4,939
Households
White Brit. · 96%
Ethnicity
Christian · 59%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
48 · 4.4 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£159,750
Median property price
337
Postcodes
Overview of Benfieldside
Coordinates54.8649, -1.8515
Postcodes
337
Population (Census)
10,968
Households (Census)
4,939
Recorded crime · May '26
48 · 4.4 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Benfieldside
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 6.07 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Around average on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 6.07 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Benfieldside
Property sales · Benfieldside
HM Land Registry · Benfieldside
Average price
£177,658
YoY: -6.3%
Median price: £158,500
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 4 sales · avg £216,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£243k£179k£114k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
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Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Police Recorded Crime in Benfieldside
Crime trends · Benfieldside
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
24168
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
22
YoY +38%
ASB
16103
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY -15%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +100%
Burglary
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY +100%
Criminal damage
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY -40%
Demographics in Benfieldside
Ethnicity
White Brit.95.9%
Other White1.7%
+ other · 2.4%
Religion
Christian59.0%
No religion34.9%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.5%
Age groups
50–6423.0%
35–4918.7%
65–7412.2%
25–3410.9%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.1%
Households
Other17.6%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.9%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children12.3%
All members 66+11.6%
+ 7 other households · 32.0%
Schools in Benfieldside
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Benfieldside Primary School
County Durham · DH8 0JX
Good
0.2 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Shotley Bridge Primary School
County Durham · DH8 0ES
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Mary's Catholic Primary School, Blackhill
County Durham · DH8 8JD
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 5–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Benfieldside
Postcodes in Benfieldside
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