Chester-le-Street North

County Durham · North East · population 8,022 · 5 LSOAs

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

72Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,897 of 6,856 in England
  • #55 of 342 in North East
  • #7 of 65 in County Durham
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,957
Median age (est.)50
Density1,203per km²
No qualifications17%
Degree or above33%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 9%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 28%

Tenure

Own outright: 45%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 11%Private rent: 11%
Own outright 45%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 11%Private rent 11%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 31%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 21% · Associate professional 14% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional21%
Associate professional14%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure8%
Elementary8%
Sales & customer service7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 36% · 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

Chester-le-Street North is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,897 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #7 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (89) and lowest on Health (45). Typical homes here sold for about £196,000 over the past year, down 7% across five years (from 129 sales), 36% 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, #77 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £38,498 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 70 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 67 · #2,274
Employment 60 · #2,767
Education 65 · #2,390
Health 45 · #3,789
Crime 66 · #2,329
Housing & access 89 · #732
Living environment 75 · #1,732

House prices ?

£196,000median (12m) · -3.2% yr · n=129
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£196,000129-3.2%-6.7%
Detached£360,00035+21.6%+29.7%
Semi-detached£190,00062+2.7%-5.0%
Terraced£124,00017+24.0%-2.4%
Flat£77,50015-12.9%-18.0%
This area£196,000
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)£38,498±£5,483 · #3,869 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£35,449
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

70 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 564 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #3,556 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences183
Theft184
Burglary25
Vehicle crime35
Criminal damage & arson65
Public order & weapons44
Drugs7
Robbery4
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 95 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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