Bishop Auckland South

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

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

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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.

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.

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