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SR8 2JE

Peterlee · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 2PF 38 m
SR8 2PG 113 m
SR8 2PQ 132 m
SR8 2PE 193 m
SR8 2PD 222 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 2JE
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 February 1998
Terminated
1 October 2000
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2
Latitude
54.761918
Longitude
-1.352272
British National Grid easting
441,779
British National Grid northing
540,967

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
E00105401
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 035E · E01020771
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
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. East Durham College

    Further education

    272 m

  2. Endeavour Academy Durham

    Free schools alternative provision

    272 m

  3. Howletch Lane Primary School

    Community school

    362 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,418
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 919
  • Criminal damage and arson 313
  • Anti social behaviour 297
  • Shoplifting 286
  • Public order 169

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

7

within 5 km straight-line

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    1.4 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    2.2 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    2.3 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    2.5 km

  • BLACKHALL AND PETERLEE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83007

    4.4 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    4.4 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.4 km

Nearby transport

  • Burnhope Way - Beverley Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Burnhope Way - Beverley Way

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Pennine Dr - Cheviot Place

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Pennine Dr - Cheviot Place

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Moorcock

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 035E, 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

4,196 of 33,755

Income
2 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
3 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 of 10
Living environment
5 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. East Durham College is the nearest published school at 272 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,418 published events cover 12 months, averaging 201.5 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 919 events.

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