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 miles
- Sunderland 5 miles
- Middlesbrough 19.8 miles
- Darlington 22.6 miles
- Hartlepool 13 miles
- South Shields 10.3 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 18.5 miles
- Gateshead 11.9 miles
- Washington 7.8 miles
- Durham 9.4 miles
- Wallsend 13.2 miles
- Newburn 18.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Deneside Ward 0.4 miles
- Dawdon Ward 0.7 miles
- Dalton-le-Dale Parish 1.2 miles
- Seaton with Slingley Parish 1.8 miles
- Hawthorn Parish 1.9 miles
- Murton Built-up area 2.2 miles
- Burdon Parish 2.4 miles
- Ryhope Ward 2.5 miles
- Doxford Ward 2.9 miles
- Warden Law Parish 3 miles
- Easington Colliery Parish 3.2 miles
- South Hetton Built-up area 3.4 miles
Example postcodes in Seaham
SR7 8DP, SR7 8EG, SR7 7SG, SR7 8JY, SR7 7DS, SR7 7BB, SR7 0BY, SR7 7DQ, SR7 0JB … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 19.3 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 22.9 miles
- Seaham 0.4 miles
- Sunderland Station 4.9 miles
Hotels near Seaham Ad
- Holiday Inn Sunderland – City Centre 4 5 miles
- The Seaton Lane Inn - The Inn Collection Group 3 1.3 miles
- Host & Stay | Milbanke House 0.9 miles
- OYO The Village Inn, Murton Seaham 3 2.4 miles
- Highfield Hotel 5.3 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 5.6 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 4.9 miles
- Grand Hotel Sunderland 4 6.8 miles
- Travelodge Sunderland Central 3 5 miles
- The Lemonfield Hotel 4 6.6 miles
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 miles
- Sunderland Harbour Harbour 5.5 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 5.5 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.2 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.4 miles
- University of Durham University 10.4 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.6 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 11.7 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 11.8 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 11.9 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 12 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 12.2 miles