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County or areaCounty Durham
Postcode districtSR7
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 20 min4:27 am – 9:47 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 13 min8:27 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,659 residentsin the Murton North & Parkside census areaMedian age 39.93,873 households44% of homes owner-occupied23% owned outright43% social rented, 13% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting8.0% unemployment rate49% of adults are economically active, 3,098 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 20%, health and social work 19%, manufacturing 12%Getting to work: 17% work from home, 64% go by car, 7% take public transport, 12% walk or cycle60% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages17% of adults hold a degree or higher32% have no qualifications, 6% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 11°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 1°C650 mm of rain a year, 16 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November29 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 1 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 7°CFMarch: 3 to 9°CMApril: 4 to 12°CAMay: 6 to 15°CMJune: 9 to 17°CJJuly: 11 to 19°CJAugust: 11 to 19°CASeptember: 9 to 17°CSOctober: 7 to 13°CONovember: 4 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 7°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksSouth Hillhill · under a mileDalton Hillhill · under a mileMurton Denevalley · under a mileSeaham Beachbeach · 2.5 miDalton Denevalley · under a mileHawthorn Hivebay · 2.1 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesSeaham Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 39 haMurton Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.0 mi · 13 haSea View Allotment Associationallotments · under a mile · 3 haHetton Lyons Country Parkpark · 2.8 mi · 54 haTerrace Greenpark · 2.0 miOak Road Neighbourhood Parkpark · 2.3 mi · 3 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes31 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197049 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202324 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: areas at High risk within 500 m of the centrea 1 in 30 chance of flooding in any year, or greaterAlso medium, low risk areas nearbySource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 5.4 · PM2.5 5.3 · PM10 9.9 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband95% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband100% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)4,143 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation99 m325 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 52 to 141 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCherry Knowle Hospital3.3 miGP surgeryMurton Medical Centre6 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyG Whitfield Limited9 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Surgeryunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi11 schools9 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimaryRibbon Schoolages 3-11, 514 pupilsunder a milePrimarySt Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Murtonages 2-11, 127 pupils1.1 miSecondarySeaham High Schoolages 11-16, 1,095 pupils1.7 miCollegeEast Durham College3.8 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland6.2 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL20 miRailway stationSeaham1.7 miBus stationInterchangeSeaham1.9 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays13 miBus stops45 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SR7 postcode district.


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