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This is a profile for the central postcode in SR8 which is SR8 5DY. Neighbourhood profiles vary significantly from postcode to postcode.

Often, many of the people who live in this sort of postcode will be low income, older people living in smaller semis.

Neighbourhoods fitting this profile can be found across the country but main concentrations are in the West Midlands and the North East in towns such as Wolverhampton, Walsall and Dudley, Durham, Newcastle upon Tyne and Sunderland.

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Schools

Find out the performance data, locations and contact details of your local schools. All the vital information you need to help make educational decisions for your children.
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Crime

The Durham Constabulary force is responsible for policing the Easington Council local authority area.
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Council tax

The average council tax per household in Durham council is £0.00, compared to an average in England of £1,278.93.
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Local news

Police e-mail suspect's contacts

11/12/2009 13:17:58

Police have sent emails to 2,500 people listed as the online contacts of a man accused of killing a County Durham teenager.
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Student is found dead on pathway

11/12/2009 18:16:14

Police are investigating after the body of a 19-year-old man is found on a pathway in Durham City.
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Stab 'heroes' get bravery awards

11/12/2009 11:33:38

Awards are to be presented to seven people who aided a shop worker stabbed by a Darlington man.
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'Billy Elliots' aid culture bid

10/12/2009 16:14:44

A troupe of aspiring Billy Elliots join one of the young stars of the musical to promote Durham's bid to be UK City of Culture in 2013.
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Cold callers offered cool welcome

10/12/2009 17:12:30

A "no cold callers" scheme in a County Durham town aims to deter unwanted or aggressive doorstep sellers.
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Tell us a story

14/07/2003 08:34:29

Got a story? Get in touch with the BBC News website
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Other local news

19/10/2004 10:50:36

Link to other local news internet sites in Wearside
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Getting on with it

07/12/2009 14:13:37

The emotions of slaughtering Christmas turkeys
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Railway Stations

Seaham (4.97 miles away), Northern Rail

Hartlepool (7.67 miles away), Northern Rail

Seaton Carew (9.40 miles away), Northern Rail

Sunderland (9.66 miles away), Northern Rail

Durham (9.77 miles away), National Express East Coast

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