Bearpark & Witton Gilbert
County Durham · North East · population 7,851 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,810 of 6,856 in England
- #151 of 342 in North East
- #24 of 65 in County Durham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 18% · Elementary 15% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 18% |
| Elementary | 15% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Caring & leisure | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 5%
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
Bearpark & Witton Gilbert is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,810 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #24 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (79) but weak on Health (13). Typical homes here, about £149,975 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 30% in five years (from 108 sales), in line with the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,957 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £35,456 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 80 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £149,975 | 108 | +3.4% | +30.4% |
| Detached | £212,498 | 22 | -10.7% | -24.1% |
| Semi-detached | £130,000 | 49 | +3.6% | +41.3% |
| Terraced | £112,500 | 37 | +17.8% | +13.6% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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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 ?
- #1,957 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 #4,065 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 352 |
| Theft | 64 |
| Burglary | 20 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 85 |
| Public order & weapons | 41 |
| Drugs | 7 |
| Robbery | 0 |
| Other | 35 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 168 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.
- LeasoweWirral30£205,000
- Folkestone CentralFolkestone and Hythe30£230,000
- Esk Valley & Runswick CoastNorth Yorkshire30£292,500
- SheerwaterWoking30£323,000
- Lower ClaptonHackney30£787,825
- Golders Green NorthBarnet30£882,500