SR8 3ET postcode in Easington, County Durham

SR8 3ET 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 March 1983.

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 at SR8 3ET can get it Across County Durham: 85% Typical price £95,000 Homes sold in SR8 3, last 12 months. ▲ 11.8% on the year before Nearest station Horden 3.3 km in a straight line

Where SR8 3ET is, and what is near it

Map of SR8 3ET and what is near it Map of SR8 3ET: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SR8 3 sector, 3 schools (2 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 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 100 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 3DH: also in SR8 3SR8 3DJ: also in SR8 3SR8 3DL: 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 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 3EP: also in SR8 3SR8 3ER: also in SR8 3SR8 3ES: also in SR8 3SR8 3EU: also in SR8 3SR8 3FG: also in SR8 3SR8 3HE: 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 3HT: also in SR8 3SR8 3HU: also in SR8 3SR8 3HW: also in SR8 3SR8 3HX: also in SR8 3SR8 3JA: also in SR8 3SR8 3JR: also in SR8 3SR8 3JW: also in SR8 3SR8 3NS: also in SR8 3SR8 3XZ: also in SR8 3 Hope Wood Academy 900 mEasington Academy 950 mGP 3.1 kmGP 3.7 kmSeaham station 6.0 kmEasington SR8 3ET Map of SR8 3ET and what is near it Map of SR8 3ET: its centre point, with the 242 other postcodes in the SR8 3 sector, 3 schools (2 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 13 bus stops. North is up; the scale bar is 200 m. William Brown Centre 3.2 kmEasington & Shotton SR8 3ET
  • SR8 3ET
  • Other postcodes in SR8 3: press one for its page
  • 3 schools
  • 2 railway stations
  • 3 GP practices
  • 13 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 54.7855, longitude -1.3429)

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 3ET?

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 3ET?

Every home and business at SR8 3ET can get gigabit broadband from a line, Ofcom says.

Share of homes and businesses that can get it

Gigabit (1,000 Mbit/s)

SR8 3ET 100% County Durham 85%

Superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)

SR8 3ET 100% County Durham 98%
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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 3ET?

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

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 3ET: 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 3ET 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 3ET?

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
£85,000 12 months to August 2025
▲ up 11.8% on the 12 months before
  • Detached £226,000 21 sales
  • Semi-detached £113,500 31 sales
  • Terraced £69,200 50 sales

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

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 3ET

HM Land Registry records no standard sales of homes in SR8 3ET 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 SR8 3ET?

The Valuation Office Agency counts about 920 homes in the neighbourhood around SR8 3ET. Over half of them (79%) are in council tax band A. More were built from 1919 to 1939 than in any other period (36%). 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 3ET

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 730 (79%)£1,748
Band Babout 70 (8%)£2,039
Band Cabout 80 (9%)£2,331
Band Dabout 30 (3%)£2,622
Band Eabout 10 (1%)£3,205
Band Ffewer than 5£3,788
Band Gfewer than 5£4,370
Band Hwithheld£5,244

When the homes were built

  1. 1% Before 1900
  2. 2% 1900 to 1918
  3. 36% 1919 to 1939
  4. 24% 1945 to 1964
  5. 9% 1965 to 1982
  6. 9% 1983 to 1999
  7. 16% 2000 to 2009
  8. 2% 2010 to 2019
  9. None 2020 or later

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 SR8 3ET is in (ONS area E01020753), 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 3ET?

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

Primary

Secondary

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

The nearest railway station to the centre of SR8 3ET is Horden, 3.3 km away in a straight line.

  • Horden Railway station 3.3 kmCycle
  • Seaham Rail Station Railway station 6.0 kmDrive

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

13 bus stops within 400 metres, the nearest Jupiter Court, 36 m away.

More stations near SR8 3ET, 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 3ET?

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

0 within 1 km 1 within 3 km

The nearest charging points to the centre of SR8 3ET, 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 3ET?

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

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 3ET?

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

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

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

The centre of SR8 3ET 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 SR8 3ET?

Police.uk records 107 crimes and reports of anti-social behaviour within a mile of the centre of SR8 3ET in August 2026, the latest month it has published.

Violence and sexual offences48 reports
Criminal damage and arson13 reports
Shoplifting11 reports
Public order7 reports
Anti-social behaviour6 reports
Burglary6 reports

Also: other theft 6, vehicle crime 5, other crime 3, theft from the person 1, drugs 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 3ET

Ward
Easington & Shotton
Parish
Easington Colliery
Region
North East
Country
England
Built-up area
Easington
Rural or urban
Larger rural, nearer to a major town or city
In use since
March 1983

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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