SR8 postcode area guide — County Durham

Where is SR8?

Broadband & internet speeds in SR8

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SR8 postcode district (County Durham) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 972 postcodes Ofcom measures in SR8, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.2% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 88.2%.

Around 0% of premises in SR8 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 SR8

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Mobile signal around County Durham

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider County Durham district (269,279 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SR8

Police recorded 332 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SR8 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

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 SR8

Based on 457 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SR8 is £75,000, up 4.2% on the previous year (£72,000).

Latest recorded sales in SR8

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):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SR8

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 SR8

244 rated food businesses operate in SR8. 139 hold the top rating of 5, 39 are rated 4, and 6 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Acre Rigg Academy, Acre Rigg Infant School 2540, Acre Rigg Social Club, AJS Foods, Aldi.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SR8

From a sample of 202 Energy Performance Certificates across 9 SR8 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 56% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

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 SR8 typically use:

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What's it like living in SR8?

Postcodes in SR8

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

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.