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On Dene House Road, in Seaham Central & South
What it's like at SR7 7BJ: every home that has sold on Dene House Road since 1995 and who owns them, what's happening down the road, crime on the street, a day in the life, history on the doorstep and what's changing nearby. Moving, buying, selling, improving or investing? Pick a lens above for what matters to you.
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ORR, DfE, police.uk, OS Terrain 50 and Open Greenspace, Forestry Commission, Defra noise maps (England), Xoserve. Every distance: Moving; radon, ground and flood checks: Buying.
1 home on the street extended (energy certificates).
Sales and extensions on Dene House Road; new homes, planning permissions and schools within 1 km over the last five years. Everything changing within 2 km.
4 of the 51 homes on the street are owned by companies (1 overseas).
| 79, Dene House RoadSemi-detached | Feb 2022 | £120,000 | 62 m² | £1,935/m² | 1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81, Dene House RoadSemi-detached | Jul 2012 | £95,000 | 63 m² | £1,508/m² | 1 |
| Denehouse Cottage, Dene House RoadDetached | Oct 2025 | £435,000 | 164 m² | £2,652/m² | 2 |
From HM Land Registry sale records (standard sales) and energy certificates. Tap a home for its full history.
The nearest station is Seaham, a few minutes' walk (300 m), with 165k journeys a year; its busiest route is to Newcastle.
The nearest bus stop is Dene House Lodge, 50 m away, with fewer than one bus an hour on weekdays (route 71); 18 departures an hour from the 8 stops within a 5-minute walk.
The nearest primary school is St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School, a few minutes' walk (under 50 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, 1.3 km away; Attainment 8: 45.8 · 11.4% of GCSEs at 8–9.
The nearest supermarket is Sainsbury's, 550 m away, with Cliff House Service Station closer still (400 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Byron Medical Practice (550 m), with Well the closest pharmacy (600 m).
For a haircut, Long Locks is 550 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.
Wellness Works Community Hub CIC is the closest café or restaurant (450 m), and Seaham Harbour Cricket Club the nearest pub (250 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, 600 m away; for exercise, Bruce's Gym (450 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.
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.
47 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.
| Building | Grade | Distance |
|---|---|---|
| Church of St Mary Magdalen | II | 180 m |
Grade I and II* are the most important few per cent. Listing means consent is needed for most changes, inside and out. Contains Historic England data © Historic England 2026 (via planning.data.gov.uk), OGL.
Easington constituency: Grahame Morris MP (Labour), since May 2010. 2024 general election: Lab hold, majority 6,542 (19.1%), turnout 50%. Vote shares: Labour 49%, Reform UK 30%, Conservative 11%, The North East Party 5%.
1 new homes, planning permissions and school changes on record within 2 km, plus energy projects, road works, storm overflows and major infrastructure. Everything changing near SR7 7BJ →
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police.uk, 2025-09 to 2026-08. Crimes are mapped to the nearest of a set of anonymised points and labelled with that point's street, so busy roads and junctions collect crimes from nearby; the street has about 51 homes that have sold since 1995. Greater Manchester Police data is not published, and national totals leave Greater Manchester out.
On this street: 0 of 37 homes with certificates have solar panels, 0 a heat pump, and 0 are heated by something other than mains gas.
| Neighbourhood | Council | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Homes with solar panels | 0.6% | 1.2% | 1.2% |
| Heated by a heat pump | 0.2% | 0.5% | 1.0% |
| Mains gas | 98.9% | 93.3% | 84.0% |
| Oil or LPG | 0.0% | 2.9% | 4.1% |
| Electric heating | 0.5% | 2.2% | 8.3% |
| Community heating | 0.0% | 0.0% | 2.1% |
From each home's latest energy certificate, so panels or heat pumps fitted since aren't counted and the shares are lower than today's real figures. Compare areas in the data explorer.
Nearest: Haltwhistle Swimming & Leisure Centre · about 63 min
Nearest: Spanish City · about 31 min
The most notable of each. Rough times by car in free-flowing traffic, between neighbourhood centres. Check opening times before you travel.
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