SR8 1WZ

Castle Eden & Passfield · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 1QW 1 m
SR8 1QN 49 m
SR8 1QP 89 m
SR8 1QJ 93 m
SR8 1JF 107 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 1WZ
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 May 2003
Terminated
1 June 2003
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 1
Latitude
54.747507
Longitude
-1.361372
British National Grid easting
441,208
British National Grid northing
539,358

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010677
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105449
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 037E · E01020779
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 037 · E02004329

Postcode source versions

Explore SR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
37
Primary
25
Secondary
5
  1. The Academy at Shotton Hall

    Academy converter

    589 m
  2. Shotton Hall Primary School

    Community school

    695 m
  3. Howletch Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.3 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
815
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 315
  • Shoplifting 145
  • Anti social behaviour 107
  • Criminal damage and arson 77
  • Other crime 40

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

    2.3 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    2.3 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    2.4 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    2.7 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    2.7 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    3.6 km

  • BLACKHALL AND PETERLEE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83007

    4.6 km

Nearby transport

  • Brougham Court

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles
  • Brougham Court

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles
  • Durham Way - Passfield Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles
  • Durham Way - Passfield Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles
  • Shotton Hall Academy

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 037E, 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

9 of 10

Overall England rank

29,622 of 33,755

Income
10 of 10
Employment
8 of 10
Education and skills
9 of 10
Health and disability
5 of 10
Crime
9 of 10
Housing and services
5 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

37 open schools are in scope, including 25 primary and 5 secondary schools. The Academy at Shotton Hall is the nearest published school at 589 m.

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

Recorded crime

815 published events cover 12 months, averaging 67.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 315 events.

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