Murton

Murton is covered by postcode district SR7. It is in the County Durham council area, England.

ONS publishes this built-up area as Murton (County Durham).

Typical price £100,000 Homes sold in Murton, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 187 of 226 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Not on the at-risk list No postcode here has a home or business in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Schools 2 2 primary schools at its postcodes

Every postcode in Murton, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Murton, by flood risk Of the 226 postcodes in Murton that ONS places, 226 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Murton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 250 m. SR7 9AA: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AB: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AD: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AE: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AF: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AG: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AH: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AL: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AN: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AP: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AR: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AS: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AT: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AW: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AX: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AY: not on the flood risk listSR7 9AZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BA: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BB: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BD: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BE: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BF: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BG: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BH: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BL: not on the flood risk listSR7 9BN: not on the 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9QD: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QE: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QF: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QG: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QH: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QL: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QN: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QP: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QR: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QS: not on the flood risk listSR7 9QW: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RD: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RE: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RF: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RG: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RH: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RL: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RN: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RP: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RR: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RS: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RT: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RU: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RW: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RX: not on the flood risk listSR7 9RY: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SA: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SB: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SD: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SE: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SF: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SH: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SL: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SN: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SP: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SR: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SS: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SU: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SW: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SX: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SY: not on the flood risk listSR7 9SZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TA: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TB: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TD: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TE: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TF: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TG: not on the flood risk listSR7 9TH: not on the flood risk list Murton Map of every postcode in Murton, by flood risk Of the 226 postcodes in Murton that ONS places, 226 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Murton. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Murton
  • 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: 226

Of the 226 postcodes in Murton that ONS places, 226 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 54.8179, longitude -1.3901. 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 Murton?

Homes sold for a typical £100,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 187 of the 226 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 226 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 2 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Seaham, 3.7 km 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 Murton?

Homes in Murton sold for a typical £100,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£100,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£96,750 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 3.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £251,500 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £100,000 27 sales
  • Terraced £96,999 31 sales
  • Flat or maisonette 2 sales, too few to price

Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.

Across the whole SR7 district, Murton's main postcode district: a typical £129,500.

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Murton: 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 Murton?

5 of the 226 postcodes now in use in Murton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 94 homes sold in Murton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SR7 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

SR7 9DTsince January 2025SR7 9DWsince April 2024SR7 9DSsince May 2021SR7 9DPsince April 2021SR7 9QSsince March 2021

A new postcode is often a new street or estate, but Royal Mail also makes new postcodes when it reorganises old ones, so not every one means new homes. Only postcodes still in use are counted.

New homes among the homes sold

PeriodIn MurtonAcross the SR7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 68 (0%) 0 of 328 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 94 (0%) 41 of 425 (10%)

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 Murton?

Ofcom reports on 226 of the 226 postcodes in Murton. At 187 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband.

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit187 of 226
Postcodes where every home can get superfast220 of 226

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 checker

Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Murton at risk of flooding?

None of the 226 postcodes in Murton 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 Murton?

The primary schools are at the postcodes in Murton. 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

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK

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 Murton?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Murton is Seaham Rail Station, 3.7 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 3.7 kmCycle
  • Horden Railway station 8.0 kmDrive
  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 9.7 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 Murton?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Murton. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Is Murton safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 1,468 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Murton 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

  1. 119 September 2025
  2. 112 October 2025
  3. 110 November 2025
  4. 118 December 2025
  5. 100 January 2026
  6. 130 February 2026
  7. 114 March 2026
  8. 127 April 2026
  9. 160 May 2026
  10. 108 June 2026
  11. 139 July 2026
  12. 131 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences447 reports
Shoplifting301 reports
Anti-social behaviour190 reports
Criminal damage and arson174 reports
Vehicle crime74 reports
Public order73 reports
Burglary70 reports
Other theft59 reports

Also: other crime 32, drugs 24, robbery 9, possession of weapons 9, theft from the person 5, bicycle theft 1.

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 postcode

Source: 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 Murton?

Council
County Durham
Parliamentary constituency
Easington
Police force area
Durham
Region
North East
Country
England
MP
Grahame Morris (Labour)

All 226 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 Murton

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Murton postcodes

226 postcodes in use in Murton, by district:

SR7 postcode district,226 postcodes

That district is in the SR postcode area.

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Places near Murton

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Murton's £100,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

South Hetton2.3 km, £96,470Easington Lane3.2 km, £100,000Seaham3.3 km, £138,000Hetton-le-Hole4.1 km, £151,000Easington4.8 km, £90,000Houghton-le-Spring6.0 km, £152,475Shotton Colliery6.3 km, £120,000Newbottle7.1 km, £151,250 All places A to Z

Questions about Murton

What is it like to live in Murton?
Homes sold for a typical £100,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. At 187 of the 226 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 226 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 2 primary schools at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Seaham, 3.7 km 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 Murton?
Murton is covered by postcode district SR7, across 226 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Murton in?
Murton is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Murton?
Murton 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 Murton?
Homes in Murton sold for a typical £100,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 68 sales, up 3.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Murton?
In Murton, primary schools at its postcodes include Ribbon School and St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton; the nearest secondary school to the middle of its postcodes is Seaham High School, 3.2 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Murton have a railway station?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Murton is Seaham, 3.7 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Murton?
Ofcom reports on 226 of the 226 postcodes in Murton. At 187 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Murton at risk of flooding?
None of the 226 postcodes in Murton 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 Murton?
5 of the 226 postcodes now in use in Murton came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 94 homes sold in Murton were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SR7 district, 10%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.

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