Bishop Auckland South

County Durham · North East · population 7,015 · 5 LSOAs

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

4Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,551 of 6,856 in England
  • #311 of 342 in North East
  • #62 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,038
Median age (est.)41
Density3,360per km²
No qualifications31%
Degree or above17%
No car or van36%

Age

0–14 19%15–24 12%25–44 23%45–64 26%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 26%Mortgage/shared: 22%Social rent: 39%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 26%Mortgage/shared 22%Social rent 39%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 20%Lone parent: 19%Other: 12%
One person 35%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 20%Lone parent 19%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 18% · Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 14%

All occupation groups
Elementary18%
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Professional10%
Associate professional9%
Administrative7%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 55% · No religion 39% · Other 0%

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

Bishop Auckland South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,551 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #62 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (75) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here, about £100,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 64 sales), 31% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,595 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 130 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 6 · #6,449
Employment 2 · #6,730
Education 4 · #6,558
Health 1 · #6,764
Crime 8 · #6,291
Housing & access 68 · #2,226
Living environment 75 · #1,712

House prices ?

£100,000median (12m) · -4.8% yr · n=64
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£100,00064-4.8%+31.6%
Detached£220,00011+15.8%+25.7%
Semi-detached£100,00025-7.8%+16.3%
Terraced£70,00027-6.7%+21.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£100,000
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)£29,595±£5,168 · #6,473 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,324
Price-to-income ?3.4×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 ?

14Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 914 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,651 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences385
Theft137
Burglary34
Vehicle crime38
Criminal damage & arson168
Public order & weapons81
Drugs26
Robbery6
Other39

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 284 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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