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SR7 7BF

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 7DY 66 m
SR7 7WS 77 m
SR7 7WU 101 m
SR7 7WP 133 m
SR7 7XR 145 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR7 7BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 7
Latitude
54.844155
Longitude
-1.340943
British National Grid easting
442,422
British National Grid northing
550,125

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
E00171791
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
19
Primary
15
Secondary
2

  1. St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    398 m

  2. Seaham Trinity Primary School

    Community school

    959 m

  3. Ropery Walk Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,670
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 452
  • Shoplifting 367
  • Anti social behaviour 276
  • Criminal damage and arson 230
  • Public order 84

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
39

22 female, 17 male

Postcode households
38
Residents per household
1.0
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 0.4% 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+
0%
Ultrafast, 300 Mbit/s+
0%
Gigabit-capable
0%
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

  • BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE AVENUE, DENESIDE, SEAHAM, SR7 8LF

    ODS code A83075

    961 m

  • MARLBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83051

    993 m

  • THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTDENE ROAD, EASTLEA, SEAHAM, SR7 8DY

    ODS code A83071

    1.9 km

  • SOUTHLANDS MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A89035

    3.5 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    4.1 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

  • East Shore - supermarket

    BCT · Seaham

    0.1 miles

  • East Shore - Aldeburgh Way

    BCT · Seaham

    0.2 miles

  • Castlereagh Aged Miners

    BCT · Seaham

    0.2 miles

  • St Mary Magdalen School

    BCT · Seaham

    0.2 miles

  • St Mary Magdalen School

    BCT · Seaham

    0.2 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.

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.

Schools

Published establishments

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 398 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,670 published events cover 12 months, averaging 139.167 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 452 events.

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