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SR7 0AF

Seaham · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Seaham
Ward
Seaham
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 0

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR7 0AD 43 m
SR7 0AA 69 m
SR7 7EB 99 m
SR7 7BX 125 m
SR7 0AG 142 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR7 0AF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 June 2000
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 0
Latitude
54.839628
Longitude
-1.348039
British National Grid easting
441,971
British National Grid northing
549,617

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Seaham · E05016191
Parish or community
E04010685
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105457
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 017D · E01020782
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 017 · E02004321

Postcode source versions

Explore SR7

53 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Thornhill Reach, Seaham, SR7 0AF 22 May 2026 £154,000
19, Thornhill Reach, Seaham, SR7 0AF 31 July 2025 £295,000
22, Thornhill Reach, Seaham, SR7 0AF 27 October 2023 £232,000

Schools

Within 5 km of this postcode

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Open schools
19
Primary
15
Secondary
2
  1. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    469 m
  2. Seaham Trinity Primary School

    Community school

    660 m
  3. Seaview Primary School

    Community school

    945 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,365
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 694
  • Shoplifting 396
  • Criminal damage and arson 375
  • Anti social behaviour 374
  • Public order 126

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
58
30 female, 28 male
Postcode households
22
Residents per household
2.6
SR7 0 residents
5,440

Age bands in SR7 0

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14.5%
798 residents
Age 15 to 24
9.8%
535 residents
Age 25 to 44
22.6%
1,242 residents
Age 45 to 64
29.8%
1,636 residents
Age 65 and over
23.2%
1,275 residents

This postcode contained 1.1% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR7 0 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

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.

Fixed broadband coverage

Ofcom's predicted availability across all residential and commercial premises in this postcode in January 2026.

Superfast, 30 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 100 Mbit/s+
100%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
100%
Gigabit-capable
100%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%

Predicted coverage, not measured speeds. Check availability for your address with a provider. Postcode-level full-fibre figures are not published in this release.

Source: Ofcom Connected Nations, coverage at January 2026, version 2026-01-v2. Contains Ofcom data licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

GP practices

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE AVENUE, DENESIDE, SEAHAM, SR7 8LF

    ODS code A83075

    314 m

  • MARLBOROUGH SURGERY

    SEAHAM PRIMARY CARE CENTRE, ST. JOHNS SQUARE, SEAHAM, SR7 7JE

    ODS code A83051

    912 m

  • THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTDENE ROAD, EASTLEA, SEAHAM, SR7 8DY

    ODS code A83071

    1.2 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

    THE SURGERY, 20 WOODS TERRACE EAST, MURTON, SEAHAM, SR7 9AB

    ODS code A83041

    3.4 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

    RYHOPE HEALTH CENTRE, BLACK ROAD, RYHOPE, SUNDERLAND, SR2 0RY

    ODS code A89035

    3.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Seaham Rail Station

    RSE · Seaham

    119 m
  • Seaham Rail Station

    RLY · Seaham

    127 m
  • Seaham Rail Station

    RSE · Seaham

    128 m
  • Parkland Terrace

    BCT · Seaham

    165 m
  • Parkland Terrace

    BCT · Seaham

    174 m

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 017D, 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

5 of 10

Overall England rank

15,872 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
6 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
9 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.

Flood risk

Environment Agency long-term indicators for the area around addresses in this postcode. They are not an assessment of any individual property and do not show current or forecast flooding.

High risk addresses
2
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
1
Groundwater flood alert area
Unlikely

Source: Environment Agency flood-risk postcode search tool data, version 2026-06-18. Check the long-term risk for an individual area. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved.

Evidence in context

Property market

The five-year median is £232,000 from 5 recorded sales in SR7 0AF. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

19 open schools are in scope, including 15 primary and 2 secondary schools. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 469 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,365 published events cover 12 months, averaging 197 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 694 events.

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