# SR7 7JH: area report for a postcode in County Durham

SR7 7JH is a postcode in County Durham.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of County Durham. Open the map at SR7 7JH for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) › [SR7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr7) › [SR7 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr7-7)

## Around this postcode

- **106 crimes within 500 m**: August, down 12% on July. County Durham 017F: 486 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **Seaham, 1 km**: About 13 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **3 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 180 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **No property in SR7 7JH listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **England’s most deprived 10%**: This neighbourhood, County Durham 017F. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **£140,788 average price**: For the whole of County Durham, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 220 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **3 supermarkets within 1 km**: Nearest is 120 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR7 7JH**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **Moderate road and rail noise at SR7 7JH**: Road 56 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH
- **5.9 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Ropery Walk Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/ropery-walk-primary-school-e113993) | Primary | 180 m (2 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, November 2024 | 68% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaham Harbour Nursery School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaham-harbour-nursery-school-e113975) | Nursery | 360 m (5 minutes on foot) | School remains Outstanding, July 2024 | – |
| [Seaham Trinity Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaham-trinity-primary-school-e134657) | Primary | 530 m (7 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, October 2023 | 54% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/st-mary-magdalens-catholic-primary-school-e149165) | Primary | 830 m (10 minutes on foot) | Improved significantly, March 2025 | 76% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Seaview Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/seaview-primary-school-e129823) | Primary | 1.6 km (20 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), May 2024 | 64% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| October 2025 | £180,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £149,950 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2023 | £120,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| October 2024 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 100 m |
| February 2024 | £127,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| June 2023 | £60,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |
| July 2025 | £135,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 150 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: MARLBOROUGH SURGERY (220 m)
- Pharmacies: KAILA PHARMACY (200 m); KAILA PHARMACY (220 m); WELL (220 m); BOOTS (270 m); SEASIDE PHARMACY (270 m)
- Dental practices: DENTAL PRACTICE (560 m); SEAHAM SMILES (690 m)
- Supermarkets: Asda Seaham Superstore (120 m, Asda); Farmfoods Dawdon Seaham (150 m, Farmfoods); Aldi Dawdon Seaham (390 m, Aldi)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £140,788** (August 2026). County Durham’s average house price was £140,788 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 4.9% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,436** (2025). Full-time workers living in County Durham earned a median of £33,436 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 23rd lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.2×** (2025). A home in County Durham costs 4.2 times local full-time pay. Joint 15th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 28.8** (2025). County Durham has a deprivation score of 28.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 48th most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## County Durham 017F (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 47.8** (2025). County Durham 017F has a deprivation score of 47.8 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 2,757th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Population: 1,487** (2021). County Durham 017F had 1,487 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 22,542nd least populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 85.1%** (January 2026). In County Durham 017F, 85.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.
- **Claimant rate: 4.0%** (August 2026). In County Durham 017F, 4.0% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026 (ONS via Nomis). UK 3.9%. Source: Claimant count (Nomis), August 2026. Published 15 September 2026.

## SR7 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £124,475** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SR7 was £124,475 in 2025. 31st cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 30,378** (2021). SR7 had 30,378 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 904th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 99%** (2022). About 99% of people in SR7 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.1%** (January 2026). In SR7, 93.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Centre: 54.8349, -1.3324

Council: [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) (Unitary authority, 100%).

## Your MP

- [Easington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/easington): Grahame Morris (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3324,54.8349,SR77JH

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