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Thinking of living at SR7 7SF? 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 | 250 m | 54% met the expected standard |
| Ropery Walk Primary School | Primary | 450 m | 68% met the expected standard |
| St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 76% 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 | 5.5 km | Attainment 8: 44.1 · 12% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
Every primary near SR7 7SF, 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 | 940 m | 5 |
| Swimming | Seaview Primary School | 1.4 km | 3 |
| Bowls | Dawdon Bowls Club | 1.1 km | 2 |
| Golf | Seaham Golf Club | 1.6 km | 2 |
| Fitness | Bruce's Gym | 310 m | 1 |
| Fishing | Seaham Sea Angling Club | 410 m | 1 |
| Canoe | Marina Activity Centre | 660 m | 1 |
| Squash | Seaham Leisure Centre | 920 m | 1 |
| Football | Seaham Red Star Football Club | 1.9 km | 1 |
| Tennis | Ryhope Recreation Park | 4.8 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 (700 m), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Sophia Street, 50 m away, with a bus about every 16 minutes on weekdays (route 60); 56 departures an hour from the 13 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Seaham Trinity Primary School, a few minutes' walk (250 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, 150 m away; Well Pharma (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Marlborough Surgery (100 m), with Kaila Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Long Locks is 1.0 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).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 33 restaurants and cafés and 22 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Tiny Town Play is the closest café or restaurant (200 m), and The Volunteer Arms Licensed Coffee Bar the nearest pub (150 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 Deneside Park, 550 m away; for exercise, Bruce's Gym (300 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.
48 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.