SR8 4BF
The median sold price for the postcode SR8 4BF is around £160,000, from 3 sales over the last 12 months. 80 crimes were recorded in the neighbourhood around SR8 4BF (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents) over the last 12 months, most commonly violence and sexual offences. No significant flood risk has been identified for this area. Figures are area-level and indicative only, and are not a substitute for professional assessments.
Flood risk
Rivers & sea: None identified. Surface water: None identified.
House prices
Sold prices from HM Land Registry, based on sales in this exact postcode, last 12 months.
Range £27,875 – £89,999
Based on a small number of transactions in this sector — monthly medians swing widely, so treat the shape of this line with caution.
By property type
Median sold price by type across SR8 4, last 24 months.
- Terraced£39,999(322 sales)
- Semi-detached£85,000(66 sales)
- Detached£207,500(12 sales)
- FlatToo few sales(4 sales)
Types shown greyed have few recent sales, and under 5 sales we show no median at all — the count is shown so you can judge it yourself.
SR8 4BF median £160,000 (12 months) vs the wider district £125,000 · England & Wales £283,000 (24 months).
Recorded crime
Crime data from Police.uk, based on incidents in the immediate neighbourhood (an official statistics area of roughly 1,500 residents), last 12 months.
How it compares
- Crime: 46% below the typical County Durham neighbourhood
- Crime: 27% below the typical England & Wales neighbourhood
Recorded crime in this neighbourhood compared with the typical (median) neighbourhood in County Durham and in England & Wales, over the last 12 months. Neighbourhoods here are official statistics areas (LSOAs) of broadly similar population, roughly 1,500 residents each, so this is a like-for-like comparison but not a per-resident rate. Areas with busy town centres or stations record more crime because of visitors, not just residents.
Broadband coverage
Gigabit-capable broadband is available to 100% of premises in SR8 4BF, compared with 81.9% across County Durham and 86.7% in England. Full fibre reaches 80.6% of premises across County Durham (England: 77.9%).
| Type of broadband | This postcode | County Durham | England | UK |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full fibrefibre all the way to the premises | n/a | 80.6% | 77.9% | 77.5% |
| Gigabit-capable1,000 Mbit/s available | 100% | 81.9% | 86.7% | 85.9% |
| Superfast30 Mbit/s or more available | 100% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.5% |
| Below the USOno decent connection available | 0% | 0.11% | 0.1% | 0.14% |
Deprivation
This neighbourhood is in decile 2 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025: more deprived than 86% of neighbourhoods in England.
Compared with County Durham: more deprived than 73% of its 330 neighbourhoods.
Selected measures
Decile for each measure, where 1 is the most deprived 10% in England.
- Income3of 10
- Employment1of 10
- Crime2of 10
- Living environment4of 10
Council tax
Most homes here are Band A (89%). Average Band D in Durham is £2,622.15 for 2026/27.
That is 10% above the England average Band D of £2,391.52.
Average Band A in Durham: £1,748.10 for 2026/27.
Homes by band in this neighbourhood
Share of the 750 homes on the valuation list at 31 March 2026.
- Band A89%
- Band B4%
- Band C4%
- Band D1%
- Band E0%
- Band F0%
- Band G0%
- Band H–
Nearest schools
The three closest state-funded primary and secondary schools in a straight line from the centre of this postcode, with what Ofsted published at each school's latest inspection. Special schools may appear in the list. Independent schools are not included.
Nearest primary schools
- Seascape Primary School0.2 miles (300 m)Ofsted report card, January 2026 · Special measures
- Inclusion Needs attention
- Curriculum and teaching Urgent improvement
- Achievement Urgent improvement
- Attendance and behaviour Urgent improvement
- Personal development and wellbeing Needs attention
- Early years Urgent improvement
- Leadership and governance Urgent improvement
- Safeguarding Met
- Cotsford Primary School0.5 miles (790 m)Ofsted, March 2024: GoodOfsted reports for Cotsford Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
- Dene House Primary School0.6 miles (890 m)Ofsted, March 2022: GoodOfsted reports for Dene House Primary School (opens in a new tab) ↗
Nearest secondary schools
- Dene Academy0.5 miles (770 m)Ofsted, November 2023: GoodOfsted reports for Dene Academy (opens in a new tab) ↗
- St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College1.2 miles (1.9 km)Ofsted ungraded inspection, June 2023: School remains GoodOfsted reports for St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College (opens in a new tab) ↗
- The Academy at Shotton Hall1.6 miles (2.6 km)Ofsted, July 2024: OutstandingOfsted reports for The Academy at Shotton Hall (opens in a new tab) ↗
Public transport
The nearest station to SR8 4BF is Horden, 0.5 miles (820 m) away in a straight line. There are 12 bus stops within 500 m.
Nearest stations
- 0.5 miles (820 m)Horden
- 5.2 miles (8.4 km)Seaham Rail Station
- 7.1 miles (11.4 km)Hartlepool Rail Station
How this area has changed
PostcodeLens combines saved monthly snapshots with views reconstructed from official source data, so you can compare today's figures with earlier months.
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Saved snapshots are the monthly figures PostcodeLens has recorded since July 2026. Reconstructed views are assembled from official source data (HM Land Registry price paid, Police UK crime) to show earlier months; they carry no flood history.
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