Chester-le-Street South & East

County Durham · North East · population 7,893 · 5 LSOAs

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

85Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,040 of 6,856 in England
  • #33 of 342 in North East
  • #4 of 65 in County Durham
  • Least deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,897
Median age (est.)52
Density2,222per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above37%
No car or van16%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 9%25–44 18%45–64 33%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 2%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 2%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 21%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 16%
One person 31%Couple, no children 21%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 16%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 25% · Administrative 14% · Associate professional 14%

All occupation groups
Professional25%
Administrative14%
Associate professional14%
Managers & directors14%
Skilled trades8%
Elementary7%
Sales & customer service7%
Caring & leisure7%
Process & plant5%

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 61% · No religion 33% · Other 1%

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 South & East is in the least-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #1,040 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #4 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (92) and lowest on Health (51). Typical homes here sold for about £198,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 132 sales), 38% 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, #15 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £39,587 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 64 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 92 · #533
Employment 73 · #1,856
Education 91 · #629
Health 51 · #3,336
Crime 75 · #1,719
Housing & access 87 · #896
Living environment 62 · #2,630

House prices ?

£198,500median (12m) · +15.2% yr · n=132
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£198,500132+15.2%+13.9%
Detached£315,00028-1.7%+18.9%
Semi-detached£238,50032+27.4%+42.0%
Terraced£152,50052+5.2%+27.1%
Flat£88,97520+3.5%+14.1%
This area£198,500
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)£39,587±£5,699 · #3,541 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£36,052
Price-to-income ?5.0×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 ?

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

Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 502 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #3,109 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences249
Theft82
Burglary17
Vehicle crime21
Criminal damage & arson61
Public order & weapons43
Drugs9
Robbery3
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 145 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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