Every home in one lucky County Durham street has landed a £1000 jackpot after winning the sum on the postcode lottery on Thursday.

The address, which is in Seaham, County Durham, was picked out by the Postcode Lottery - and will now receive a £1000 jackpot per ticket holder.

The grand win was revealed by the Postcode Lottery's official Twitter account, which posted the message: "It's Thursday, so we're giving a big thumbs up to all of our lucky DailyPrize winners.

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"You've won £1000 per ticket if you play with one of these lucky postcodes! Congratulations."

Among the list of streets, which included addresses in Milton Keynes, Nottingham, and Plymouth, there was enough room on the list for Ivy Avenue in Seaham. 

The People’s Postcode Lottery unveils daily prizes for postcodes around the UK including £30,000 jackpots for whole streets. Lucky players can also benefit from huge jackpots, with life-changing sums of money coming in after a knock at the door.

Check out the Seaham postcode which won the £1,000 sum below:

  • Ivy Avenue (Seaham) - SR7 8NF

The People’s Postcode Lottery costs £10 a month to play and there are guaranteed winners every day. People play with their chosen postcode and are automatically entered into all draws.

A minimum of 33 per cent from each ticket goes to charity and players have raised more than £950 million for over 9,000 charities and good causes since 2005.

Alongside the win for Seaham residents, two Sunderland addresses were also picked out to win the jackpot - how lucky!

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