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SR7 9RW

Murton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Ward
Murton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 9

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR7 9QJ 27 m
SR7 9DN 74 m
SR7 9ND 80 m
SR7 9RJ 102 m
SR7 9HN 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR7 9RW
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 9
Latitude
54.817829
Longitude
-1.396928
British National Grid easting
438,852
British National Grid northing
547,163

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Murton · E05016184
Parish or community
E04010670
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105421
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 018F · E01020775
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 018 · E02004322

Postcode source versions

Explore SR7

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
24
Primary
16
Secondary
3

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

    Voluntary aided school

    463 m

  2. Ribbon School

    Academy converter

    660 m

  3. South Hetton Primary

    Academy sponsor led

    2.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,373
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 429
  • Shoplifting 302
  • Criminal damage and arson 161
  • Anti social behaviour 130
  • Burglary 73

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
32

20 female, 12 male

Postcode households
25
Residents per household
1.3
SR7 9 residents
7,257

Age bands in SR7 9

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
17.2%

1,247 residents

Age 15 to 24
9.7%

704 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.6%

1,857 residents

Age 45 to 64
27.1%

1,963 residents

Age 65 and over
20.3%

1,469 residents

This postcode contained 0.4% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR7 9 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+
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%
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

6

within 5 km

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    878 m

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

    SOUTH HETTON HEALTH CTR, FRONT STREET, SOUTH HETTON, DURHAM, DH6 2TH

    ODS code A83627

    2.1 km

  • THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTDENE ROAD, EASTLEA, SEAHAM, SR7 8DY

    ODS code A83071

    2.8 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

    FRANCIS WAY, HETTON-LE-HOLE, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH5 9EZ

    ODS code A89004

    3.5 km

  • BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE AVENUE, DENESIDE, SEAHAM, SR7 8LF

    ODS code A83075

    3.7 km

  • MARLBOROUGH SURGERY

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

    ODS code A83051

    4.4 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

  • Hostel

    BCT · Murton

    0.0 miles

  • Hostel

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

  • Cenotaph

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

  • Cenotaph

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

  • Hostel

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 018F, 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

1,450 of 33,755

Income
1 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
5 of 10
Living environment
7 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

24 open schools are in scope, including 16 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton is the nearest published school at 463 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

1,373 published events cover 12 months, averaging 114.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 429 events.

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