SR7 7AU

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 7

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR7 7AT 59 m
SR7 7BZ 68 m
SR7 7RX 68 m
SR7 7DJ 76 m
SR7 7RY 77 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR7 7AU
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 7
Latitude
54.838630
Longitude
-1.336238
British National Grid easting
442,730
British National Grid northing
549,513

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
E00105458
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 017F · E01020784
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 017 · E02004321

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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13 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
10, Vane Terrace, Seaham, SR7 7AU 3 October 2025 £179,950
11, Vane Terrace, Seaham, SR7 7AU 12 March 2015 £86,000
11, Vane Terrace, Seaham, SR7 7AU 4 July 2014 £56,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
15
Primary
13
Secondary
1
  1. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    371 m
  2. Seaham Trinity Primary School

    Community school

    443 m
  3. Ropery Walk Primary School

    Community school

    651 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,871
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 520
  • Shoplifting 367
  • Anti social behaviour 310
  • Criminal damage and arson 270
  • Public order 98

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
31

13 female, 18 male

Postcode households
15
Residents per household
2.1
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

This postcode contained 0.3% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR7 7 sector, not people in this individual postcode.

How to read these estimates
The standard postcode headcounts and the commissioned age table are separate ONS outputs. Small counts are disclosure-controlled, and totals can differ slightly between tables. Coverage is England and Wales only.

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+
89.5%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
89.5%
Gigabit-capable
89.5%
Unable to receive decent fixed or FWA broadband
0%
Next Generation Access
100%
Decent broadband available from fixed wireless
0%
Coverage is a modelled postcode-level snapshot, not a speed test or a guarantee for a named property. Check availability with providers before making a decision. Ofcom does not publish postcode-level full-fibre coverage in this release for commercial-confidentiality reasons.

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

NHS ODS

GP practices

5

within 5 km

  • MARLBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83051

    318 m

  • BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE AVENUE, DENESIDE, SEAHAM, SR7 8LF

    ODS code A83075

    839 m

  • THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTDENE ROAD, EASTLEA, SEAHAM, SR7 8DY

    ODS code A83071

    1.9 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    3.9 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89035

    4.2 km

Organisation records, not service availability
These are records marked active in NHS England's Organisation Data Service for England and Wales. Branch surgeries, pharmacies, dentists and hospitals are not included. They do not confirm patient registration, services, opening hours, appointments or care quality. Distances are straight-line from the postcode point.

Source acquired on 2026-09-03. Contains information from NHS England, licenced under the current version of the Open Government Licence.

Nearby transport

  • Vane Terrace - Castlereagh

    BCT · Seaham

    0.0 miles
  • Vane Terrace - Castlereagh

    BCT · Seaham

    0.0 miles
  • North Railway Street

    BCT · Seaham

    0.1 miles
  • Tempest Road

    BCT · Seaham

    0.1 miles
  • Tempest Road

    BCT · Seaham

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 017F, 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

1 of 10

Overall England rank

2,774 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
2 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
8 of 10
Living environment
3 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
0
Medium risk addresses
0
Low risk addresses
0
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

A factual reading of the data in this report's scope. It is not a location score or a recommendation.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £179,950 from 1 recorded sale in SR7 7AU. 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

Published establishments

15 open schools are in scope, including 13 primary and 1 secondary schools. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 371 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,871 published events cover 12 months, averaging 155.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 520 events.

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