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Thinking of living at SR8 3LU? 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 is further.
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Working out the fit…
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| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easington Colliery Primary School | Primary | 600 m | 72% met the expected standard |
| Easington CofE Primary School | Primary | 1.9 km | 65% met the expected standard |
| Our Lady Star of the Sea Catholic Primary School | Primary | 2.0 km | – |
| Easington Academy | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 51.8 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 44.5 · 7.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Dene Academy | Secondary | 3.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.4 · 7.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| The Academy at Shotton Hall | Secondary | 4.7 km | Attainment 8: 52.2 · 11.6% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Open Air Education | Independent | 4.8 km | – |
Every primary near SR8 3LU, 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 | Easington Colliery Welfare Cricket Club | 590 m | 6 |
| Tennis | Eden Lane Park (Peterlee) | 2.6 km | 4 |
| Bowls | Peterlee Town Bowls Club | 2.5 km | 2 |
| Rugby union | Peterlee & Horden Rugby Football Club | 2.6 km | 1 |
| Football | Horden Community Welfare Football Club | 3.0 km | 1 |
| Golf | Seaham Golf Club | 3.6 km | 1 |
| Swimming | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 3.7 km | 1 |
| Multi-sport | Peterlee Leisure Centre | 3.7 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 Horden, a drive away (3.3 km), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Holme Hill Lane, 100 m away, with a bus about every 32 minutes on weekdays (route 208); 21 departures an hour from the 9 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is Easington Colliery Primary School, about a 5-minute walk (600 m); 72% met the expected standard.
None of the state primaries within 2 km has Ofsted's top rating.
The nearest secondary is Easington Academy, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 51.8 · 11.2% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: The Academy at Shotton Hall (4.5 km).
The nearest supermarket is The Co-Operative Food, 350 m away, with Londis closer still (200 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Arbroath House Surgery (550 m), with Easington Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (350 m).
For a haircut, Monty Blue’s Barber Shop is 1.5 km away.
The nearest full A&E is Sunderland Royal Hospital, 13 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).
There's a handful of places to eat and drink locally: 10 restaurants and cafés, 7 pubs and bars.
Age Concern Tea Room is the closest café or restaurant (300 m), and Easington Social Welfare Centre the nearest pub (300 m).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 196 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 16 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 3% flats and 22% detached houses.
The typical home here was built in 1930s.
It's growing: about 449 new homes were completed in 2021–2025.
The nearest park is Wood House Park, 3.6 km away; for exercise, MyoMuscle Gym (3.2 km).
A swim is a short trip away: Seaham Beach, 6.4 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
The air is clean: background nitrogen dioxide is 5.9 µg/m³, among the lowest in the country.
For holidays, Teesside is 32 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 171 km.
25 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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Most households own their home, 20% rent privately.
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.