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SR8 1BY

Peterlee · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Peterlee
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 1

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 2EE 60 m
SR8 2AF 72 m
SR8 1DD 103 m
SR8 2AE 147 m
SR8 2BJ 157 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 1BY
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1990
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 1
Latitude
54.761273
Longitude
-1.344186
British National Grid easting
442,300
British National Grid northing
540,900

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Peterlee · E05016188
Parish or community
E04010677
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105439
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 035F · E01020780
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 035 · E02004328

Postcode source versions

Explore SR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
33
Primary
21
Secondary
5

  1. East Durham College

    Further education

    254 m

  2. Endeavour Academy Durham

    Free schools alternative provision

    254 m

  3. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    409 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,831
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,126
  • Criminal damage and arson 372
  • Anti social behaviour 352
  • Shoplifting 285
  • Public order 192

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR8 1 residents
4,834

Age bands in SR8 1

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
14%

719 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.5%

591 residents

Age 25 to 44
21.2%

1,095 residents

Age 45 to 64
29.6%

1,526 residents

Age 65 and over
23.7%

1,222 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

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    898 m

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

    SEA VIEW HEALTH CENTRE, FOURTH STREET, HORDEN, PETERLEE, SR8 4LD

    ODS code A83044

    2.0 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    2.7 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    2.8 km

  • BLACKHALL AND PETERLEE PRACTICE

    BLACKHALL COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRE, BLACKHALL COLLIERY, BLACKHALL, HARTLEPOOL, TS27 4LQ

    ODS code A83007

    3.9 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

    THE CARADOC SURGERY, FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83057

    4.6 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Neville Rd - Howletch La

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.0 miles

  • Neville Rd - Howletch La

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Neville Road - Stainton Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Burnhope Way-East Durham College

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Burnhope Way - Neville Rd

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 035F, 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

2 of 10

Overall England rank

5,998 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
2 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
2 of 10
Crime
1 of 10
Housing and services
10 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

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. East Durham College is the nearest published school at 254 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,831 published events cover 12 months, averaging 235.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,126 events.

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