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Thinking of living at SR7 0AS? Who your neighbours would be, how far the schools, station, shops, GP and parks are from the postcode itself, which schools are near and how they do, what there is to do at the weekend, and a day in the life here.
The school, station, shops and GP are all within about a 15-minute walk.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 76% met the expected standard |
| Seaview Primary School | Primary | 900 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Seaham Trinity Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Seaham High School | Secondary | 700 m | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Venerable Bede Church of England Academy | Secondary | 4.4 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Farringdon Community Academy | Secondary | 6.0 km | Attainment 8: 44.6 · 12.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Hopespring Sunderland | Independent | 5.2 km | – |
Every primary near SR7 0AS, ranked → · Every secondary → Ranked on results, with Ofsted and SEN; each school's page says how hard it is to get in.
No state primary within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
| Sport | Nearest | Distance | Places |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cricket | Seaham Harbour Cricket Club | 220 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Seaham Hall Serenity Spa | 700 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Seaham Town Bowls Club | 860 m | 2 |
| Golf | Seaham Golf Club | 2.2 km | 2 |
| Karting | 350 metre training circuit | 4.6 km | 2 |
| Squash | Seaham Leisure Centre | 670 m | 1 |
| Football | Seaham Red Star Football Club | 840 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Bruce's Gym | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Seaham Sea Angling Club | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Marina Activity Centre | 1.6 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Ryhope Recreation Park | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Motor | Karting North East | 4.7 km | 1 |
Named clubs, pitches and centres mapped in OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL) and facilities registered with Sport England Active Places (Contains Data © Sport England, CC BY 4.0). Neither list is complete, so a club not shown may still exist.
The nearest station is Seaham, a few minutes' walk (450 m), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Durham Street, 100 m away, with a bus about every 60 minutes on weekdays (route 71); 13 departures an hour from the 10 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 76% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Seaham High School, 700 m away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 850 m away, with Spar closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Byron Medical Practice (550 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (550 m).
For a haircut, Long Locks is 900 m away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 8.7 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 33 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Starz Theatre Cafe is the closest café or restaurant (650 m), and Seaham Harbour Cricket Club the nearest pub (450 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (19 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 172 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 10 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 13% flats and 11% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1919-1929.
The nearest park is Malvern Field, 600 m away; for exercise, Seaham Hall Serenity Spa (700 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: Seaham Beach, 1.3 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.3 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 32 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 176 km.
Most households own their home, 22% rent privately.
21 places on this map are within about a 10-minute walk.
Walking times are estimates from straight-line distance. Food businesses from the FSA food hygiene register; schools from the DfE register; nurseries from Ofsted's childcare register; care homes from the Care Quality Commission; pools, sports halls, tennis and golf from Sport England Active Places (contains data © Sport England); everything else © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Map © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.
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Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers. Figures describe the neighbourhood around the street.