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SR8 2JB

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 2JQ 119 m
SR8 2JF 279 m
SR8 2HP 371 m
SR8 2PP 408 m
SR8 2PW 408 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 2JB
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 December 1995
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2
Latitude
54.771273
Longitude
-1.365786
British National Grid easting
440,900
British National Grid northing
542,000

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
E04010619
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105312
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 025D · E01020756
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 025 · E02004324

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. Acre Rigg Infant School

    Community school

    1.2 km

  2. Acre Rigg Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.2 km

  3. Easington Academy

    Academy converter

    1.4 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
592
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 259
  • Criminal damage and arson 118
  • Anti social behaviour 68
  • Public order 35
  • Other crime 27

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

5

within 5 km straight-line

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    1.6 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    1.8 km

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    2.7 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    3.5 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    4.3 km

Nearby transport

  • Mill Hill - Weiser

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Hill - Weiser

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Mill Hill

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Mill Hill

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

  • Mill Hill - Cummins

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 025D, 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

7 of 10

Overall England rank

22,354 of 33,755

Income
7 of 10
Employment
7 of 10
Education and skills
8 of 10
Health and disability
3 of 10
Crime
6 of 10
Housing and services
7 of 10
Living environment
9 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. Acre Rigg Infant School is the nearest published school at 0.8 miles.

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

Recorded crime

592 published events cover 12 months, averaging 49.333 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 259 events.

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