Seaham

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

Typical price £138,000 Homes sold in Seaham, last 12 months. ▲ 10.4% on the year before Gigabit broadband 458 of 535 postcodes where every home and business can get it Flooding Some at high risk 4 of 547 postcodes have a home or business in an area at risk; 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk Schools 8 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes

Every postcode in Seaham, by flood risk

Map of every postcode in Seaham, by flood risk Of the 547 postcodes in Seaham that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 543 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Seaham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. A19A182 SR7 0AA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AD: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AE: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AF: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AG: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AL: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AN: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AR: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0AZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BD: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BE: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BF: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BG: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BL: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BN: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BT: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0BZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DG: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DL: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DN: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DR: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DT: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0DZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0ED: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EE: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EF: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EG: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EL: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0ER: not on the flood risk listSR7 0ES: not on the flood risk listSR7 0ET: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0EZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0GA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HD: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HL: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HR: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HT: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0HZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JD: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JE: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JF: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JG: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JL: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JN: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JR: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JT: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0JZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LA: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LD: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LE: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LF: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LG: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LN: not on the flood risk listSR7 0LQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0NS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0NT: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PB: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PD: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PE: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PF: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PH: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PP: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PR: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PS: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PT: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PU: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PW: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PX: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PY: not on the flood risk listSR7 0PZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 0QA: not on the flood risk listSR7 1BF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7BZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7DZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7ER: not on the flood risk listSR7 7ET: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7EZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7FA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7FB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7HZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7JZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7LZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7ND: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7NZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7PX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7QZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7RZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7ST: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7SZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TY: not on the flood risk listSR7 7TZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UG: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UU: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7UZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WN: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WP: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WR: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WS: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WT: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WW: not on the flood risk listSR7 7WX: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XA: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XB: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XD: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XF: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XH: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XL: not on the flood risk listSR7 7XR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AD: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AY: not on the flood risk listSR7 8AZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BD: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BT: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8BX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DT: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DY: not on the flood risk listSR7 8DZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8ED: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8ER: not on the flood risk listSR7 8ES: not on the flood risk listSR7 8ET: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EY: not on the flood risk listSR7 8EZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HD: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HT: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HY: not on the flood risk listSR7 8HZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JD: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JT: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JY: not on the flood risk listSR7 8JZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LD: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LT: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LW: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LY: not on the flood risk listSR7 8LZ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8ND: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NF: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NG: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NH: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NJ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NL: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NP: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NQ: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NT: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NU: not on the flood risk listSR7 8NX: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PA: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PD: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PE: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PN: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PR: not on the flood risk listSR7 8PS: not on the flood risk listSR7 8QB: not on the flood risk listSR7 8QE: not on the flood risk listSR7 7AA: low flood risk at worstSR7 0HN: high flood riskSR7 7BY: high flood riskSR7 7WG: high flood risk Seaham Map of every postcode in Seaham, by flood risk Of the 547 postcodes in Seaham that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 543 are not on the Environment Agency's at-risk list. Places named: Seaham. Drawn over roads, rivers and built-up areas. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. Seaham
  • A home or business at high risk: 3
  • At medium risk at worst: 0
  • At low risk at worst: 1
  • At very low risk only: 0
  • Not on the at-risk list: 543

Of the 547 postcodes in Seaham that ONS places, 3 have a home or business at high risk, 1 are at low risk at worst and 543 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. Where marks overlap, the one first in the key is drawn; the counts include every postcode.

The middle of its postcodes: latitude 54.8366, longitude -1.3508. 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

The postcodes at high risk

Beside each: how many of its homes and businesses the Environment Agency puts at that risk.

SR7 0HN1 at high riskSR7 7BY1 at high riskSR7 7WG1 at high risk

What is it like to live in Seaham?

Homes sold for a typical £138,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 10.4% on the 12 months before. At 458 of the 535 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 547 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Seaham, 400 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 Seaham?

Homes in Seaham sold for a typical £138,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 251 sales, up 10.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£138,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£124,975 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 10.4% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £270,000 43 sales
  • Semi-detached £154,000 79 sales
  • Terraced £110,000 119 sales
  • Flat or maisonette £108,000 10 sales

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

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

Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Seaham: 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 Seaham?

