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SR7 7AQ

Seaham · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Seaham
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR7 0EH 307 m
SR7 7AG 321 m
SR7 0DZ 334 m
SR7 0EA 366 m
SR7 0EP 426 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR7 7AQ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1981
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 7
Latitude
54.847593
Longitude
-1.353689
British National Grid easting
441,600
British National Grid northing
550,500

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
E00171788
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 016F · E01033163
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 016 · E02004320

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
21
Secondary
2

  1. New Seaham Academy

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    919 m

  2. Seaham High School

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    1.1 km

  3. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

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    1.1 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,375
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 381
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Criminal damage and arson 216
  • Anti social behaviour 204
  • Other theft 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR7 7 residents
10,417

Age bands in SR7 7

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.1%

2,006 residents

Age 15 to 24
10.2%

1,069 residents

Age 25 to 44
27.1%

2,846 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.5%

2,775 residents

Age 65 and over
17.1%

1,789 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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE AVENUE, DENESIDE, SEAHAM, SR7 8LF

    ODS code A83075

    1.2 km

  • THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTDENE ROAD, EASTLEA, SEAHAM, SR7 8DY

    ODS code A83071

    1.6 km

  • MARLBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83051

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89035

    2.8 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    3.9 km

  • NEW SILKSWORTH MEDICAL PRACTICE

    SILKSWORTH HEALTH CENTRE, SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89032

    4.3 km

  • VILLAGE SURGERY PARTNERSHIP

    SILKSWORTH ROAD, SUNDERLAND, SR3 2AN

    ODS code A89011

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Burnhall Drive

    BCT · Seaham

    0.3 miles

  • Northlea Road

    BCT · Seaham

    0.4 miles

  • Northlea Road

    BCT · Seaham

    0.4 miles

  • Newlands junction

    BCT · Parkside

    0.4 miles

  • Newlands junction

    BCT · Parkside

    0.4 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 016F, 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

10 of 10

Overall England rank

31,733 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
9 of 10
Education and skills
10 of 10
Health and disability
7 of 10
Crime
8 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
10 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 2 secondary schools. New Seaham Academy is the nearest published school at 919 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,375 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.583 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 381 events.

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