Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor

County Durham · North East · population 14,069 · 7 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

97Area Score / 100 ?
  • #231 of 6,856 in England
  • #9 of 342 in North East
  • #1 of 65 in County Durham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents13,300
Median age (est.)32
Density1,053per km²
No qualifications7%
Degree or above49%
No car or van17%

Age

0–14 15%15–24 28%25–44 23%45–64 21%65+ 13%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 24%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 5%Private rent 24%

Households

One person: 26%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 29%Lone parent: 7%Other: 21%
One person 26%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 29%Lone parent 7%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 41% · Managers & directors 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional41%
Managers & directors14%
Associate professional13%
Administrative7%
Elementary7%
Skilled trades5%
Caring & leisure5%
Sales & customer service4%
Process & plant3%

Ethnic group

White: 87%Asian: 7%Black: 1%Mixed: 3%Other: 2%
White 87%Asian 7%Black 1%Mixed 3%Other 2%

Religion & identity

Christian 45% · No religion 43% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 16%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #231 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (99) and lowest on Living environment (58). Typical homes here sold for about £310,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 156 sales) — roughly 2.2× the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £51,122 a year, in the top third of England. Recorded crime ran at 79 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 99 · #53
Employment 99 · #73
Education 97 · #176
Health 87 · #910
Crime 90 · #690
Housing & access 88 · #793
Living environment 58 · #2,884

House prices ?

£310,000median (12m) · +1.6% yr · n=156
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£310,000156+1.6%+4.6%
Detached£465,00051+13.4%+32.8%
Semi-detached£288,92053+7.0%+3.2%
Terraced£259,00039+39.6%+27.0%
Flat£175,00013+2.9%+6.1%
This area£310,000
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£51,122±£7,706 · #889 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£38,204
Price-to-income ?6.1×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

94Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

79 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,113 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #4,037 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences503
Theft150
Burglary71
Vehicle crime33
Criminal damage & arson93
Public order & weapons159
Drugs50
Robbery13
Other41

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 334 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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