County Durham
Local authority in North East · 330 neighbourhoods
Areas
65 areasAgainst North East: to the right is safer, better schools, pricier. The tick is North East's middle.
- Durham City · DH14 neighbourhoods£3,250 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor · DH17 neighbourhoods£2,830 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale · DL127 neighbourhoods£2,520 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newton Hall & Brasside · DH15 neighbourhoods£2,360 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Lanchester · DH74 neighbourhoods£2,350 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Gilesgate & Old Durham · DH14 neighbourhoods£2,290 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chester-le-Street North · DH35 neighbourhoods£2,240 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Chester-le-Street South & East · DH35 neighbourhoods£2,230 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham · TS214 neighbourhoods£2,200 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Newton Aycliffe North · DL56 neighbourhoods£2,180 per m²PriceCrimeSchools
- Per m²
- £1,670 per m² · North East £2,000 per m²
- By type
- Flat £91k · Terraced £105k · Semi £151k · Detached £256k
- Neighbourhoods
- 330
Sources
HM Land Registry sales: the middle of the council's neighbourhoods' prices per m², beside the middle of North East's, and typical prices by type from the area price bands. Area figures only, never a home's value.
- Crime
- 98.1 per 1,000 a year · North East 115
Sources
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents a year (police.uk), the council's own figure; North East pools every council's crimes and residents.
Schools
238 state schools- Primary
- 208
- Secondary
- 30
Sources
State primaries and secondaries inside its boundary (DfE GIAS, Ofsted). The standing is each neighbourhood's best primary within 1 km, among North East's primaries.
Getting around
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood's walk to a station; protected cycle lanes and Cycleways inside the council.
Green & quiet
On mapSources
The typical (middle) neighbourhood: green space, the share of homes at 55 dB or more from road or rail, and air where it is published.
People
Census 2021- Household income
- £41,600 a year · typical North East neighbourhood £43,200
- Social renting
- 17% of homes · typical North East neighbourhood 17%
- Most-deprived fifth
- 40% of its neighbourhoods
- Least-deprived fifth
- 10% of its neighbourhoods
Sources
Income (ONS) and social renting (Census 2021) beside the middle of North East's neighbourhoods. Deprivation is the official Index of Multiple Deprivation for each neighbourhood, not its people: the share of the council's neighbourhoods in England's most and least deprived fifths.
Living costs
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Questions people ask
Is County Durham safe?
Police recorded about 98.1 crimes for every 1,000 residents in the 12 months to August 2026, lower than North East as a whole (115). Figures run high in busy centres where few people live, and they can't tell you how one street feels, so visit at different times of day.
How much do homes cost in County Durham?
Homes sold for a typical £1,670 per m² in the year to August 2026, lower than North East as a whole (£2,000 per m²). At that rate a 70 m² two-bedroom flat would cost roughly £115,000. This is a rough guide, not a valuation.
How many schools are there in County Durham?
There are 208 state primary and 30 state secondary schools inside County Durham's boundary. Living nearby doesn't guarantee a place, so check each school's admissions rules.
Is County Durham a deprived area?
40% of County Durham's 330 neighbourhoods are among the most deprived fifth in England, and 10% among the least deprived fifth, on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation. It combines income, jobs, health, education, crime, housing and living environment.