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Thinking of living at SR8 1NJ? 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.
Most daily things are within reach on foot; the station and supermarket are further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shotton Hall Primary School | Primary | 950 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School | Primary | 1.1 km | 74% met the expected standard |
| Dene House Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 59% met the expected standard |
| Howletch Lane Primary School | Primary | 1.6 km | 44% met the expected standard |
| Hesleden Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | 42% met the expected standard |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | Secondary | 1.0 km | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Secondary | 1.1 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dene Academy | Secondary | 1.6 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Open Air Education | Independent | 0 m | – |
Every primary near SR8 1NJ, 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 | Peterlee Cricket Club | 470 m | 4 |
| Tennis | Padelpriv | 2.2 km | 4 |
| Golf | Castle Eden Golf Club | 1.5 km | 2 |
| Multi-sport | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 1.1 km | 1 |
| Bowls | Peterlee Town Bowls Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Football | Horden Community Welfare Football Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Rugby union | Peterlee & Horden Rugby Football Club | 2.3 km | 1 |
| Shooting | Watsons Wood Clay Pigeon Shooting | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Horse riding | Low Crow Livery | 4.4 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 Horden, a short drive or bike ride (2.7 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Sunny Blunts, 350 m away, with a bus about every 33 minutes on weekdays (route 24); 7 departures an hour from the 4 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Shotton Hall Primary School, about a 10-minute walk (950 m); 64% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is The Academy at Shotton Hall, 1.0 km away; Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Few families with young children: only 14% of residents are under 15.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 1.3 km away, with Budgens closer still (300 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Peterlee Health Centre (1.2 km), with Intrahealth Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (1.1 km).
For a haircut, The Men's Room is 1.3 km away.
The nearest full A&E is University Hospital North Durham, 17 km away, rated good by the CQC.
At its trust, 59% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 64% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 13 weeks).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 6 restaurants and cafés, 10 pubs and bars.
Oakerside Tea Rooms is the closest café or restaurant (under 50 m), and Funk-A-Deli the nearest pub (500 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 154 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
It's a mix of homes: 6% flats and 39% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1973-1982.
The nearest park is Wood House Park, 1.7 km away; for exercise, Pavilion community sports and leisure centre (500 m).
A swim is a short trip away: Crimdon, 6.7 km away, was rated excellent 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, Teesside is 28 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 167 km.
Neighbours tend to stay put: 41% of households own their home outright.
10 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.