Burnopfield

County Durham · North East · population 7,901 · 5 LSOAs

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

60Area Score / 100 ?
  • #2,774 of 6,856 in England
  • #82 of 342 in North East
  • #11 of 65 in County Durham
  • Around the England average
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,934
Median age (est.)47
Density509per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above31%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 9%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 23%

Tenure

Own outright: 38%Mortgage/shared: 36%Social rent: 13%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 38%Mortgage/shared 36%Social rent 13%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 20%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 20%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Caring & leisure9%
Process & plant9%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service8%

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 53% · No religion 41% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Burnopfield is close to the England average for deprivation, ranked #2,774 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #11 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Crime (83) and lowest on Health (34). Typical homes here sold for about £165,000 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 141 sales), 15% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #172 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £36,917 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 31 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 62 · #2,637
Employment 50 · #3,426
Education 68 · #2,226
Health 34 · #4,557
Crime 83 · #1,143
Housing & access 37 · #4,344
Living environment 53 · #3,199

House prices ?

£165,000median (12m) · +6.5% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£165,000141+6.5%+22.2%
Detached£344,00044+26.5%+43.3%
Semi-detached£177,50034+12.7%+30.5%
Terraced£126,00060+3.1%+24.1%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=3)
This area£165,000
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)£36,917±£5,328 · #4,395 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,329
Price-to-income ?4.5×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

31 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 245 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #481 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences119
Theft41
Burglary6
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson27
Public order & weapons15
Drugs7
Robbery0
Other9

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 →

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