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County Durham

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
Most deprived 30–40%
Census 2021
522,068
Households
234,761
Crimes · Aug '26
5,895

Estimated population, mid-2025: 539,146 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

234,761
Households
White Brit. · 95%
Ethnicity
Christian · 55%
Religion
Most deprived 30⁠–⁠40%
Avg IMD
5,895
Crimes · Aug '26
£144,250
Median property price · Sep 2025⁠–⁠Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
£650
Average rent, August 2026
16,354
Postcodes

Sold prices in County Durham

England & Wales
Property sales · County Durham
HM Land Registry · County Durham
Average price
£172,764
Median price: £144,250
Median -1.9% vs prior 12 months
Standard sales only · Sep 2025–Aug 2026 · 5,862 sales
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Recent sale price trend
Sep '25 – Aug '26Aug '26: 165 sales · avg £174,183
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£182k£169k£156k
Sep '25Dec '25Mar '26Jun '26Aug '26
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 County Durham

England & Wales
Crime trends · County Durham

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearSep '24 – Aug '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
2,026
YoY +29%
2,2001,8061,412
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
ASB
1,068
YoY stable
1,219897575
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Vehicle Crime
182
YoY +47%
206155104
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Burglary
197
YoY +21%
245186126
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Criminal damage
754
YoY +38%
754564374
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other recorded crime
286
YoY stable
402321240
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
415
YoY +28%
423314205
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Theft From The Person
23
YoY +15%
24156
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Other Theft
293
YoY +49%
313241169
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26
Shoplifting
651
YoY +43%
738533328
Sep '24Mar '25Sep '25Mar '26Aug '26

0 of 6 key categories improving · other theft up sharply · vehicle crime rising

5,895
incidents · Aug '26

Demographics in County Durham

Ethnicity

Total residents: 522,068
White Brit.94.8%
Other White1.6%
+ other · 3.6%

Religion

Total residents: 522,068
Christian54.6%
No religion38.6%
Not answered5.1%
+ other · 1.6%

Age groups

Total residents: 522,068
50–6421.6%
35–4917.5%
65–7411.8%
25–3411.5%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 30.6%

Households

Total households: 234,761
One person: other19.3%
One person: aged 66+14.6%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.8%
Single family household, all members 66+10.1%
+ 9 other households · 33.3%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for County Durham

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Most deprived 30–40%
Mean decile 4.10 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Most deprived 30–40% on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 4.10 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).

Flood risk in County Durham

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

Amenities in County Durham

GPs make up most of the mapped places

81 GPs · 43 Libraries · 24 Universities · 176 in all

  • GPs81
  • Libraries43
  • Universities24
  • Museums17
  • Hospitals11

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in County Durham

Average rent, August 2026

£650/month

ONS Price Index of Private Rents — average monthly rent by bedroom.

£456
1 bed
£579
2 bed
£693
3 bed
£999
4 bed

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

School applications

We've matched this area to County Durham.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps in this list; where we hold a council's map, it is on the school's page.

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Admission appeals in County Durham

Appeals lodged

144

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
38 · 0.7% of admissions
Lodged
25 · 0.4% of admissions
Heard
5 · 20.0% of those heard
Successful

5,642 admissions

Infant
22 · 0.4% of admissions
Lodged
13 · 0.3% of admissions
Heard
4 · 30.8% of those heard
Successful

4,929 admissions

Secondary
106 · 1.6% of admissions
Lodged
66 · 1.0% of admissions
Heard
15 · 22.7% of those heard
Successful

6,757 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Overview of County Durham

Coordinates54.7523, -1.6315
Postcodes
16,354
Census 2021
522,068

Estimated population, mid-2025: 539,146 (ONS, published 29 Jul 2026)

Households (Census)
234,761
Recorded crime · Aug '26
5,895

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