2,592
Households
White Brit. · 97%
Ethnicity
Christian · 57%
Religion
Among the most deprived
Avg IMD
77 · 13.5 per 1k
Crimes · May '26
£104,750
Median property price
184
Postcodes
Overview of Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Coordinates54.7465, -1.4266
Postcodes
184
Population (Census)
5,689
Households (Census)
2,592
Recorded crime · May '26
77 · 13.5 per 1k
Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
Among the most deprived
Mean decile 2.35 (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 2.35 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).
Sold prices in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Property sales · Thornley & Wheatley Hill
HM Land Registry · Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Average price
£124,766
YoY: +18.6%
Median price: £99,200
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Jun '24 – May '26May '26: 2 sales · avg £125,000
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£193k£133k£73k
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 Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Crime trends · Thornley & Wheatley Hill
data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJun '24 – May '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
342210
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
20
YoY +11%
ASB
19101
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
19
YoY +36%
Vehicle Crime
630
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
3
YoY stable
Burglary
1370
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
4
YoY +300%
Criminal damage
30186
Jun '24Dec '24Jun '25Dec '25May '26
17
YoY -26%
Demographics in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Ethnicity
White Brit.96.6%
Other White1.3%
+ other · 2.1%
Religion
Christian57.0%
No religion37.2%
Not answered4.9%
+ other · 0.9%
Age groups
50–6421.7%
35–4917.7%
25–3413.3%
65–7411.1%
75–847.6%
+ 6 other age groups · 28.6%
Households
Other19.4%
Any member 66+13.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children11.8%
All members 66+9.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children9.3%
+ 7 other households · 35.8%
Schools in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Open state schools in this area, ranked by Ofsted rating.
St Godrics Catholic Primary School, Thornley
County Durham · DH6 3NR
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 4–11
Thornley Academy
County Durham · DH6 3DZ
Good
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School
County Durham · DH6 3RQ
Good
0.3 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 2–11
Thornley Primary School
County Durham · DH6 3DZ
0.6 mi
PrimaryStateMixed · Ages 3–11
School performance data © Crown copyright. Source: Department for Education.
Postcode Districts in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Postcodes in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
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