Coundon North

County Durham · North East · population 7,188 · 5 LSOAs

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

6Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,476 of 6,856 in England
  • #302 of 342 in North East
  • #60 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,238
Median age (est.)45
Density492per km²
No qualifications29%
Degree or above21%
No car or van28%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 22%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 23%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 23%Social rent 33%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 15%Other: 13%
One person 35%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 15%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Caring & leisure 15% · Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Caring & leisure15%
Skilled trades14%
Elementary13%
Professional11%
Associate professional10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%

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 56% · No religion 37% · 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

Coundon North is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,476 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #60 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (54) and lowest on Employment (3). Typical homes here sold for about £127,825 over the past year, up 16% across five years (from 86 sales), 11% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,048 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 111 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 10 · #6,154
Employment 3 · #6,627
Education 12 · #6,044
Health 3 · #6,627
Crime 7 · #6,360
Housing & access 28 · #4,947
Living environment 54 · #3,172

House prices ?

£127,825median (12m) · +16.2% yr · n=86
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£127,82586+16.2%+16.3%
Detached£237,50026-5.0%+27.0%
Semi-detached£119,75026-7.9%+49.7%
Terraced£79,50034+15.6%+17.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£127,825
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)£29,048±£4,407 · #6,562 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,773
Price-to-income ?4.4×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 ?

18Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

111 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 796 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,231 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences356
Theft136
Burglary30
Vehicle crime19
Criminal damage & arson133
Public order & weapons61
Drugs16
Robbery2
Other43

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 208 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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