6,839
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 52%
Religion
Around average
Avg IMD
96 · 6.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£149,114
Median property price
366
Postcodes
Overview of Pelton
Coordinates54.8728, -1.6160
Postcodes
366
Population (Census)
14,795
Households (Census)
6,839
Recorded crime · May '26
96 · 6.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Pelton
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Around average
Mean decile 4.67 (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 4.67 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Pelton
Property sales · Pelton
HM Land Registry · Pelton
Average price
£162,410
YoY: -1.9%
Median price: £157,044
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 5 sales · avg £163,200
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£213k£158k£103k
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 Pelton
Crime trends · Pelton
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
453524
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
34
YoY -13%
ASB
48288
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
26
YoY +30%
Vehicle Crime
1050
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
1
YoY -75%
Burglary
1481
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY -20%
Criminal damage
34193
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
11
YoY +22%
Demographics in Pelton
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.6%
+ other · 3.4%
Religion
Christian52.4%
No religion41.8%
Not answered4.4%
+ other · 1.4%
Age groups
50–6422.7%
35–4917.9%
25–3413.7%
65–7411.4%
75–847.0%
+ 6 other age groups · 27.3%
Households
Other20.0%
Any member 66+13.2%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children12.3%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
All members 66+10.1%
+ 6 other households · 32.7%
Schools in Pelton
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Benet's Catholic Primary School, Ouston
County Durham · DH2 1QX
Outstanding
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Ouston Primary School
County Durham · DH2 1RQ
Good
1.0 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
Pelton Community Primary School
County Durham · DH2 1EZ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Roseberry Primary and Nursery School
County Durham · DH2 1NP
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
West Pelton Primary School
County Durham · DH9 6SQ
Good
1.1 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Pelton Community Primary School
County Durham · DH2 1EZ
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Pelton
Postcodes in Pelton
DH2 1ATDH2 1AUDH2 1AWDH2 1BADH2 1BBDH2 1BDDH2 1BEDH2 1BFDH2 1BPDH2 1DADH2 1DBDH2 1DDDH2 1DEDH2 1DHDH2 1DJDH2 1DLDH2 1DNDH2 1DPDH2 1DQDH2 1DRDH2 1DSDH2 1DTDH2 1DUDH2 1DWDH2 1DXDH2 1DYDH2 1DZDH2 1EADH2 1EBDH2 1EDDH2 1EEDH2 1EFDH2 1EGDH2 1EHDH2 1EJDH2 1ELDH2 1ENDH2 1EPDH2 1ERDH2 1ESDH2 1ETDH2 1EWDH2 1EXDH2 1EZDH2 1FHDH2 1FJDH2 1FLDH2 1FNDH2 1FPDH2 1GDDH2 1HPDH2 1HRDH2 1HSDH2 1HTDH2 1HUDH2 1HXDH2 1HYDH2 1HZDH2 1JADH2 1JBDH2 1JDDH2 1JHDH2 1JJDH2 1JLDH2 1JNDH2 1JPDH2 1JRDH2 1JSDH2 1JTDH2 1JUDH2 1JWDH2 1JXDH2 1JYDH2 1JZDH2 1LADH2 1LBDH2 1LDDH2 1LEDH2 1LFDH2 1LGDH2 1LHDH2 1LJDH2 1LLDH2 1LPDH2 1LQDH2 1LRDH2 1LSDH2 1LTDH2 1LUDH2 1LWDH2 1LXDH2 1LYDH2 1LZDH2 1NADH2 1NBDH2 1NDDH2 1NEDH2 1NFDH2 1NGDH2 1NHDH2 1NJDH2 1NLDH2 1NNDH2 1NPDH2 1NQDH2 1NRDH2 1NSDH2 1NTDH2 1NUDH2 1NXDH2 1PBDH2 1PDDH2 1PEDH2 1PGDH2 1PHDH2 1PJDH2 1PLDH2 1PNDH2 1PPDH2 1PQ