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County Durham: its 65 neighbourhoods compared
Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against County Durham as a whole, from official records, as of 1 November 2026. Typical house prices run from £51,850 in Horden to £360,000 in Durham City.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours
63.5%
University Hospital North Durham, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response
21 min 9 s
Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).
Fire engines at dwelling fires
8 min 24 s
Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).
Homes at high or medium flood risk
0.4%
1,122 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 7th of 12 councils in North East.
Households in fuel poverty
10.0%
2024, England's own measure; 1st highest of 12 in North East.
Extra deaths in winter
22.5%
Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).
Neighbourhoods in County Durham
| Neighbourhood | Typical house | Typical flat | Affluence today | Signs of gentrification |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor | £310,000 | £171,000 | Affluent | Mixed signs |
| Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale | £240,000 | £110,000 | Middle income | Some signs |
| Bearpark & Witton Gilbert | £130,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Belmont & Carrville | £190,000 | £90,500 | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley | £194,000 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Bishop Auckland Central & West | £152,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange | £92,999 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Bishop Auckland South | £105,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Blackhall | £83,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Brandon & Brancepeth | £133,975 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill | £147,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Burnopfield | £141,500 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Catchgate & Dipton | £110,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Chester-le-Street North | £200,000 | £90,000 | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Chester-le-Street South & East | £200,000 | £85,000 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell | £126,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Chilton | £95,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Consett | £120,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Coundon North | £95,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill | £144,500 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Crook North & Tow Law | £100,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Crook South | £115,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Delves Lane & Leadgate | £130,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| Durham City | £360,000 | £213,000 | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Easington & Hawthorn | £82,350 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Esh Winning & Ushaw Moor | £125,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop | £150,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Ferryhill East & Cornforth | £90,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Gilesgate & Old Durham | £168,500 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Great Lumley & Bournmoor | £181,750 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| High Shincliffe & Bowburn | £142,500 | – | Middle income | Mixed signs |
| Horden | £51,850 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Lanchester | £176,500 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Langley Park & Satley | £122,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Murton North & Parkside | £100,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Newton Aycliffe East | £115,575 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Newton Aycliffe North | £180,000 | – | Middle income | Clear signs |
| Newton Aycliffe South | £130,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Newton Aycliffe West | £70,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Few signs |
| Newton Hall & Brasside | £215,000 | £86,250 | Affluent | Few signs |
| Ouston & Beamish | £168,000 | – | Middle income | Moving the other way |
| Pelton & Perkinsville | £122,750 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Peterlee East | £85,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Peterlee South | £170,500 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Peterlee West | £85,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Pity Me & Framwellgate Moor | £169,000 | £115,000 | Below average income | Some signs |
| Sacriston | £135,000 | – | Below average income | Clear signs |
| Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland | £120,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
| Seaham Central & South | £110,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Moving the other way |
| Seaham Northlea & Westlea | £166,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham | £195,000 | – | Affluent | Moving the other way |
| Sherburn & West Rainton | £142,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Shildon | £75,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Some signs |
| Shotton & Haswell | £102,000 | – | Below average income | Some signs |
| South Murton & South Hetton | £100,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West | £96,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Spennymoor West | £140,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Stanhope & Weardale | £205,000 | – | Below average income | Moving the other way |
| Stanley North & East | £105,000 | – | Below average income | Mixed signs |
| Stanley South | £100,000 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Strong signs |
| Stanley West & Annfield Plain | £78,500 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Strong signs |
| Thornley & Wheatley Hill | £92,999 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Clear signs |
| Trimdon & Fishburn | £99,950 | – | Among the most income-deprived | Mixed signs |
| Tudhoe Grange | £140,000 | – | Middle income | Few signs |
| Wingate & Castle Eden | £135,000 | – | Below average income | Few signs |
Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.
A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest County Durham's residents
| A&E | Nearest to | Seen within 4 hours | Nation | Waited over 12 hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University Hospital North Durham | 303,655 residents (1.1 km from the nearest) | 63.5% in September 2026 | England 61% | 11.9% |
| Darlington Memorial Hospital | 76,208 residents (9.0 km from the nearest) | 60.5% in September 2026 | England 61% | 14.7% |
| Sunderland Royal Hospital | 60,313 residents (7.4 km from the nearest) | 62.8% in September 2026 | England 61% | 1.9% |
| Queen Elizabeth Hospital | 54,573 residents (6.7 km from the nearest) | 58.6% in September 2026 | England 61% | 2.7% |
| University Hospital of North Tees | 27,332 residents (10.7 km from the nearest) | 38.9% in September 2026 | England 61% | 5.3% |
Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.
Ambulance response times
- Ambulance service County Durham is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
- Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
GP appointments: how soon people are seen
- GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.
Fire and rescue response times
- Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 8 min 24 s on average over 259 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers County Durham and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
- Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 9 min 11 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Homes at risk of flooding
- Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 1,122 (0.4% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
- Where it ranks 7th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.
Fuel poverty
- Households in fuel poverty, 2024 10.0% (about 24,731 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
- Where it ranks 1st highest of 12 councils in North East.
- Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Extra deaths in winter
- Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 22.5% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
- Latest winter, 2020/21 23.8% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Postcode districts in County Durham
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