Seaham
Built-up area in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.838, -1.35 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 41 49 |
| Population: | 22,373 |
Seaham in County Durham, England is a compact coastal town on the North Sea with a small harbour, cliffs and pebble beaches that form part of the nearby Durham Heritage Coast. Its seafront, promenades and rock‑pools are popular with walkers, anglers and birdwatchers, and the harbour area gives the town a distinctive maritime feel even though industry has changed over the years.
The town expanded in the 19th century as a coal‑exporting port built by the Londonderry family and later bore the social and economic shifts of the mining era. In recent decades Seaham has seen regeneration - historic buildings such as Seaham Hall have been restored, and there’s a modest mix of cafes, galleries and community events; it also benefits from good road and rail links to Durham and Sunderland, making it an accessible coastal stop in the north‑east.
Postcode districts covering Seaham
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15.8 miles25.5 km
- Sunderland 5 miles8 km
- Middlesbrough 19.8 miles31.9 km
- Darlington 22.6 miles36.4 km
- Hartlepool 13 miles20.9 km
- South Shields 10.3 miles16.6 km
- Stockton-on-Tees 18.5 miles29.8 km
- Gateshead 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Washington 7.8 miles12.5 km
- Durham 9.4 miles15.2 km
- Wallsend 13.2 miles21.2 km
- Newburn 18.4 miles29.6 km
Neighbouring places
- Deneside Ward 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Dawdon Ward 0.7 miles1.1 km
- Dalton-le-Dale Parish 1.2 miles1.9 km
- Seaton with Slingley Parish 1.8 miles2.8 km
- Hawthorn Parish 1.9 miles3.1 km
- Murton Built-up area 2.2 miles3.6 km
- Burdon Parish 2.4 miles3.8 km
- Ryhope Ward 2.5 miles4.1 km
- Doxford Ward 2.9 miles4.7 km
- Warden Law Parish 3 miles4.9 km
- Easington Colliery Parish 3.2 miles5.2 km
- South Hetton Built-up area 3.4 miles5.5 km
Example postcodes in Seaham
SR7 7JY, SR7 0PE, SR7 8JD, SR7 7DD, SR7 7BW, SR7 8AU, SR7 7SE, SR7 7AS, SR7 7ET … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 19.3 miles31.1 km
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22.9 miles36.9 km
- Seaham 0.4 miles0.6 km
- Sunderland Station 4.9 miles7.9 km
Hotels near Seaham Ad
- Seaham Hall and Serenity Spa 5 0.7 miles1.2 km
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 4.9 miles7.9 km
- Holiday Inn Sunderland - City Centre 4 5 miles8.1 km
- The Highfield Hotel 5.3 miles8.6 km
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 5.6 miles9 km
- The Seaburn Inn - the Inn Collection Group 3 6.9 miles11.1 km
- Lumley Castle Hotel 4 8.2 miles13.2 km
- Lemonfield Hotel 4 6.6 miles10.6 km
- Hotel Indigo Durham 4 9.8 miles15.7 km
- Hardwicke Hall Manor Hotel 6.7 miles10.7 km
Schools in Seaham
- New Seaham Academy Primary
- Ropery Walk Primary School Primary
- Seaham High School Secondary
- Seaham Trinity Primary School Primary
- Seaview Primary School Primary
- St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Seaham Primary
- St Mary Magdalen's Catholic Primary School Primary
- Westlea Primary School Primary
Local points of interest
- Outer Harbour Harbour 0.9 miles1.5 km
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Stadium of Light Stadium 5.5 miles8.9 km
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.2 miles10 km
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.4 miles10.3 km
- University of Durham University 10.4 miles16.7 km
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.6 miles18.7 km
- Shields Harbour Harbour 11.7 miles18.8 km
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 11.8 miles19 km
- Arbeia museum Museum 11.9 miles19.2 km
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 12 miles19.3 km
- Beamish Museum Museum 12.2 miles19.7 km