Sedgefield
Sedgefield is covered by postcode district TS21. It is in the County Durham council area, England.
Every postcode in Sedgefield, 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: 155
Of the 155 postcodes in Sedgefield that ONS places, 155 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 54.6555, longitude -1.4494. 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 Sedgefield?
Homes sold for a typical £203,050 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 8.4% on the 12 months before. At 98 of the 154 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 155 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 and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe, 10.1 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 Sedgefield?
Homes in Sedgefield sold for a typical £203,050 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 8.4% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.
- Detached £347,500 24 sales
- Semi-detached £195,000 29 sales
- Terraced £175,000 22 sales
- Flat or maisonette £74,950 9 sales
Each bar is that kind's typical price, against the most expensive kind here.
Across the whole TS21 district, Sedgefield's main postcode district: a typical £225,000.
Sales at the postcodes ONS places in Sedgefield: 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 Sedgefield?
3 of the 155 postcodes now in use in Sedgefield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 108 homes sold in Sedgefield were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TS21 district, 26%.
The newest postcodes
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
| Period | In Sedgefield | Across the TS21 district |
|---|---|---|
| The 12 months to August 2026 | 0 of 84 (0%) | 15 of 211 (7%) |
| The 12 months to August 2025 | 0 of 108 (0%) | 87 of 336 (26%) |
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 Sedgefield?
Ofcom reports on 154 of the 155 postcodes in Sedgefield. At 98 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 Sedgefield at risk of flooding?
None of the 155 postcodes in Sedgefield 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 Sedgefield?
The open schools at the postcodes in Sedgefield. 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
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 Sedgefield?
The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Sedgefield is Newton Aycliffe Rail Station, 10.1 km away in a straight line.
- Newton Aycliffe Rail Station Railway station 10.1 kmDrive
- Heighington Rail Station Railway station 10.7 kmDrive
- Billingham Rail Station Railway station 12.2 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 Sedgefield?
The GP practices at the postcodes in Sedgefield. Each practice sets the area it takes patients from, so check with it before registering.
- Skerne Medical Group Care Quality Commission rating: Good CQC report April 2018, over 3 years old · Phone 01740 620300 150 mWalk
Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Is Sedgefield safe? Crime recorded around it
Police.uk records 335 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the middle of the postcodes in Sedgefield 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
- 34 September 2025
- 25 October 2025
- 29 November 2025
- 23 December 2025
- 19 January 2026
- 12 February 2026
- 28 March 2026
- 27 April 2026
- 30 May 2026
- 35 June 2026
- 36 July 2026
- 37 August 2026
By kind, over the 12 months
Also: drugs 7, burglary 3, robbery 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 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 Sedgefield?
- Council
- County Durham
- Parliamentary constituency
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor
- Police force area
- Durham
- Region
- North East
- Country
- England
- MP
- Alan Strickland (Labour)
All 155 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 Sedgefield
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 Sedgefield
- 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 Check your bin day on BinDayBuddy, which reads the council's own collection system
Sedgefield postcodes
155 postcodes in use in Sedgefield, by district:
That district is in the TS postcode area.
Check a Sedgefield 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 Sedgefield
With the typical price of a home in each, to set beside Sedgefield's £203,050. Distances are straight lines between the middles of each place's postcodes.
Questions about Sedgefield
- What is it like to live in Sedgefield?
- Homes sold for a typical £203,050 in the 12 months to August 2026, up 8.4% on the 12 months before. At 98 of the 154 postcodes Ofcom reports on, every home and business can get gigabit broadband. None of its 155 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 and 1 secondary school at its postcodes. One GP practice is at its postcodes. The nearest railway station is Newton Aycliffe, 10.1 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 Sedgefield?
- Sedgefield is covered by postcode district TS21, across 155 postcodes in use. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Which council is Sedgefield in?
- Sedgefield is in the County Durham council area. Source: ONS Postcode Directory.
- Who is the MP for Sedgefield?
- Sedgefield is in the Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor parliamentary constituency. Its MP is Alan Strickland (Labour), as UK Parliament listed them on 14 October 2026. Constituency: ONS Postcode Directory.
- How much are houses in Sedgefield?
- Homes in Sedgefield sold for a typical £203,050 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 84 sales, up 8.4% on the 12 months before. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, files dated 28 September 2026.
- What schools are in Sedgefield?
- In Sedgefield, primary schools at its postcodes include Sedgefield Hardwick Primary Academy and Sedgefield Primary School; secondary schools at its postcodes include Sedgefield Community College. Source: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools, read 17 October 2026.
- Does Sedgefield have a railway station?
- The nearest railway station to the centre point of the postcodes in Sedgefield is Newton Aycliffe, 10.1 km away in a straight line. Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026.
- What broadband can you get in Sedgefield?
- Ofcom reports on 154 of the 155 postcodes in Sedgefield. At 98 of them every home and business can get gigabit broadband. Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026.
- Is Sedgefield at risk of flooding?
- None of the 155 postcodes in Sedgefield 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 Sedgefield?
- 3 of the 155 postcodes now in use in Sedgefield came into use in January 2020 or later, ONS says. In the 12 months to August 2025, 0 of the 108 homes sold in Sedgefield were newly built (0%), HM Land Registry's records show; across the TS21 district, 26%. Source: ONS Postcode Directory and HM Land Registry Price Paid Data.
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