SR7 8BE postcode in Seaham, County Durham

SR7 8BE is a postcode in Seaham, in the Dalton & Dawdon ward of County Durham. It is in the Easington parliamentary constituency and the Durham police force area, and has been in use since January 1980.

Flooding Not on the at-risk list The Environment Agency lists no home or business here in an area at risk from rivers or the sea Gigabit broadband 100% of homes and businesses can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £113,500 Homes sold in SR7 8, last 12 months. ▼ 31.2% on the year before Nearest station Seaham 1.4 km in a straight line

Where SR7 8BE is, and what is near it

Map of SR7 8BE and what is near it Map of SR7 8BE: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SR7 8 sector, 4 schools (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SR7 8AA: also in SR7 8SR7 8AB: also in SR7 8SR7 8AD: also in SR7 8SR7 8AE: also in SR7 8SR7 8AF: also in SR7 8SR7 8AG: also in SR7 8SR7 8AH: also in SR7 8SR7 8AJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8AL: also in SR7 8SR7 8AN: also in SR7 8SR7 8AP: also in SR7 8SR7 8AQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8AR: also in SR7 8SR7 8AU: also in SR7 8SR7 8AW: also in SR7 8SR7 8AX: also in SR7 8SR7 8AY: also in SR7 8SR7 8AZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8BA: also in SR7 8SR7 8BB: also in SR7 8SR7 8BD: also in SR7 8SR7 8BG: also in SR7 8SR7 8BH: also in SR7 8SR7 8BJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8BL: also in SR7 8SR7 8BN: also in SR7 8SR7 8BP: also in SR7 8SR7 8BQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8BS: also in SR7 8SR7 8BT: also in SR7 8SR7 8BW: also in SR7 8SR7 8BX: also in SR7 8SR7 8DB: also in SR7 8SR7 8DE: also in SR7 8SR7 8DF: also in SR7 8SR7 8DG: also in SR7 8SR7 8DH: also in SR7 8SR7 8DJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8DL: also in SR7 8SR7 8DN: also in SR7 8SR7 8DP: also in SR7 8SR7 8DQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8DR: also in SR7 8SR7 8DS: also in SR7 8SR7 8DT: also in SR7 8SR7 8DU: also in SR7 8SR7 8DW: also in SR7 8SR7 8DX: also in SR7 8SR7 8DY: also in SR7 8SR7 8DZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8EA: also in SR7 8SR7 8EB: also in SR7 8SR7 8ED: also in SR7 8SR7 8EE: also in SR7 8SR7 8EF: also in SR7 8SR7 8EG: also in SR7 8SR7 8EH: also in SR7 8SR7 8EJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8EL: also in SR7 8SR7 8EN: also in SR7 8SR7 8EP: also in SR7 8SR7 8EQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8ER: also in SR7 8SR7 8ES: also in SR7 8SR7 8ET: also in SR7 8SR7 8EU: also in SR7 8SR7 8EW: also in SR7 8SR7 8EX: also in SR7 8SR7 8EY: also in SR7 8SR7 8EZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8HA: also in SR7 8SR7 8HB: also in SR7 8SR7 8HD: also in SR7 8SR7 8HE: also in SR7 8SR7 8HF: also in SR7 8SR7 8HG: also in SR7 8SR7 8HH: also in SR7 8SR7 8HJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8HL: also in SR7 8SR7 8HN: also in SR7 8SR7 8HP: also in SR7 8SR7 8HQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8HR: also in SR7 8SR7 8HS: also in SR7 8SR7 8HT: also in SR7 8SR7 8HU: also in SR7 8SR7 8HW: also in SR7 8SR7 8HX: also in SR7 8SR7 8HY: also in SR7 8SR7 8HZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8JA: also in SR7 8SR7 8JB: also in SR7 8SR7 8JD: also in SR7 8SR7 8JE: also in SR7 8SR7 8JF: also in SR7 8SR7 8JG: also in SR7 8SR7 8JH: also in SR7 8SR7 8JJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8JL: also in SR7 8SR7 8JN: also in SR7 8SR7 8JP: also in SR7 8SR7 8JQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8JR: also in SR7 8SR7 8JS: also in SR7 8SR7 8JT: also in SR7 8SR7 8JU: also in SR7 8SR7 8JW: also in SR7 8SR7 8JX: also in SR7 8SR7 8JY: also in SR7 8SR7 8JZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8LA: also in SR7 8SR7 8LB: also in SR7 8SR7 8LD: also in SR7 8SR7 8LE: also in SR7 8SR7 8LF: also in SR7 8SR7 8LG: also in SR7 8SR7 8LH: also in SR7 8SR7 8LJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8LL: also in SR7 8SR7 8LN: also in SR7 8SR7 8LP: also in SR7 8SR7 8LQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8LR: also in SR7 8SR7 8LS: also in SR7 8SR7 8LT: also in SR7 8SR7 8LU: also in SR7 8SR7 8LW: also in SR7 8SR7 8LX: also in SR7 8SR7 8LY: also in SR7 8SR7 8LZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8NA: also in SR7 8SR7 8NB: also in SR7 8SR7 8ND: also in SR7 8SR7 8NE: also in SR7 8SR7 8NF: also in SR7 8SR7 8NG: also in SR7 8SR7 8NH: also in SR7 8SR7 8NJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8NL: also in SR7 8SR7 8NN: also in SR7 8SR7 8NP: also in SR7 8SR7 8NQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8NR: also in SR7 8SR7 8NS: also in SR7 8SR7 8NT: also in SR7 8SR7 8NU: also in SR7 8SR7 8NW: also in SR7 8SR7 8NX: also in SR7 8SR7 8PA: also in SR7 8SR7 8PB: also in SR7 8SR7 8PD: also in SR7 8SR7 8PE: also in SR7 8SR7 8PN: also in SR7 8SR7 8PR: also in SR7 8SR7 8PS: also in SR7 8SR7 8QB: also in SR7 8SR7 8QE: also in SR7 8SR7 8QP: also in SR7 8SR7 8QR: also in SR7 8SR7 8QT: also in SR7 8SR7 8QU: also in SR7 8SR7 8QW: also in SR7 8SR7 8QX: also in SR7 8SR7 8QY: also in SR7 8SR7 8QZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8RA: also in SR7 8SR7 8RB: also in SR7 8 Seaham High School 1.0 kmPortland Academy 4.7 kmDalton & Dawdon SR7 8BE Map of SR7 8BE and what is near it Map of SR7 8BE: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SR7 8 sector, 4 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 12 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Dalton & Dawdon SR7 8BE
  • SR7 8BE
  • Other postcodes in SR7 8: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 12 bus stops
  • Further out, with the distance

