SR6 7EX

Whitburn & Marsden · South Tyneside · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Local authority
South Tyneside
Constituency
South Shields
Postcode district
SR6
Postcode sector
SR6 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR6 7DB 76 m
SR6 7DE 84 m
SR6 7DA 114 m
SR6 7DF 168 m
SR6 7BZ 170 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR6 7EX
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 1997
Terminated
1 May 2009
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR6
Postcode sector
SR6 7
Latitude
54.948943
Longitude
-1.361962
British National Grid easting
440,966
British National Grid northing
561,773

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
South Tyneside · E08000023
Parish or community
E43000177
Westminster constituency
South Shields · E14001492
Output area
E00044104
Lower layer super output area
South Tyneside 018E · E01008687
Middle layer super output area
South Tyneside 018 · E02001785

Postcode source versions

Explore SR6

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
29
Primary
21
Secondary
4
  1. Whitburn Church of England Academy

    Academy converter

    462 m
  2. Whitburn Village Primary School

    Academy converter

    761 m
  3. Marsden Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
411
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 114
  • Shoplifting 102
  • Anti social behaviour 64
  • Other theft 30
  • Public order 29

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR6 7 residents
9,845

Age bands in SR6 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
15%

1,479 residents

Age 15 to 24
8.3%

821 residents

Age 25 to 44
19.6%

1,926 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.9%

2,844 residents

Age 65 and over
28.2%

2,780 residents

Small counts are adjusted for privacy, so totals can differ slightly between Census tables.

Census Day: 21 March 2021. Sources: ONS/Nomis P001-P004 and ONS CT21_0228. Age table version 2024-04-08.

GP practices

10

within 5 km straight-line

  • WHITBURN SURGERY

    3 BRYERS STREET, WHITBURN, SUNDERLAND, SR6 7EE

    ODS code A88023

    464 m

  • FULWELL MEDICAL CENTRE,

    EBDON LANE, SUNDERLAND, SR6 8DZ

    ODS code A89015

    2.5 km

  • ST BEDE MEDICAL CENTRE

    LOWER DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0QQ

    ODS code A89016

    4.0 km

  • BRIDGE VIEW MEDICAL GROUP

    SOUTHWICK HEALTH CENTRE, THE GREEN, SOUTHWICK, SUNDERLAND, SR5 2LT

    ODS code A89019

    4.2 km

  • MONKWEARMOUTH HEALTH CENTRE

    DUNDAS STREET, SUNDERLAND, SR6 0AB

    ODS code A89040

    4.2 km

  • CENTRAL SURGERY

    CLEADON PARK PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 8PS

    ODS code A88013

    4.2 km

  • MARSDEN MEDICAL GROUP

    MARSDEN ROAD, SOUTH SHIELDS, NE34 6RE

    ODS code A88003

    4.3 km

  • RED HOUSE MEDICAL CENTRE

    RED HOUSE SURGERY, 127 RENFREW ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR5 5PS

    ODS code A89008

    4.8 km

  • ASHBURN MEDICAL CENTRE

    RIVERVIEW HEALTH CENTRE, BOROUGH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2HJ

    ODS code A89018

    4.9 km

  • RIVERVIEW SURGERY

    RIVERVIEW HEALTH CENTRE, BOROUGH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR1 2HJ

    ODS code A89002

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitburn CoE Academy

    BCT · Whitburn

    0.1 miles
  • East Street-Nicholas Avenue

    BCT · Whitburn

    0.1 miles
  • East Street-Newark Drive

    BCT · Whitburn

    0.1 miles
  • Front Street - East Street

    BCT · Whitburn

    0.1 miles
  • Mill Lane - Croftside Avenue

    BCT · Whitburn

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for South Tyneside 018E, the published LSOA linked to this postcode. Decile 1 contains the most deprived 10% of English LSOAs and decile 10 the least deprived 10%.

Overall IMD decile

4 of 10

Overall England rank

13,052 of 33,755

Income
5 of 10
Employment
3 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
4 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
6 of 10
Living environment
4 of 10

These are relative area statistics, not measures of an individual household, affluence or absolute change. They cannot be compared with indices for other UK nations. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, version 2025-v2.

Evidence in context

Schools

29 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 4 secondary schools. Whitburn Church of England Academy is the nearest published school at 462 m.

Counts describe active establishment records. They do not assess admissions, catchments or quality.

Recorded crime

411 published events cover 12 months, averaging 34.25 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 114 events.

The source publishes anonymised street-level events. These figures are not a measure of safety for an individual address.