Horden is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Horden?
- Horden is in the Easington parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Grahame Morris (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Horden?
- Homes in Horden sold for a typical £55,750 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 88 sales, down 14.2% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Horden?
- In Horden, primary schools at its postcodes include Cotsford Primary School, Yohden Primary School and Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Dene Academy, 800 metres away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Horden have a railway station?
- Yes: Horden is 550 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Horden, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Horden?
- Ofcom reports on 199 of the 201 postcodes in Horden. At 189 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Horden at risk of flooding?
- None of the 201 postcodes in Horden is on the Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
- Are new homes being built in Horden?
- None of the 201 postcodes now in use in Horden came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 124 homes sold in Horden were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SR8 district, 0%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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