Blackhall

County Durham · North East · population 5,987 · 4 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,264 of 6,856 in England
  • #279 of 342 in North East
  • #56 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,949
Median age (est.)49
Density734per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above19%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 19%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 19%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 18%Lone parent: 13%Other: 14%
One person 39%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 18%Lone parent 13%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 14% · Process & plant 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades14%
Process & plant12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional11%
Sales & customer service11%
Elementary11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 36% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

Blackhall is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,264 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #56 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (72) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here, about £95,050 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 98 sales), 34% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,461 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 112 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 20 · #5,482
Employment 4 · #6,599
Education 14 · #5,866
Health 2 · #6,723
Crime 4 · #6,572
Housing & access 72 · #1,924
Living environment 44 · #3,851

House prices ?

£95,050median (12m) · +9.9% yr · n=98
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£95,05098+9.9%+45.7%
Detached£205,00015+3.5%+29.7%
Semi-detached£149,99830-3.2%+33.9%
Terraced£64,75053-7.5%+61.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£95,050
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)£29,461±£4,273 · #6,493 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,514
Price-to-income ?3.2×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 ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

112 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 668 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,256 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences319
Theft113
Burglary25
Vehicle crime22
Criminal damage & arson77
Public order & weapons69
Drugs15
Robbery4
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 110 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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