SR8 3BD postcode in Easington, County Durham

SR8 3BD is a postcode in Easington, in the Easington & Shotton 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 0% of homes and businesses can get it. County Durham: 85% Typical price £95,000 Homes sold in SR8 3, last 12 months. ▲ 11.8% on the year before Nearest station Horden 3.8 km in a straight line

Where SR8 3BD is, and what is near it

Map of SR8 3BD and what is near it Map of SR8 3BD: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SR8 3 sector, 4 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. SR8 3AA: also in SR8 3SR8 3AB: also in SR8 3SR8 3AD: also in SR8 3SR8 3AE: also in SR8 3SR8 3AF: also in SR8 3SR8 3AG: also in SR8 3SR8 3AH: also in SR8 3SR8 3AJ: also in SR8 3SR8 3AL: also in SR8 3SR8 3AP: also in SR8 3SR8 3AQ: also in SR8 3SR8 3AR: also in SR8 3SR8 3AS: also in SR8 3SR8 3AT: also in SR8 3SR8 3AU: also in SR8 3SR8 3AW: also in SR8 3SR8 3AX: also in SR8 3SR8 3AY: also in SR8 3SR8 3AZ: also in SR8 3SR8 3BA: also in SR8 3SR8 3BB: also in SR8 3SR8 3BG: also in SR8 3SR8 3BH: also in SR8 3SR8 3BL: also in SR8 3SR8 3BN: also in SR8 3SR8 3BP: also in SR8 3SR8 3BQ: also in SR8 3SR8 3BS: also in SR8 3SR8 3BT: also in SR8 3SR8 3BU: also in SR8 3SR8 3BW: also in SR8 3SR8 3BX: also in SR8 3SR8 3BY: also in SR8 3SR8 3DA: also in SR8 3SR8 3DB: also in SR8 3SR8 3DD: also in SR8 3SR8 3DE: also in SR8 3SR8 3DF: also in SR8 3SR8 3DG: also in SR8 3SR8 3DH: also in SR8 3SR8 3DJ: also in SR8 3SR8 3DL: also in SR8 3SR8 3DP: also in SR8 3SR8 3DQ: also in SR8 3SR8 3DR: also in SR8 3SR8 3DS: also in SR8 3SR8 3DT: also in SR8 3SR8 3DU: also in SR8 3SR8 3DW: also in SR8 3SR8 3DX: also in SR8 3SR8 3DY: also in SR8 3SR8 3DZ: also in SR8 3SR8 3EA: also in SR8 3SR8 3EB: also in SR8 3SR8 3ED: also in SR8 3SR8 3EE: also in SR8 3SR8 3EF: also in SR8 3SR8 3EG: also in SR8 3SR8 3EH: also in SR8 3SR8 3EJ: also in SR8 3SR8 3EL: also in SR8 3SR8 3EN: also in SR8 3SR8 3EP: also in SR8 3SR8 3EQ: also in SR8 3SR8 3ER: also in SR8 3SR8 3ES: also in SR8 3SR8 3ET: also in SR8 3SR8 3EU: also in SR8 3SR8 3EX: also in SR8 3SR8 3FA: also in SR8 3SR8 3FD: also in SR8 3SR8 3FE: also in SR8 3SR8 3FG: also in SR8 3SR8 3FH: also in SR8 3SR8 3GA: also in SR8 3SR8 3GG: also in SR8 3SR8 3HE: also in SR8 3SR8 3HF: also in SR8 3SR8 3HG: also in SR8 3SR8 3HH: also in SR8 3SR8 3HJ: also in SR8 3SR8 3HL: also in SR8 3SR8 3HN: also in SR8 3SR8 3HP: also in SR8 3SR8 3HQ: also in SR8 3SR8 3HR: also in SR8 3SR8 3HT: also in SR8 3SR8 3HU: also in SR8 3SR8 3HW: also in SR8 3SR8 3HX: also in SR8 3SR8 3HY: also in SR8 3SR8 3HZ: also in SR8 3SR8 3JA: also in SR8 3SR8 3JB: also in SR8 3SR8 3JN: also in SR8 3SR8 3JR: also in SR8 3SR8 3JS: also in SR8 3SR8 3JU: also in SR8 3SR8 3JW: also in SR8 3SR8 3JX: also in SR8 3SR8 3JY: also in SR8 3SR8 3NS: also in SR8 3SR8 3NX: also in SR8 3SR8 3PA: also in SR8 3SR8 3TP: also in SR8 3SR8 3TQ: also in SR8 3SR8 3TW: also in SR8 3SR8 3TX: also in SR8 3SR8 3TY: also in SR8 3SR8 3TZ: also in SR8 3SR8 3UA: also in SR8 3SR8 3UB: also in SR8 3SR8 3UD: also in SR8 3SR8 3UH: also in SR8 3SR8 3UJ: also in SR8 3SR8 3US: also in SR8 3SR8 3UY: also in SR8 3SR8 3UZ: also in SR8 3SR8 3WZ: also in SR8 3SR8 3XG: also in SR8 3SR8 3XZ: also in SR8 3 2 GP practices, 2.9–3.2 kmHorden station 3.8 kmSeaham station 6.2 kmEasington SR8 3BD Map of SR8 3BD and what is near it Map of SR8 3BD: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SR8 3 sector, 4 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 8 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 500 m. Horden station 3.8 kmSeaham station 6.2 kmEasington & Shotton SR8 3BD
  • SR8 3BD
  • Other postcodes in SR8 3: press one for its page
  • 4 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 8 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 54.7834, longitude -1.3569)

