SR8 postcode area · County Durham

The SR8 postcode district spans 7 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 2 to 27 across them. Every full SR8 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

Within the SR8 district, Peterlee South is the strongest performer at 27 out of 100 (#4,989 of 6,856 nationally); Peterlee East is the weakest at 2. All 7 rank in the most-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £59,500 in Horden to £184,000 in Peterlee South — a 3.1× gap within the SR8 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£31,470a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime127per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied57%

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 SR8 district

£89,950median home sold over the past year · +28.5% over 5 years · +8.4% over the year · 439 sales

Detached£260,000

Semi-detached£118,000

Terraced£73,000

Flat—

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Peterlee SouthCounty Durham	4,989	27	£184,000
Easington & HawthornCounty Durham	5,893	14	£94,999
Peterlee WestCounty Durham	5,996	12	£91,250
Shotton & HaswellCounty Durham	6,051	12	£122,000
BlackhallCounty Durham	6,264	9	£95,050
HordenCounty Durham	6,627	3	£59,500
Peterlee EastCounty Durham	6,682	2	£91,500

People living in SR8 Census 2021

Residents46,722

Median age (est.)44

Density756per km²

No qualifications27%

Degree or above20%

No car or van30%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 24%Private rent 18%

Households

One person 35%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 13% · Elementary 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups

Process & plant	13%
Elementary	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Professional	12%
Sales & customer service	11%
Caring & leisure	11%
Associate professional	11%
Administrative	9%
Managers & directors	8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 41% · Other 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 SR8

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the SR8 district.

Peterlee

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around SR8.

SR88 TS29 SR7 TS28 TS27 DH6 DH5 TS24

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.