Points are centre points, not buildings, and nothing drawn is a boundary. Names in italics are council wards: we hold no town or village names here. Open this area on OpenStreetMap (latitude 54.8328, longitude -1.3648)

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026; schools: Department for Education; stations and bus stops: Department for Transport; GP practices: NHS England; street map: Ordnance Survey, OS Open Zoomstack, Open Government Licence v3.0, drawn with MapLibre. How we use them

Who looks after SR7 8BE?

ONS places a whole postcode in one council, one ward and one constituency, from a single point. A few postcodes cross a boundary, so an address at the edge can belong to the one next door. Your council tax bill or your poll card settles it for your address.

Council, police force area and constituency: ONS Postcode Directory, August 2026. The MP: UK Parliament, read 14 October 2026.

What broadband can you get at SR7 8BE?

Every home and business at SR7 8BE can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)100% can get it

County Durham: 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)100% can get it

County Durham: 98%

The line marks the figure across County Durham.

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

When are the bins collected at SR7 8BE?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for SR7 8BE today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

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Source: BinDayBuddy, built from councils' own collection systems and public data. BinDayBuddy is run by Towpath Digital, which also runs this site. How we use it

Is SR7 8BE at risk of flooding?

From rivers and the sea, long term

The Environment Agency's list of postcodes with a home or business in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea does not include SR7 8BE.

Rivers and the sea only, for the land around buildings, not each building. GOV.UK's checker answers for one address, surface water included.

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

From surface water, across County Durham

The Environment Agency publishes this for the whole council, not for SR7 8BE: 7,652 properties in County Durham are at high risk (2.4% of all its properties). All the figures for County Durham

Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0.

Flood warnings

The centre of SR7 8BE is not in any of the Environment Agency's flood warning or alert areas. Part of the postcode may still be, so check your own address when you sign up.

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Source: Environment Agency, flood warning areas read 17 October 2026. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use these

What do homes sell for near SR7 8BE?

Homes in SR7 8 sold for a typical £113,500 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 70 sales, down 31.2% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£113,500 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
£165,000 12 months to August 2025
▼ down 31.2% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £281,250 8 sales
  • Semi-detached £125,000 25 sales
  • Terraced £93,000 37 sales

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

Across the whole SR7 district: a typical £129,500 from 328 sales.

How we work this out: house prices by postcode

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

Homes sold in SR7 8BE

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SR7 8BE from January 2024 to August 2026. The prices above are for the homes around it.

Sales at market value to a private buyer; the latest months are not complete. Own or live in a home listed here and would rather it were not? Ask us to take it off.

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

What council tax band are homes near SR7 8BE?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 520 homes in the neighbourhood around SR7 8BE. Over half of them (90%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1945 to 1964 than in any other period (60%). A home's own band is set for that home: check it on GOV.UK.

