SR8 4BF

Horden & Dene House · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Location overview

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Post town
Peterlee
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 4

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 4PR 42 m
SR8 4NL 64 m
SR8 4QW 82 m
SR8 4PP 96 m
SR8 4PS 100 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 4BF
Status
Current
Introduced
1 May 2004
Terminated
Not published
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 4
Latitude
54.764941
Longitude
-1.321545
British National Grid easting
443,753
British National Grid northing
541,322

Statistical and administrative geographies

Country
England · E92000001
Region
North East · E12000001
Local authority district
County Durham · E06000047
Parish or community
E04010647
Westminster constituency
Easington · E14001211
Output area
E00105369
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 036B · E01020766
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 036 · E02004327

Postcode source versions

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Property

At this postcode

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65 recorded sales at this postcode
Address Date Price
16, Ashwood Meadows, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4BF 25 February 2026 £160,000
10, Ashwood Meadows, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4BF 20 February 2026 £194,999
17, Ashwood Meadows, Horden, Peterlee, SR8 4BF 2 February 2026 £150,000

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
27
Primary
17
Secondary
4
  1. Seascape Primary School

    Community school

    296 m
  2. Seascape Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    299 m
  3. Dene Academy

    Academy converter

    767 m

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
3,125
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 1,156
  • Shoplifting 436
  • Criminal damage and arson 402
  • Anti social behaviour 335
  • Public order 195

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
85

47 female, 38 male

Postcode households
28
Residents per household
3.0
SR8 4 residents
7,146

Age bands in SR8 4

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
16.7%

1,177 residents

Age 15 to 24
11.2%

790 residents

Age 25 to 44
22.7%

1,595 residents

Age 45 to 64
28.4%

2,000 residents

Age 65 and over
20.9%

1,473 residents

This postcode contained 1.2% of the sector's usual residents on Census Day. The age profile describes the wider SR8 4 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

5

within 5 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    571 m

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    1.0 km

  • BLACKHALL AND PETERLEE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83007

    2.9 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    4.2 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    4.3 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

  • Army Cadet Centre

    BCT · Horden

    0.0 miles
  • Church

    BCT · Horden

    0.1 miles
  • The Bell

    BCT · Horden

    0.2 miles
  • Horden Hotel

    BCT · Horden

    0.2 miles
  • The Bell

    BCT · Horden

    0.2 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 036B, 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

4,664 of 33,755

Income
3 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
10 of 10
Living environment
4 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
1
Medium risk addresses
0
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 £160,000 from 7 recorded sales in SR8 4BF. 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

27 open schools are in scope, including 17 primary and 4 secondary schools. Seascape Primary School is the nearest published school at 296 m.

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

Recorded crime

Published police records

3,125 published events cover 12 months, averaging 260.417 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 1,156 events.

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