SR8 1AP House Prices & Local Information

SR8 1AP is an up-and-coming urban area located 0.4km from Peterlee in Peterlee. Administratively it sits within Peterlee East ward and the Easington constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, SR8 1AP is a mature area with an older, predominantly retired population. Work and footfall patterns mark this as a large scale education zone — large schools, colleges, and universities, nationally widespread. This is a stable, socially diverse area (average age 45) — accessible for a wide range of households, from young families to empty nesters. 52% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 18% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are above average at 132 incidents per 1,000 residents — worth reviewing the crime breakdown below. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for SR8 1AP are sourced from Output Area E00105267 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.