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SR7 postcode area · County Durham

The SR7 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham, Sunderland. Area Scores range from 5 to 57 across them. Every full SR7 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

There is a sharp split within the SR7 district: Seaham Northlea & Westlea scores 57 out of 100 (#2,925 of 6,856 nationally) while Murton North & Parkside sits at 5 — neighbours on the map, 52 points apart on the index. 5 of the 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £94,999 in Easington & Hawthorn to £233,872 in Hall Farm — a 2.5× gap within the SR7 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — County Durham and Sunderland — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,525a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime101per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)43
Owner-occupied62%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the SR7 district

£124,999median home sold over the past year · +1.4% over 5 years · -7.4% over the year · 369 sales
Detached£270,000
Semi-detached£138,000
Terraced£100,000
Flat£80,000
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Seaham Northlea & WestleaCounty Durham 2,92557 £160,000
Hall FarmSunderland 3,45350 £233,872
South Murton & South HettonCounty Durham 5,20124 £98,500
Seaham Central & SouthCounty Durham 5,86614 £121,378
Easington & HawthornCounty Durham 5,89314 £94,999
Hetton-le-Hole SouthSunderland 6,07211 £119,950
Murton North & ParksideCounty Durham 6,4905 £106,000

People living in SR7 Census 2021

Residents51,503
Median age (est.)43
Density735per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above23%
No car or van27%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 22%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 22%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 32%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 12% · Sales & customer service 11%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional12%
Sales & customer service11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

Towns & places in SR7

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SR7 district.

Hetton-le-Hole Seaham

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SR7.

DH5 SR3 DH4 SR8 SR2 SR9 SR4 SR88

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.