SR7 postcode area guide — County Durham
House prices, crime, broadband speeds, mobile signal, schools and demographics for the SR7 postcode district in County Durham — every official dataset on one page.
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Broadband & internet speeds in SR7
Strong coverage
Superfast (30Mb+)
96.5%
Ultrafast (300Mb+)
66.9%
Gigabit-capable
61.4%
Below USO (10Mb)
0.1%
Broadband availability in the SR7 postcode district (County Durham) is Strong — superfast is near-universal and gigabit is rolling out. Across the 844 postcodes Ofcom measures in SR7, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 96.5% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 61.4%.
Around 0.1% of premises in SR7 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.
Sample postcodes in SR7
| Postcode | Superfast | Gigabit |
|---|---|---|
| SR7 0AA | 100% | 0% |
| SR7 0AD | 100% | 0% |
| SR7 0AE | 100% | 92.9% |
| SR7 0AF | 100% | 0% |
| SR7 0AG | 100% | 0% |
| SR7 0AH | 100% | 100% |
| SR7 0AJ | 100% | 100% |
| SR7 0AL | 100% | 100% |
| SR7 0AN | 100% | 100% |
| SR7 0AP | 100% | 94.7% |
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Mobile signal around County Durham
Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):
4G indoors — all networks
86.8%
4G outdoors — all networks
99.2%
5G outdoors — all networks
39.9%
Voice indoors — all networks
88.9%
Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.
Crime in SR7
Police recorded 117 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SR7 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:
| Category | Incidents | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 30 | 25.6% |
| Anti-social behaviour | 24 | 20.5% |
| Shoplifting | 22 | 18.8% |
| Criminal damage & arson | 13 | 11.1% |
| Vehicle crime | 7 | 6.0% |
| Other crime | 6 | 5.1% |
| Burglary | 3 | 2.6% |
| Other theft | 3 | 2.6% |
Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).
House prices in SR7
Based on 360 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SR7 is £110,000, essentially flat on the previous year (£110,000).
Detached
£253,000
43 sales
Semi-detached
£128,999
108 sales
Terraced
£93,500
181 sales
Flat / maisonette
£74,000
17 sales
Latest recorded sales in SR7
| Date | Price | Type | Street | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2026 | £124,000 | Semi-detached | Maple Crescent | SR7 7UT |
| 20 May 2026 | £195,000 | Semi-detached | West Lane | SR7 8SB |
| 18 May 2026 | £110,000 | Terraced | Ropery Walk | SR7 7JZ |
| 13 May 2026 | £70,000 | Terraced | Cottages Road | SR7 7RL |
| 11 May 2026 | £210,000 | Semi-detached | Stoneycroft Way | SR7 7DG |
| 1 May 2026 | £63,500 | Flat | Dovedale Court | SR7 0HL |
| 1 May 2026 | £146,000 | Terraced | Melrose Avenue | SR7 9SA |
| 1 May 2026 | £31,000 | Terraced | Elderberry Close | SR7 7FB |
| 1 May 2026 | £217,500 | Detached | Beldon Close | SR7 8LD |
| 30 Apr 2026 | £40,000 | Flat | Dovedale Court | SR7 0HL |
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Who lives here? County Durham demographics
Census 2021 figures for the wider County Durham district (522,068 residents, 234,764 households):
| Age profile | |
|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16.9% |
| 15–29 | 22.7% |
| 30–44 | 17.5% |
| 45–64 | 21.6% |
| 65+ | 21.3% |
| Housing tenure | |
|---|---|
| Owner-occupied | 62.5% |
| Private rented | 17.2% |
| Social rented | 10.6% |
Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.
Schools in and around SR7
| School | Phase | Ages | Pupils | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seaham High School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1,095 | SR7 0BH |
| Ribbon School | Primary | 3–11 | 514 | SR7 9QR |
| Seaham Trinity Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 349 | SR7 7SP |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 308 | SR7 7BJ |
| Seaview Primary School | Primary | 2–11 | 256 | SR7 8PD |
| Westlea Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 247 | SR7 8JU |
| Ropery Walk Primary School | Primary | 4–11 | 219 | SR7 7JZ |
| New Seaham Academy | Primary | 4–11 | 216 | SR7 0HX |
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.
Food hygiene ratings in SR7
260 rated food businesses operate in SR7. 169 hold the top rating of 5, 32 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.
Among the 5-rated: Addictions North East, Aldi, Angus Butchers, Asda, Asda Cafe.
Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.
Energy performance (EPC) in SR7
From a sample of 133 Energy Performance Certificates across 10 SR7 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 30% of sampled homes are rated C or better.
Band B
1%
Band C
29%
Band D
56%
Band E
11%
Band F
2%
Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.
Phone area codes for County Durham
Landlines around SR7 typically use:
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Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.