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SR7 9RZ

Murton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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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 9RY 40 m
SR7 9SE 52 m
SR7 9SJ 91 m
SR7 9SH 94 m
SR7 9SD 102 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR7 9RZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1984
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR7
Postcode sector
SR7 9
Latitude
54.817313
Longitude
-1.407082
British National Grid easting
438,200
British National Grid northing
547,100

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
E00105423
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 021C · E01020776
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 021 · E02004323

Postcode source versions

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Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
18
Secondary
3

  1. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton

    Voluntary aided school

    1.0 km

  2. Ribbon School

    Academy converter

    1.3 km

  3. Easington Lane Primary School

    Community school

    2.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,066
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 337
  • Shoplifting 199
  • Criminal damage and arson 141
  • Anti social behaviour 110
  • Public order 58

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
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

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

6

within 5 km straight-line

  • MURTON MEDICAL CENTRE

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

    ODS code A83041

    1.5 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    1.9 km

  • HETTON GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A89004

    2.8 km

  • THE NEW SEAHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    EASTDENE ROAD, EASTLEA, SEAHAM, SR7 8DY

    ODS code A83071

    3.3 km

  • BYRON MEDICAL PRACTICE

    THE AVENUE, DENESIDE, SEAHAM, SR7 8LF

    ODS code A83075

    4.3 km

  • HOUGHTON MEDICAL GROUP,

    THE HEALTH CENTRE, CHURCH STREET, HOUGHTON LE SPRING, DH4 4DN

    ODS code A89023

    4.8 km

Nearby transport

  • Station

    BCT · Murton

    0.0 miles

  • Station Road South

    BCT · Murton

    0.0 miles

  • Station Estate South

    BCT · Murton

    0.0 miles

  • Station

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

  • Station Estate North

    BCT · Murton

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 021C, 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

15,316 of 33,755

Income
6 of 10
Employment
4 of 10
Education and skills
5 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
5 of 10
Housing and services
5 of 10
Living environment
8 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 18 primary and 3 secondary schools. St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murton is the nearest published school at 0.6 miles.

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

Recorded crime

1,066 published events cover 12 months, averaging 88.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 337 events.

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