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 SR8 3BD?

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 SR8 3BD?

Every home and business at SR8 3BD can get superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or more) from a line, but none can get gigabit, Ofcom says.

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)0% 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 SR8 3BD?

BinDayBuddy has not read Durham County Council's days for SR8 3BD 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 SR8 3BD 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 SR8 3BD.

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 SR8 3BD: 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 SR8 3BD 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 SR8 3BD?

Homes in SR8 3 sold for a typical £95,000 in the 12 months to August 2026, across 102 sales, up 11.8% on the 12 months before, HM Land Registry's figures show.

£95,000 typical price, the 12 months to August 2026
12 months to August 2025
£85,000
12 months to August 2026
£95,000

▲ up 11.8% on the 12 months before

Detached£226,000 21 sales
Semi-detached£113,500 31 sales
Terraced£69,200 50 sales

Across the whole SR8 district: a typical £90,000 from 355 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 SR8 3BD

HM Land Registry records one standard sale of homes in SR8 3BD from January 2024 to August 2026, the latest on 25 October 2024. 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 SR8 3BD?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 890 homes in the neighbourhood around SR8 3BD. The largest share of them, 25%, are in council tax band C. 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 SR8 3BD

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 C, the most common, is £2,331.

BandHomes around hereA year
Band Aabout 210 (24%)£1,748
Band Babout 140 (16%)£2,039
Band Cabout 220 (25%)£2,331
Band Dabout 180 (20%)£2,622
Band Eabout 80 (9%)£3,205
Band Fabout 50 (6%)£3,788
Band Gabout 10 (1%)£4,370
Band Hfewer than 5£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 5% Before 1900
  2. 6% 1900 to 1918
  3. 19% 1919 to 1939
  4. 2% 1945 to 1964
  5. 15% 1965 to 1982
  6. 14% 1983 to 1999
  7. 6% 2000 to 2009
  8. 19% 2010 to 2019
  9. 15% 2020 or later

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 SR8 3BD is in (ONS area E01020756), 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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest open schools to SR8 3BD, in a straight line. Distance is not a catchment.

Primary

Secondary

Find and compare schools in England, on GOV.UK More schools near SR8 3BD, 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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR8 3BD is Horden, 3.8 km away in a straight line.

  • Horden Railway station 3.8 kmCycle
  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 6.2 kmDrive

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

8 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Church, 140 m away.

More stations near SR8 3BD, 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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest GP practices to the centre of SR8 3BD, 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 SR8 3BD?

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SR8 3BD, as OpenStreetMap had them on 20 October 2026:

  • A charging point Charging point · No details mapped 2.8 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.

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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest to the centre of SR8 3BD, 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 SR8 3BD?

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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest care homes to the centre of SR8 3BD, 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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest NHS pharmacies to the centre of SR8 3BD, 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 SR8 3BD?

The nearest vets to the centre of SR8 3BD 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 SR8 3BD in a conservation area?

The centre of SR8 3BD is in one area with planning rules of its own, as planning.data.gov.uk holds them:

Work on a home here, and on its trees, may need permission that it would not need elsewhere. The council's planning team has the rules for one address. Not every council has sent all its data.

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 SR8 3BD?

Police.uk records 31 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR8 3BD in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences12 reports
Criminal damage and arson7 reports
Public order3 reports
Other theft3 reports
Anti-social behaviour2 reports
Burglary1 report

Also: vehicle crime 1, drugs 1, other crime 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 SR8 3BD

Ward
Easington & Shotton
Parish
Easington Village
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Easington
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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The nearest postcodes in use, measured in a straight line between centre points.

SR8 3AR80 mSR8 3BW80 mSR8 3BA100 mSR8 3AY110 mSR8 3WZ130 mSR8 3BG140 m
All of SR8

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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