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SR8 2RT

Easington & Shotton · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 2RQ 128 m
DH6 2NF 178 m
SR8 2RU 263 m
DH6 2NQ 285 m
SR8 2HY 322 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 2RT
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 June 2001
Terminated
1 September 2012
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 2
Latitude
54.761397
Longitude
-1.374581
British National Grid easting
440,344
British National Grid northing
540,896

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

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Property

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1 recorded sale at this postcode
Address Date Price
Unit 4d, Traynor Way, Whitehouse Business Park, Peterlee, SR8 2RT 23 June 2016 £1,850,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
35
Primary
23
Secondary
5

  1. Shotton Primary School

    Community school

    995 m

  2. Howletch Lane Primary School

    Community school

    1.4 km

  3. East Durham College

    Further education

    1.7 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
910
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 297
  • Criminal damage and arson 156
  • Shoplifting 144
  • Anti social behaviour 128
  • Public order 45

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

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    773 m

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    873 m

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    2.8 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    4.0 km

  • EAST DURHAM MEDICAL GROUP

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

    ODS code A83057

    4.0 km

  • WINGATE MEDICAL PRACTICE INTRAHEALTH

    FRONT STREET WEST, WINGATE, TS28 5PZ

    ODS code A83610

    4.0 km

  • SILVERDALE FAMILY PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83627

    4.9 km

Nearby transport

  • Whitehouse Crescent

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

  • Whitehouse Crescent

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

  • Church Street

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    0.2 miles

  • Church Street

    BCT · Shotton Colliery

    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. Shotton Primary School is the nearest published school at 995 m.

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

Recorded crime

910 published events cover 12 months, averaging 75.833 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 297 events.

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