Seaham
Parish in County Durham, England
| Coordinates: | 54.839, -1.349 |
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| OS grid ref: | NZ 41 49 |
| Population: | 22,373 |
Seaham is a compact coastal parish on the Durham coast in County Durham, England, perched above pebble beaches and cliffs that look out over the North Sea. It expanded in the 19th century around a harbour built to export coal, so its streets, industrial terraces and harbor-front layout still reflect that mining and shipping history.
Today Seaham balances a working harbour and marina with growing tourism, known locally for its distinctive sea glass and fossil-hunting beaches, a regenerating waterfront and the converted estate of Seaham Hall. The economy mixes tourism, small-scale industry and commuting to nearby centres such as Durham and Sunderland, while community life retains a strong sense of mining heritage and coastal culture.
Postcode districts covering Seaham
Most populated places nearby
- Newcastle upon Tyne 15.8 miles
- Sunderland 4.9 miles
- Middlesbrough 19.9 miles
- Darlington 22.7 miles
- Hartlepool 13.1 miles
- South Shields 10.2 miles
- Stockton-on-Tees 18.6 miles
- Gateshead 11.9 miles
- Washington 7.8 miles
- Durham 9.5 miles
- Wallsend 13.1 miles
- Newburn 18.4 miles
Neighbouring places
- Seaham Built-up area 0.1 miles
- Deneside Ward 0.5 miles
- Dawdon Ward 0.7 miles
- Dalton-le-Dale Parish 1.3 miles
- Seaton with Slingley Parish 1.8 miles
- Hawthorn Parish 2.1 miles
- Murton Built-up area 2.3 miles
- Burdon Parish 2.4 miles
- Ryhope Ward 2.5 miles
- Doxford Ward 2.9 miles
- Warden Law Parish 3.1 miles
- Easington Colliery Parish 3.3 miles
Example postcodes in Seaham
SR7 7EL, SR7 0AU, SR7 0AQ, SR7 7RU, SR7 0JD, SR7 7PF, SR7 0PT, SR7 7TP, SR7 8HR … See all
Transport links
- Newcastle International Airport 19.3 miles
- Durham Tees Valley Airport 23 miles
- Seaham 0.3 miles
- Sunderland Station 4.8 miles
Hotels near Seaham Ad
- Holiday Inn Sunderland – City Centre 4 4.9 miles
- Host & Stay | Milbanke House 0.9 miles
- The Seaton Lane Inn - The Inn Collection Group 3 1.3 miles
- OYO The Village Inn, Murton Seaham 3 2.5 miles
- Highfield Hotel 5.4 miles
- Hilton Garden Inn Sunderland 4 5.5 miles
- The Whitehouse Peterlee 5 miles
- Grand Hotel Sunderland 4 6.7 miles
- Travelodge Sunderland Central 3 4.9 miles
- The Lemonfield Hotel 4 6.5 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 5.4 miles
- Stadium of Light Stadium 5.4 miles
- Castle Eden Dene Nature reserve 6.3 miles
- Dunkeld Close Estate 6.4 miles
- University of Durham University 10.5 miles
- Shields Harbour Harbour 11.6 miles
- Victoria Park Stadium 11.7 miles
- Arbeia museum Museum 11.9 miles
- Hartlepool Marina Marina 11.9 miles
- Arbeia Roman Fort Archaeological site 11.9 miles
- Beamish Museum Museum 12.3 miles