Map of SR8 5AZ postcode

General information
Postcode SR8 5AZ
Post Town Peterlee
Nearest station Horden (3 km)
Bus stops
Essington Way - Stephenson Road (NE)
Essington Way - Stephenson Road (SE)
Northampton Road (SW)
Northampton Road (NE)
Leicester Walk (E)
Post Box (NW)
Roads in this postcode
Number of UPRNs 9 View
Known addresses
Acre Rigg Filling Station, Essington Way, Peterlee
Essington House, Essington Way, Peterlee
Unit 2 Essington Way, Peterlee
Main property type Other
Businesses
Geography
Latitude 54.77329
Longitude -1.344567
Easting 442262
Northing 542238
Grid reference NZ422422
UTM reference 30U 606486 6070820
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Plus code 9C6WQMF4+85
Altitude 108 metres (355 feet)
Sunrise (today) 5:34
Sunset (today) 20:33
Distance away
Distance to sea 2.5 KMs (1.5 miles)
Administrative areas
Parish Peterlee E04010677
Ward Peterlee E05016188
Unitary Authority County Durham E06000047
County County Durham E11000007
Constituency (2024) Easington E14001211
MP Grahame Morris Labour
Police force Durham
NUTS/ITL 3 Durham
NUTS/ITL 2 Northumberland, Durham and Tyne & Wear
NUTS/ITL 1 North East
Country England E92000001
Data
Date introduced January 1980
Last updated March 2026
User type Small (addresses receive less than 25 items of mail per day)
Quality Within the building of the matched address closest to the postcode mean
Demographics
Index of Multiple Deprivation (2017-2025)
2,434 / 33,755
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Average household income (2020)
£31,700
Lowest (£22,200) Highest (£108,100)
Rural/urban (2021)Urban: Nearer to a major town or city
Rural/urban (2011)Urban city and town
Built up area (2024)PeterleeE63007291
Census output area (2021)E00105216
Census output area (2011)E00105216
Lower layer super output area (2021)County Durham 035BE01020734
Lower layer super output area (2011)County Durham 035BE01020734
Middle layer super output area (2021)Peterlee WestE02004328
Middle layer super output area (2011)Peterlee WestE02004328
Travel to work areaSunderlandE30000275
Property sales
Average property price in Sunderland £138,247
Annual change -0.4%
View all properties sold in the SR postcode area
Properties recently sold in this postcode
AddressTypeDatePrice
Unit 2 Essington Way, PeterleeOther (freehold)Mar 2023£1,248,000
Other (freehold)Mar 2015£2,900,000
Essington House, Essington Way, PeterleeOther (freehold)Mar 2018£104,250
Acre Rigg Filling Station, Essington Way, PeterleeOther (freehold)Feb 2018£1,350,000


View all properties sold in the SR8 5 sector

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