5,505
Households
White Brit. · 94%
Ethnicity
Christian · 53%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
110 · 9.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£124,857
Median property price
302
Postcodes
Overview of Deerness
Coordinates54.7750, -1.6703
Postcodes
302
Population (Census)
11,850
Households (Census)
5,505
Recorded crime · May '26
110 · 9.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Deerness
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.94 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.94 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Deerness
Property sales · Deerness
HM Land Registry · Deerness
Average price
£147,760
YoY: +7.4%
Median price: £116,917
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 6 sales · avg £150,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£186k£142k£97k
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 Deerness
Crime trends · Deerness
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
453117
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
37
YoY +16%
ASB
37215
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +73%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +67%
Burglary
840
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
5
YoY +400%
Criminal damage
1482
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
13
YoY +160%
Demographics in Deerness
Ethnicity
White Brit.94.3%
Other White2.1%
+ other · 3.6%
Religion
Christian53.5%
No religion40.2%
Not answered4.7%
+ other · 1.6%
Age groups
50–6422.0%
35–4919.0%
25–3412.2%
65–7411.8%
10–157.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.9%
Households
Other21.0%
Any member 66+14.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children10.9%
All members 66+8.9%
+ 7 other households · 32.4%
Schools in Deerness
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Bearpark Primary School
County Durham · DH7 7AU
Good
1.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Esh Winning Academy
County Durham · DH7 9BE
Good
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Silver Tree Primary School and Nursery
County Durham · DH7 7LF
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Durham Academy
County Durham · DH7 7NG
Requires improvement
1.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Our Lady & St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Ushaw Moor
County Durham · DH7 7LF
Requires improvement
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Durham Community Business College for Technology and Enterprise
County Durham · DH7 7NG
1.4 mi
SecondaryStateMixed · Ages 11–16
Esh Winning Primary School
County Durham · DH7 9BE
1.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
The Independent Grammar School:Durham
County Durham · DH7 9QF
1.3 mi
All-throughIndependentMixed · Ages 4–16
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Deerness
Postcodes in Deerness
DH1 4TGDH1 4THDH1 4TJDH1 4TQDH7 7AADH7 7ABDH7 7ADDH7 7AEDH7 7AFDH7 7AGDH7 7AHDH7 7AJDH7 7ANDH7 7APDH7 7AQDH7 7ARDH7 7ASDH7 7ATDH7 7AUDH7 7AWDH7 7AXDH7 7AYDH7 7AZDH7 7BBDH7 7BDDH7 7BEDH7 7BGDH7 7BJDH7 7BLDH7 7BNDH7 7BPDH7 7BQDH7 7BTDH7 7BWDH7 7BYDH7 7BZDH7 7DADH7 7DBDH7 7DDDH7 7DEDH7 7DGDH7 7DHDH7 7DJDH7 7DLDH7 7DNDH7 7DPDH7 7DQDH7 7DRDH7 7DSDH7 7DTDH7 7DUDH7 7DWDH7 7DXDH7 7DYDH7 7DZDH7 7EADH7 7EBDH7 7EGDH7 7EHDH7 7EQDH7 7EXDH7 7FBDH7 7FDDH7 7FEDH7 7GADH7 7JXDH7 7JYDH7 7JZDH7 7LADH7 7LBDH7 7LDDH7 7LEDH7 7LFDH7 7LHDH7 7LJDH7 7LLDH7 7LNDH7 7LPDH7 7LQDH7 7LRDH7 7LSDH7 7LTDH7 7LUDH7 7LWDH7 7LXDH7 7LYDH7 7LZDH7 7NADH7 7NBDH7 7NDDH7 7NEDH7 7NFDH7 7NGDH7 7NHDH7 7NLDH7 7NNDH7 7NPDH7 7NQDH7 7NRDH7 7NSDH7 7NTDH7 7NUDH7 7NWDH7 7NXDH7 7NYDH7 7PADH7 7PBDH7 7PDDH7 7PEDH7 7PFDH7 7PGDH7 7PHDH7 7PLDH7 7PNDH7 7PPDH7 7PQDH7 7PRDH7 7PSDH7 7PUDH7 7PW