Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale
County Durham · North East · population 12,224 · 7 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #3,384 of 6,856 in England
- #102 of 342 in North East
- #14 of 65 in County Durham
- Around the England average
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 17% · Skilled trades 17% · Managers & directors 15%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 17% |
| Skilled trades | 17% |
| Managers & directors | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Elementary | 9% |
| Administrative | 8% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 7% |
| Sales & customer service | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 62% · No religion 32% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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
Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale sits close to the national midpoint for deprivation, #3,384 of 6,856 in England, and #14 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Crime (74) but weak on Living environment (19). Typical homes here sold for about £250,000 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 185 sales), 74% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,466 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £36,264 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £250,000 | 185 | +3.7% | +19.0% |
| Detached | £375,000 | 72 | +4.5% | +44.2% |
| Semi-detached | £240,000 | 43 | +14.3% | +33.3% |
| Terraced | £178,000 | 59 | -8.7% | +7.2% |
| Flat | £85,000 | 11 | -22.7% | -5.6% |
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Household income
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 ?
- #1,466 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #3,178 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 341 |
| Theft | 106 |
| Burglary | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 28 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 99 |
| Public order & weapons | 59 |
| Drugs | 15 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Other | 84 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 104 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in County Durham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Shepton MalletSomerset51£267,500
- Lower Gornal & The StraitsDudley51£272,500
- Retford NorthBassetlaw51£200,000
- Warden HillLuton51£330,000
- Hertford WestEast Hertfordshire51£427,000
- Charlton SlopesGreenwich51£600,000