5,474
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
No religion · 48%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
57 · 4.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£83,500
Median property price
253
Postcodes
Overview of Peterlee
Coordinates54.7637, -1.3439
Postcodes
253
Population (Census)
12,599
Households (Census)
5,474
Recorded crime · May '26
57 · 4.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Peterlee
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 1.88 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as Among the most deprived on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 1.88 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Peterlee
Property sales · Peterlee
HM Land Registry · Peterlee
Average price
£101,564
YoY: +2.3%
Median price: £87,487
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 3 sales · avg £88,333
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£154k£117k£80k
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 Peterlee
Crime trends · Peterlee
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
452913
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
25
YoY -32%
ASB
20111
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
7
YoY -65%
Vehicle Crime
420
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Burglary
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
0
YoY -100%
Criminal damage
17114
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
8
YoY -27%
Demographics in Peterlee
Ethnicity
White Brit.97.2%
Other White1.1%
+ other · 1.7%
Religion
No religion48.4%
Christian45.8%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6419.4%
35–4918.4%
25–3413.6%
65–748.5%
10–157.9%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.2%
Households
Other19.2%
Lone parent family: With dependent children14.0%
Any member 66+11.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.7%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.8%
+ 8 other households · 36.6%
Schools in Peterlee
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
Acre Rigg Academy
County Durham · SR8 2DU
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 7–11
Acre Rigg Infant School
County Durham · SR8 2DU
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–7
Our Lady of the Rosary Catholic Primary School
County Durham · SR8 1DE
Good
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Seascape Primary School
County Durham · SR8 5NJ
Good
0.7 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
County Durham · SR8 1DE
Good
0.5 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 11–18
East Durham College
County Durham · SR8 2RN
0.2 mi
Secondary with sixth formStateMixed · Ages 14–99
Howletch Lane Primary School
County Durham · SR8 2NQ
Not judged
0.5 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Peterlee
Postcodes in Peterlee
SR8 1BXSR8 1DASR8 1DBSR8 1DDSR8 1DESR8 1DFSR8 1DGSR8 1DQSR8 1FASR8 1NTSR8 2AASR8 2ABSR8 2ADSR8 2AESR8 2AFSR8 2AGSR8 2AJSR8 2ALSR8 2ANSR8 2APSR8 2AQSR8 2ARSR8 2ASSR8 2ATSR8 2AUSR8 2AWSR8 2AXSR8 2AYSR8 2AZSR8 2BASR8 2BBSR8 2BDSR8 2BESR8 2BJSR8 2BLSR8 2BNSR8 2BPSR8 2BSSR8 2BTSR8 2BUSR8 2BWSR8 2BXSR8 2BYSR8 2BZSR8 2DASR8 2DBSR8 2DDSR8 2DESR8 2DFSR8 2DGSR8 2DHSR8 2DJSR8 2DLSR8 2DNSR8 2DPSR8 2DQSR8 2DSSR8 2DTSR8 2DUSR8 2DWSR8 2DXSR8 2DYSR8 2DZSR8 2EASR8 2EESR8 2EFSR8 2EGSR8 2EHSR8 2EJSR8 2ELSR8 2ENSR8 2EPSR8 2EQSR8 2ERSR8 2ESSR8 2ETSR8 2EUSR8 2EWSR8 2EXSR8 2EYSR8 2EZSR8 2FASR8 2HASR8 2HBSR8 2HDSR8 2HESR8 2HFSR8 2HGSR8 2HHSR8 2HJSR8 2HLSR8 2HNSR8 2HQSR8 2HWSR8 2JLSR8 2JNSR8 2JPSR8 2JRSR8 2JSSR8 2JTSR8 2JUSR8 2JWSR8 2JXSR8 2JYSR8 2JZSR8 2LASR8 2LBSR8 2LDSR8 2LESR8 2LFSR8 2LGSR8 2LHSR8 2LJSR8 2LLSR8 2LNSR8 2LPSR8 2LQSR8 2LRSR8 2LWSR8 2LZ