11 of the 547 postcodes now in use in Seaham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 274 homes sold in Seaham were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the SR7 district, 10%.

The newest postcodes

SR7 1BTsince July 2026SR7 1BSsince April 2024SR7 1BRsince June 2023SR7 1BFsince May 2023SR7 1BGsince May 2023SR7 1BHsince May 2023

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 SeahamAcross the SR7 district
The 12 months to August 2026 0 of 251 (0%) 0 of 328 (0%)
The 12 months to August 2025 0 of 274 (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 Seaham?

Ofcom reports on 535 of the 547 postcodes in Seaham. At 458 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s).

Postcodes where every home can get gigabit458 of 535
Postcodes where every home can get superfast522 of 535
Postcodes where some cannot get decent broadband1 of 535

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 Seaham at risk of flooding?

4 of the 547 postcodes in Seaham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk.

Homes and businesses in an area at risk, at 4 of 547 postcodes High: 3Low: 1

High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.

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 Seaham?

The open schools at the postcodes in Seaham. A school for ages 4 to 18 is listed under both. Distances are straight lines from the middle of its postcodes. Distance is not a catchment: each council sets its own admission rules.

Primary

Secondary

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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 Seaham?

The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Seaham is Seaham Rail Station, 400 m away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 400 mWalk
  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 7.9 kmDrive
  • Horden Railway station 8.6 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 Seaham?

The GP practices at the postcodes in Seaham. 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 Seaham safe? Crime recorded around it

Police.uk records 2,771 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Seaham 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. 251 September 2025
  2. 200 October 2025
  3. 163 November 2025
  4. 190 December 2025
  5. 206 January 2026
  6. 218 February 2026
  7. 217 March 2026
  8. 206 April 2026
  9. 242 May 2026
  10. 263 June 2026
  11. 338 July 2026
  12. 277 August 2026

By kind, over the 12 months

Violence and sexual offences766 reports
Anti-social behaviour655 reports
Criminal damage and arson395 reports
Shoplifting390 reports
Public order138 reports
Other theft109 reports
Other crime88 reports
Vehicle crime72 reports

Also: burglary 61, drugs 41, possession of weapons 23, robbery 20, theft from the person 7, 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 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 Seaham?

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

All 547 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 Seaham

Who to tell and what to sort out in your first week.

Who to tell when moving house: the full list Moving house checklist

Seaham postcodes

547 postcodes in use in Seaham, by district:

SR7 postcode district,547 postcodes

That district is in the SR postcode area.

Check a Seaham postcode

Enter a full postcode to see its ward, its flood risk, house prices in its sector and its nearest schools.

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Places near Seaham

With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Seaham's £138,000. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.

Murton3.3 km, £100,000South Hetton5.5 km, £96,470Easington5.6 km, £90,000Easington Lane6.4 km, £100,000Hetton-le-Hole6.8 km, £151,000Houghton-le-Spring7.9 km, £152,475Sunderland8.0 km, £146,000Horden8.3 km, £55,750 All places A to Z

Questions about Seaham

What is it like to live in Seaham?
Homes sold for a typical £138,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 10.4% on the 12 months before. At 458 of the 535 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. The Environment Agency counts 3 homes and businesses at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 4 of its 547 postcodes. It has 7 primary schools and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. 3 GP practices are at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Seaham, 400 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 Seaham?
Seaham is covered by postcode district SR7, across 547 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Which council is Seaham in?
Seaham is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
Who is the MP for Seaham?
Seaham 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 Seaham?
Homes in Seaham sold for a typical £138,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 251 sales, up 10.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
What schools are in Seaham?
In Seaham, primary schools at its postcodes include Seaview Primary School, Seaham Trinity Primary School and St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Seaham High School. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
Does Seaham have a railway station?
Yes: Seaham is 400 metres from the centre point of the postcodes in Seaham, in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
What broadband can you get in Seaham?
Ofcom reports on 535 of the 547 postcodes in Seaham. At 458 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband, and at 1 some cannot get decent broadband (10 Mbit/s). Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
Is Seaham at risk of flooding?
4 of the 547 postcodes in Seaham have a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, the Environment Agency says. At those, it puts 3 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk. This is long-term risk for the land, and leaves out surface water. Source: Environment Agency.
Are new homes being built in Seaham?
11 of the 547 postcodes now in use in Seaham came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 274 homes sold in Seaham 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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