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SR8 5AA

Peterlee · County Durham · England

Updated September 2026

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Ward
Peterlee
Local authority
County Durham
Constituency
Easington
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 5

Nearby postcodes

Nearby postcode distances
Postcode Distance
SR8 4TP 91 m
SR8 5AN 186 m
SR8 5AE 221 m
SR8 5AX 221 m
SR8 5DT 268 m
Complete postcode fields and official codes
Postcode
SR8 5AA
Status
Terminated
Introduced
1 January 1980
Terminated
1 July 2013
Postcode area
SR
Postcode district
SR8
Postcode sector
SR8 5
Latitude
54.772958
Longitude
-1.336412
British National Grid easting
442,788
British National Grid northing
542,205

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
E00105335
Lower layer super output area
County Durham 032E · E01020759
Middle layer super output area
County Durham 032 · E02004325

Postcode source versions

Explore SR8

Schools

Within 3.1 miles of this postcode

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Open schools
28
Primary
18
Secondary
4

  1. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School

    Academy sponsor led

    887 m

  2. Acre Rigg Academy

    Academy sponsor led

    1.0 km

  3. Acre Rigg Infant School

    Community school

    1.0 km

Recorded crime

Within 1 mile of this postcode

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Published events
2,205
Months covered
12
Latest month
June 2026

Most recorded categories in this period

  • Violence and sexual offences 922
  • Criminal damage and arson 335
  • Anti social behaviour 276
  • Public order 154
  • Shoplifting 138

Census 2021

Population and age profile

Postcode residents
Not supplied
Postcode households
Not supplied
Residents per household
Not available
SR8 5 residents
7,386

Age bands in SR8 5

Wider postcode sector
Age 0 to 14
19.7%

1,428 residents

Age 15 to 24
12.1%

880 residents

Age 25 to 44
25.8%

1,871 residents

Age 45 to 64
25.1%

1,819 residents

Age 65 and over
17.3%

1,259 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

  • WILLIAM BROWN CENTRE

    MANOR WAY, PETERLEE, SR8 5TW

    ODS code A83012

    1.7 km

  • THE HORDEN GROUP PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83044

    1.8 km

  • SOUTHDENE MEDICAL CENTRE

    FRONT STREET, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LT

    ODS code A83619

    3.4 km

  • BEVAN MEDICAL GROUP

    BEVAN GROVE, SHOTTON COLLIERY, DURHAM, DH6 2LQ

    ODS code A83616

    3.6 km

  • BLACKHALL AND PETERLEE PRACTICE

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

    ODS code A83007

    4.2 km

Nearby transport

  • Thorpe Road Cemetery

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.0 miles

  • Thorpe Road Cemetery

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.0 miles

  • Stephenson Road - Factories

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Stephenson Road - Factories

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.1 miles

  • Essington Way - Stephenson Road

    BCT · Peterlee

    0.3 miles

Relative deprivation

English Indices of Deprivation 2025 for County Durham 032E, 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

932 of 33,755

Income
1 of 10
Employment
1 of 10
Education and skills
1 of 10
Health and disability
1 of 10
Crime
2 of 10
Housing and services
9 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

28 open schools are in scope, including 18 primary and 4 secondary schools. Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School is the nearest published school at 887 m.

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

Recorded crime

2,205 published events cover 12 months, averaging 183.75 events per published month. The largest recorded category is Violence and sexual offences with 922 events.

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