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SR8 2JA

Easington & Shotton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Easington & Shotton
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 2TG 21 m
SR8 2FS 65 m
SR8 2QJ 150 m
SR8 2HX 188 m
SR8 2RL 294 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 2JA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 June 2000
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2
Latitude
54.763444
Longitude
-1.363888
British National Grid easting
441,030
British National Grid northing
541,130

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Electoral ward
Easington & Shotton · E05016174
Parish or community
E04010693
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105350
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 034B · E01020761
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 034 · E02004326

Postcode source versions

Explore SR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Howletch Lane Primary School

    Community school

    824 m

  2. East Durham College

    Further education

    1.0 km

  3. Endeavour Academy Durham

    Free schools alternative provision

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
1,448
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 564
  • Criminal damage and arson 237
  • Anti social behaviour 184
  • Shoplifting 131
  • Public order 93

Census 2021

Population and age profile

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

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

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    1.4 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    1.6 km

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    2.2 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    3.3 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    4.3 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Shotton Road Flyover

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Shotton Road Flyover

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Optilon - Cook Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Whitehouse Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Optilon - Cook Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 034B, 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

3,103 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
6 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.

Evidence in context

Schools

35 open schools are in scope, including 23 primary and 5 secondary schools. Howletch Lane Primary School is the nearest published school at 824 m.

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

Recorded crime

1,448 published events cover 12 months, averaging 120.667 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 564 events.

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