Crook North & Tow Law

County Durham · North East · population 9,410 · 6 LSOAs

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

12Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,003 of 6,856 in England
  • #248 of 342 in North East
  • #47 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,365
Median age (est.)42
Density373per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above21%
No car or van26%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 24%Social rent: 31%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 24%Social rent 31%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 15%Other: 12%
One person 33%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 15%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 16% · Caring & leisure 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades16%
Caring & leisure13%
Elementary13%
Associate professional11%
Professional11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 40% · Other 0%

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

Crook North & Tow Law is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,003 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #47 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (45) and lowest on Health (7). Typical homes here, about £105,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 32% in five years (from 105 sales), 27% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,890 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 92 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 17 · #5,688
Employment 8 · #6,312
Education 18 · #5,592
Health 7 · #6,373
Crime 20 · #5,516
Housing & access 40 · #4,111
Living environment 45 · #3,768

House prices ?

£105,000median (12m) · +5.0% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£105,000105+5.0%+32.1%
Detached£235,00018+11.6%+38.2%
Semi-detached£102,00027-5.6%+21.4%
Terraced£95,00059+10.5%+52.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£105,000
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)£30,890±£4,462 · #6,220 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,166
Price-to-income ?3.4×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 ?

36Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

92 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 861 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #4,610 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences364
Theft68
Burglary48
Vehicle crime28
Criminal damage & arson177
Public order & weapons93
Drugs20
Robbery6
Other57

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 176 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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