5,168
Households
White Brit. · 76%
Ethnicity
No religion · 46%
Religion
Low deprivation
Avg IMD
140 · 7.3 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£307,704
Median property price
395
Postcodes
Overview of Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Coordinates54.7725, -1.5620
Postcodes
395
Population (Census)
19,244
Households (Census)
5,168
Recorded crime · May '26
140 · 7.3 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Low deprivation
Mean decile 7.13 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Low deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 7.13 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Property sales · Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
HM Land Registry · Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Average price
£326,068
YoY: +9.9%
Median price: £307,704
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £307,500
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£457k£314k£170k
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
Transactions are hidden by default.
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 Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Crime trends · Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
655136
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
50
YoY -15%
ASB
452810
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
31
YoY +24%
Vehicle Crime
740
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY +200%
Burglary
1260
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
2
YoY stable
Criminal damage
18125
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY +143%
Demographics in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Ethnicity
White Brit.76.2%
Other White6.0%
Chinese5.8%
White & Asian2.1%
Indian1.9%
+ 1 other groups · 8.0%
Religion
No religion46.3%
Christian36.4%
Not answered12.3%
Muslim2.0%
+ other · 2.9%
Age groups
20–2432.9%
16–1924.3%
25–349.1%
50–648.7%
35–498.1%
+ 6 other age groups · 16.9%
Households
Other, including all full-time students and all aged 66 years and over23.4%
Other21.1%
Any member 66+12.5%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children7.7%
All members 66+7.5%
+ 7 other households · 27.8%
Schools in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School
County Durham · DH1 2EY
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School
County Durham · DH1 2PN
Good
1.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Gilesgate
County Durham · DH1 2JQ
Good
0.8 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
St Oswald's Church of England Aided Primary and Nursery School
County Durham · DH1 3DQ
Good
0.4 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Durham Sixth Form Centre
County Durham · DH1 1SG
0.7 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
Durham Sixth Form Centre
County Durham · DH1 1SG
0.7 mi
16 plusStateMixed · Ages 16–19
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Postcodes in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
DH1 1BWDH1 1HSDH1 1HTDH1 1HYDH1 1HZDH1 1JADH1 1JJDH1 1JLDH1 1JNDH1 1JPDH1 1JRDH1 1JSDH1 1JUDH1 1JWDH1 1JXDH1 1JYDH1 1LADH1 1LEDH1 1LFDH1 1LGDH1 1LHDH1 1LJDH1 1LNDH1 1LQDH1 1LWDH1 1NUDH1 1NYDH1 1QEDH1 1QFDH1 1QGDH1 1QHDH1 1QJDH1 1QLDH1 1QNDH1 1QPDH1 1QQDH1 1QSDH1 1QTDH1 1QWDH1 1QZDH1 1RBDH1 1RDDH1 1REDH1 1RFDH1 1RGDH1 1RHDH1 1RPDH1 1RSDH1 1RTDH1 1RUDH1 1RXDH1 1RZDH1 1SADH1 1SBDH1 1SDDH1 1SFDH1 1SGDH1 1SHDH1 1SJDH1 1SLDH1 1SQDH1 1SWDH1 1SXDH1 1SYDH1 1SZDH1 1TADH1 1TBDH1 1TSDH1 1TXDH1 1UNDH1 1UPDH1 1URDH1 1WADH1 1WBDH1 1XDDH1 1XFDH1 1XGDH1 1XHDH1 2DSDH1 2EADH1 2EBDH1 2EDDH1 2EEDH1 2EFDH1 2EHDH1 2ENDH1 2EQDH1 2ERDH1 2ESDH1 2ETDH1 2EUDH1 2EXDH1 2EYDH1 2EZDH1 2FADH1 2FBDH1 2FDDH1 2FEDH1 2FGDH1 2FHDH1 2FJDH1 2FLDH1 2FNDH1 2FPDH1 2FQDH1 2FSDH1 2FTDH1 2FWDH1 2FXDH1 2FYDH1 2FZDH1 2GEDH1 2GFDH1 2HADH1 2HBDH1 2JADH1 2JHDH1 2JLDH1 2JNDH1 2JP