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Thinking of living at SR7 7RR? 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seaham Trinity Primary School | Primary | 550 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Ropery Walk Primary School | Primary | 850 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| Seaview Primary School | Primary | 1000 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Seaham High School | Secondary | 1.7 km | Attainment 8: 45.8 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Venerable Bede Church of England Academy | Secondary | 5.7 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SR7 7RR, 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 | Dawdon Welfare Cricket Club | 950 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Seaview Primary School | 920 m | 3 |
| Bowls | Dawdon Bowls Club | 870 m | 2 |
| Golf | Seaham Golf Club | 920 m | 2 |
| Squash | Seaham Leisure Centre | 740 m | 1 |
| Fitness | Bruce's Gym | 1.0 km | 1 |
| Fishing | Seaham Sea Angling Club | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Canoe | Marina Activity Centre | 1.4 km | 1 |
| Football | Seaham Red Star Football Club | 1.9 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, about a 10-minute walk (950 m), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Roundabout, 150 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 60); 27 departures an hour from the 7 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Seaham Trinity Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (550 m); 54% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Seaham High School, 1.7 km away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Heron Foods, 850 m away, with Premier - Parkside Convenience Store closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Byron Medical Practice (750 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (750 m).
For a haircut, Long Locks is 1.6 km 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).
It's quiet in the evenings: only 7 restaurants, cafés and pubs in the neighbourhood itself.
Thai Green @ Seaham Golf Club is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Parkside Sports Bar the nearest pub (450 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 158 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 2% flats and 11% detached houses.
It's largely interwar: 52% of homes were built between 1919 and 1939.
Bungalow country: 28% of homes are bungalows.
The nearest park is Parkside Neighbourhood Park, 150 m away; for exercise, Bruce's Gym (1.0 km).
The beach is on your doorstep: Seaham Beach, 2.9 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 6.1 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Newcastle is 31 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 174 km.
Most households own their home, 13% rent privately.
18 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.