SR7 8SB postcode in County Durham, England

SR7 8SB is a postcode in County Durham, in the Murton ward. 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 4.1 km in a straight line

Where SR7 8SB is, and what is near it

Map of SR7 8SB and what is near it Map of SR7 8SB: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SR7 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 1 km. SR7 8BF: also in SR7 8SR7 8BY: also in SR7 8SR7 8BZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8DD: also in SR7 8SR7 8FB: also in SR7 8SR7 8FD: also in SR7 8SR7 8FE: also in SR7 8SR7 8FF: also in SR7 8SR7 8FG: also in SR7 8SR7 8FJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8FL: also in SR7 8SR7 8FN: also in SR7 8SR7 8FP: also in SR7 8SR7 8FQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8FR: also in SR7 8SR7 8FS: also in SR7 8SR7 8FT: also in SR7 8SR7 8FU: also in SR7 8SR7 8GE: also in SR7 8SR7 8PX: also in SR7 8SR7 8RD: also in SR7 8SR7 8RG: also in SR7 8SR7 8RL: also in SR7 8SR7 8RP: also in SR7 8SR7 8RQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8RR: also in SR7 8SR7 8RS: also in SR7 8SR7 8RT: also in SR7 8SR7 8RU: also in SR7 8SR7 8RW: also in SR7 8SR7 8RX: also in SR7 8SR7 8RY: also in SR7 8SR7 8RZ: also in SR7 8SR7 8SA: also in SR7 8SR7 8SD: also in SR7 8SR7 8SE: also in SR7 8SR7 8SF: also in SR7 8SR7 8SG: also in SR7 8SR7 8SH: also in SR7 8SR7 8SJ: also in SR7 8SR7 8SL: also in SR7 8SR7 8SP: also in SR7 8SR7 8SQ: also in SR7 8SR7 8SS: also in SR7 8SR7 8ST: also in SR7 8 Easington Academy 2.2 kmGP 3.7 kmGP 3.7 kmHorden station 5.1 kmDalton & Dawdon SR7 8SB Map of SR7 8SB and what is near it Map of SR7 8SB: its centre point, with the 217 other postcodes in the SR7 8 sector, 3 schools (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 2 railway stations (2 beyond the edge, shown by arrows), 3 GP practices (3 beyond the edge, shown by arrows) and 3 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Murton Medical Centre 2.6 kmGP 3.7 kmGP 3.7 kmDalton & Dawdon SR7 8SB
  • SR7 8SB
  • Other postcodes in SR7 8: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 3 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 54.8022, longitude -1.3519)

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 8SB?

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 8SB?

Every home and business at SR7 8SB 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 8SB?

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

Check the bin days for SR7 8SB on BinDayBuddy

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 8SB 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 8SB.

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 8SB: 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 8SB 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 8SB?

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
12 months to August 2025
£165,000
12 months to August 2026
£113,500

▼ down 31.2% on the 12 months before

Detached£281,250 8 sales
Semi-detached£125,000 25 sales
Terraced£93,000 37 sales

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 8SB

HM Land Registry records 5 standard sales of homes in SR7 8SB from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 20 May 2026. The middle sale was £160,000, from £141,950 to £550,000. Across SR7 8, the typical price in the 12 months to August 2026 was £113,500. Each sale below opens Land Registry's own record of 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 8SB?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around SR7 8SB. The largest share of them, 40%, are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (31%). 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 8SB

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 £4,370 (band G); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 360 (40%)£1,748
Band Babout 160 (18%)£2,039
Band Cabout 150 (17%)£2,331
Band Dabout 90 (10%)£2,622
Band Eabout 80 (9%)£3,205
Band Fabout 40 (4%)£3,788
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 8% Before 1900
  2. 1% 1900 to 1918
  3. 31% 1919 to 1939
  4. 12% 1945 to 1964
  5. 6% 1965 to 1982
  6. 5% 1983 to 1999
  7. 8% 2000 to 2009
  8. None 2010 to 2019
  9. 29% 2020 or later

2010 to 2019: 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 8SB is in (ONS area E01020754), rounded by the VOA.

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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 8SB?

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

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR7 8SB, 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 8SB?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR7 8SB is Seaham Rail Station, 4.1 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 4.1 kmCycle
  • Horden Railway station 5.1 kmDrive

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

3 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Road End, 192 m away.

More stations near SR7 8SB, 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 8SB?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR7 8SB, 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 8SB?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SR7 8SB on the map as of 20 October 2026. It does not have every charger: Open Charge Map's own map, linked below, may show more.

See more chargers on Open Charge Map

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

Which dentists are near SR7 8SB?

The nearest to the centre of SR7 8SB, 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 8SB?

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 8SB?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR7 8SB, 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 8SB?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR7 8SB, 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 8SB?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR7 8SB 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 8SB in a conservation area?

The centre of SR7 8SB 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 8SB?

Police.uk records 4 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR7 8SB in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences2 reports
Criminal damage and arson1 report
Other theft1 report

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 8SB

Ward
Murton
Parish
Hawthorn
Region
North East
Country
England
Rural or urban
Smaller rural, 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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SR7 8BY170 mSR7 8RT170 mSR7 8SG180 mSR7 8SE180 mSR7 8RS220 mSR7 8SF240 m
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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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