Seaham is located in the county of Durham, North East England, five miles east of the town of Hetton-le-Hole, five miles south-east of the major city of Sunderland, 106 miles south-east of Edinburgh, and 235 miles north of London. Seaham lies two miles south-east of the Tyne & Wear border. Seaham falls within the unitary authority of County Durham. It is in the SR7 postcode district. The post town for Seaham is Seaham.
Seaham is in the ceremonial county of Durham, the historic county of Durham, and the administrative county of County Durham.
Ceremonial County | Durham |
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Historic County | Durham |
Administrative County | County Durham |
Seaham is situated towards the northernmost extremity of Durham, and towards the easternmost extremity of Durham.
The nearest postcode to the centre of Seaham is SR7 7HQ.
Seaham is situated roughly centrally between the southernmost and northernmost extremities of the SR7 postcode district, and towards the easternmost extremity of the SR7 postcode district.
The post town for Seaham is Seaham. Seaham is in the SR7 postcode district, which corresponds to the post town of Seaham.
The centre of Seaham is located at position 54.83665° latitude and -1.33398° longitude.
Latitude | 54.83665° |
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Longitude | -1.33398° |
The centre of Seaham is located at the grid reference easting 442876 and northing 549295 within the British National Grid (OSGB36) system.
Easting | 442876 |
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Northing | 549295 |
Position of Seaham relative to nearby towns. Distance is measured from the centre of Seaham to the centre of the town.
Position of Seaham relative to nearby cities. Distance is measured from the centre of Seaham to the centre of the city.