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SR8 2AB

Peterlee · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Post town
Peterlee
Ward
Peterlee
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 2AD 71 m
SR8 2AA 75 m
SR8 2AN 80 m
SR8 5HN 104 m
SR8 5HP 121 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 2AB
Status
Current
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2
Latitude
54.762870
Longitude
-1.340462
British National Grid easting
442,538
British National Grid northing
541,080

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
E00105440
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 035F · E01020780
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 035 · E02004328

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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19 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
2, Beck Place, Peterlee, SR8 2AB 13 January 2025 £125,000
2, Beck Place, Peterlee, SR8 2AB 14 April 2023 £92,500
10, Beck Place, Peterlee, SR8 2AB 17 October 2022 £60,000

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

    517 m

  2. Endeavour Academy Durham

    Free schools alternative provision

    517 m

  3. Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School

    Academy converter

    613 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,215
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,282
  • Criminal damage and arson 424
  • Anti social behaviour 389
  • Shoplifting 295
  • Public order 211

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
16

10 female, 6 male

Postcode households
10
Residents per household
1.6
SR8 2 residents
7,780

Age bands in SR8 2

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
18.9%

1,556 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

992 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.4%

2,083 residents

Age 45 to 64
26.3%

2,160 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,425 residents

This postcode contained 0.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR8 2 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

7

within 5 km

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    794 m

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    2.9 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    3.1 km

  • BLACKHALL AND PETERLEE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83007

    3.7 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    4.8 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.8 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

  • Essington Way - Yoden Road

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.0 miles

  • Essington Way - Yoden Road

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Neville Rd - Howletch La

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Neville Rd - Howletch La

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Beverley Way - Shops

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 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.

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
9
Medium risk addresses
1
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.

Property market

Recorded sales

The five-year median is £77,250 from 4 recorded sales in SR8 2AB. This is a recorded-sale statistic, not a current valuation.

The latest UK House Price Index average for County Durham is £138,148 in June 2026, up 7.0% year on year.

Schools

Published establishments

33 open schools are in scope, including 21 primary and 5 secondary schools. East Durham College is the nearest published school at 517 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,215 published events cover 12 months, averaging 267.917 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,282 events.

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