SR7 9PL postcode in Murton, County Durham

SR7 9PL is a postcode in Murton, in the Murton 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 £100,000 Homes sold in SR7 9, last 12 months. ▲ 3.4% on the year before Nearest station Seaham 3.6 km in a straight line

Where SR7 9PL is, and what is near it

Map of SR7 9PL and what is near it Map of SR7 9PL: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the SR7 9 sector, 4 schools (2 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 16 bus stops (1 beyond the edge, shown by arrows). North is up; the scale bar is 100 m. SR7 9AA: also in SR7 9SR7 9AB: also in SR7 9SR7 9AD: also in SR7 9SR7 9AE: also in SR7 9SR7 9AF: also in SR7 9SR7 9AG: also in SR7 9SR7 9AH: also in SR7 9SR7 9AJ: also in SR7 9SR7 9AL: also in SR7 9SR7 9AN: also in SR7 9SR7 9AP: also in SR7 9SR7 9AQ: also in SR7 9SR7 9AR: also in SR7 9SR7 9AS: also in SR7 9SR7 9AT: also in SR7 9SR7 9AW: also in SR7 9SR7 9AX: also in SR7 9SR7 9AY: also in SR7 9SR7 9AZ: also in SR7 9SR7 9BA: also in SR7 9SR7 9BB: also in SR7 9SR7 9BE: also in SR7 9SR7 9BF: also in SR7 9SR7 9BG: also in SR7 9SR7 9BH: also in SR7 9SR7 9BJ: also in SR7 9SR7 9BL: also in SR7 9SR7 9BN: also in SR7 9SR7 9BP: also in SR7 9SR7 9BQ: also in SR7 9SR7 9BS: also in SR7 9SR7 9BT: also in SR7 9SR7 9BU: also in SR7 9SR7 9DT: also in SR7 9SR7 9DU: also in SR7 9SR7 9DW: also in SR7 9SR7 9DX: also in SR7 9SR7 9EH: also in SR7 9SR7 9EJ: also in SR7 9SR7 9JB: also in SR7 9SR7 9JD: also in SR7 9SR7 9JE: also in SR7 9SR7 9JH: also in SR7 9SR7 9NL: also in SR7 9SR7 9NX: also in SR7 9SR7 9PG: also in SR7 9SR7 9PH: also in SR7 9SR7 9PN: also in SR7 9SR7 9PP: also in SR7 9SR7 9PQ: also in SR7 9SR7 9PR: also in SR7 9SR7 9PS: also in SR7 9SR7 9PT: also in SR7 9SR7 9PU: also in SR7 9SR7 9PW: also in SR7 9SR7 9PX: also in SR7 9SR7 9PY: also in SR7 9SR7 9PZ: also in SR7 9SR7 9QA: also in SR7 9SR7 9QB: also in SR7 9SR7 9QD: also in SR7 9SR7 9QE: also in SR7 9SR7 9QF: also in SR7 9SR7 9QP: also in SR7 9SR7 9QQ: also in SR7 9SR7 9QR: also in SR7 9SR7 9QW: also in SR7 9SR7 9RD: also in SR7 9SR7 9RE: also in SR7 9SR7 9RF: also in SR7 9SR7 9RG: also in SR7 9SR7 9RH: also in SR7 9SR7 9RQ: also in SR7 9 Bus stop 250 mGP 2.4 kmGP 2.4 kmHorden station 7.9 kmMurton SR7 9PL Map of SR7 9PL and what is near it Map of SR7 9PL: its centre point, with the 233 other postcodes in the SR7 9 sector, 4 schools (2 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 16 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. Murton SR7 9PL
  • SR7 9PL
  • Other postcodes in SR7 9: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 16 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 54.8174, longitude -1.3883)

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 9PL?

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 9PL?

Every home and business at SR7 9PL 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 9PL?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for SR7 9PL today. It reads them from the council's own system when you ask.

Check the bin days for SR7 9PL 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 9PL 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 9PL.

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 9PL: 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 9PL 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 9PL?

Homes in SR7 9 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: 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 9PL

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SR7 9PL from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 15 January 2026. 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 9PL?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 720 homes in the neighbourhood around SR7 9PL. Over half of them (85%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (41%). 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 9PL

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 £3,205 (band E); band A, the most common, is £1,748.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 610 (85%)£1,748
Band Babout 90 (13%)£2,039
Band Cabout 10 (1%)£2,331
Band Dwithheld£2,622
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£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. 12% Before 1900
  2. 21% 1900 to 1918
  3. 41% 1919 to 1939
  4. 1% 1945 to 1964
  5. 4% 1965 to 1982
  6. None 1983 to 1999
  7. 5% 2000 to 2009
  8. 15% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

1983 to 1999, 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 9PL is in (ONS area E01033198), 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 9PL?

The nearest open schools to SR7 9PL, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR7 9PL, 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 9PL?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR7 9PL is Seaham Rail Station, 3.6 km away in a straight line.

  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 3.6 kmCycle
  • Horden Railway station 7.9 kmDrive

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

16 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Ripon Terrace, 48 m away.

More stations near SR7 9PL, 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 9PL?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR7 9PL, 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 9PL?

OpenStreetMap maps no public charging point within 3 km of the centre of SR7 9PL 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 9PL?

The nearest to the centre of SR7 9PL, 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 9PL?

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 9PL?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR7 9PL, 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 9PL?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR7 9PL, 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 9PL?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR7 9PL 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 9PL in a conservation area?

The centre of SR7 9PL 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 9PL?

Police.uk records 131 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR7 9PL in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences36 reports
Shoplifting28 reports
Criminal damage and arson19 reports
Anti-social behaviour13 reports
Public order9 reports
Other theft8 reports

Also: burglary 7, vehicle crime 3, robbery 3, other crime 3, drugs 1, possession of weapons 1.

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 9PL

Ward
Murton
Parish
Murton
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Murton
Rural or urban
Larger 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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SR7 9PW40 mSR7 9PH80 mSR7 9PP90 mSR7 9AT100 mSR7 9PN110 mSR7 9PQ110 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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