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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 12 min8:27 am – 3:39 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,166 residentsin the Seaham Central & South census areaMedian age 43.63,670 households62% of homes owner-occupied35% owned outright16% social rented, 22% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting6.3% unemployment rate54% of adults are economically active, 3,423 in work, 24% retiredMain industries: health and social work 18%, retail and wholesale 16%, manufacturing 10%Getting to work: 21% work from home, 62% go by car, 5% take public transport, 11% walk or cycle59% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages21% of adults hold a degree or higher26% 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°C645 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November21 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 landmarksSeaham Beachbeach · under a mileNose's Pointheadland · 1.3 miEwe Hillhill · 1.0 miDawdon Denevalley · 1.2 miHawthorn Hivebay · 2.4 miHalliwell Bankscliffs · 1.9 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesTerrace Greenpark · under a mileDawdon Dene Parkpark · under a mile · 6 haSeaham Golf Coursegolf course · 1.0 mi · 39 haWagon Way Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 2 haSeaham Town Parkplaying field · 1.0 mi · 9 haThe Greenpark · 2.2 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes30 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19704 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202017 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202325 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 6.7 · PM2.5 5.5 · 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
Broadband87% 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)3,968 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation16 m52 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 69 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalCherry Knowle Hospital2.1 miGP surgeryMarlborough Surgery7 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyBoots8 pharmacies within 2 milesunder a mileDentistDental Practiceunder a mileSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi9 schools7 primary, 1 secondary, 1 nurseryPrimarySt Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary Schoolages 4-11, 308 pupilsright herePrimarySeaham Trinity Primary Schoolages 3-11, 349 pupilsunder a mileSecondarySeaham High Schoolages 11-16, 1,095 pupils1.1 miCollegeCity of Sunderland College4.6 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland4.9 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL20 miRailway stationSeahamunder a mileMetroPark Lane (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)4.7 miBus stationInterchangeSeahamunder a mileFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays11 miBus stops90 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports

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