Council tax bands, and a year's council tax

Council tax bands of the homes around SR7 8BE

Band D in County Durham for 2026‑27: £2,622. For the bands the homes here are in, a year's council tax runs from £1,748 (band A) to £2,622 (band D); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 470 (90%)£1,748
Band Bfewer than 5£2,039
Band Cabout 20 (4%)£2,331
Band Dabout 30 (6%)£2,622
Band Ewithheld£3,205
Band Ffewer than 5£3,788
Band Gfewer than 5£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. Withheld Before 1900
  2. None 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 60% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1900 to 1918, 2010 to 2019, 2020 or later: none of the homes the VOA counts here.

Averages for County Durham before discounts, not any one home's bill.

Council tax: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Counts for the neighbourhood the centre of SR7 8BE is in (ONS area E01020748), rounded by the VOA.

Check one home's band on GOV.UK

Source: Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties, at 31 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which schools are near SR7 8BE?

The nearest open schools to SR7 8BE, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR7 8BE, and how we find them

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

Where is the nearest station to SR7 8BE?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR7 8BE is Seaham Rail Station, 1.4 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 1.4 kmCycle
  • Sunderland Rail Station Railway station 8.1 kmDrive

Straight-line distances from the centre point, not routes. Walk: under 1.2 km. Cycle: 1.2 to 5 km. Drive: further.

12 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Mount Pleasant, 30 m away.

More stations near SR7 8BE, and how we find them

Source: Department for Transport, NaPTAN, read 17 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which GP surgeries are near SR7 8BE?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR7 8BE, in a straight line. Each sets the area it takes patients from. In England, each opens its page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects and rates it.

Find a GP on the NHS website

Source: NHS England, Organisation Data Service (GP practices), read 17 October 2026; ratings: Care Quality Commission, 1 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Where can I charge an electric car near SR7 8BE?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SR7 8BE, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • Mer Charging point · No details mapped 2.2 kmCycle

OpenStreetMap is mapped by volunteers. It does not have every charger, and not every one it has gives its speed or plugs. Check a charger's own app before you set off.

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Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Which dentists are near SR7 8BE?

The nearest to the centre of SR7 8BE, in a straight line. Those in England open their page at the Care Quality Commission, which inspects them. It gives few dentists a rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which hospitals are nearest to SR7 8BE?

The nearest NHS and private hospitals and clinics in England, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating. One in Wales or Scotland may be nearer.

Not every hospital has an accident and emergency department. In an emergency, call 999.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which care homes are near SR7 8BE?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR7 8BE, in a straight line, with the Care Quality Commission's latest overall rating.

Source: Care Quality Commission (directory of 14 October 2026, ratings of 1 October 2026), Open Government Licence v3.0. This uses Care Quality Commission information. How we use it

Which pharmacies are near SR7 8BE?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR7 8BE, in a straight line. Those in England show the opening hours they gave the NHS (list published July 2026) and open their page on the NHS website. A few work online or by post only: check before you go.

Hours can change on bank holidays. For urgent help when a pharmacy is closed, call NHS 111.

Source: NHS Business Services Authority (phone numbers: NHS Organisation Data Service), Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

Which vets are near SR7 8BE?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR7 8BE on OpenStreetMap, in a straight line. Each opens its entry on the map, with its opening hours and website where they are mapped.

OpenStreetMap may not have every vet. Out of hours, ring your own vet’s number first: the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons says vets in practice must arrange round-the-clock emergency first aid and pain relief, themselves or through another service.

Source: © OpenStreetMap contributors, Open Database Licence, map as of 20 October 2026. How we use it

Is SR7 8BE in a conservation area?

The centre of SR7 8BE is not in any conservation area, listed building, tree preservation area, green belt or protected landscape that planning.data.gov.uk holds. Not every council has sent all its data, so check with the council before relying on it.

Source: planning.data.gov.uk, asked at the postcode's centre point. Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

How much crime is there near SR7 8BE?

Police.uk records 129 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR7 8BE in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences31 reports
Criminal damage and arson27 reports
Anti-social behaviour23 reports
Other theft11 reports
Public order10 reports
Vehicle crime10 reports

Also: burglary 5, shoplifting 4, drugs 2, robbery 2, possession of weapons 2, other crime 2.

Police.uk places each report at a nearby point, so this is an area, not a street.

Your local policing team on Police.uk How we work this out: crime by postcode, with the last 12 months

Source: data.police.uk, from its download of 30 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it

The official record for SR7 8BE

Ward
Dalton & Dawdon
Parish
Seaham
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Seaham
Rural or urban
Urban, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
January 1980

Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources

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Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026, the centre point of each postcode. How we use it

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