Crook South

County Durham · North East · population 9,838 · 6 LSOAs

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

34Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,516 of 6,856 in England
  • #136 of 342 in North East
  • #22 of 65 in County Durham
  • More deprived (bottom 40%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,781
Median age (est.)47
Density330per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van20%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 40%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 8%Private rent: 20%
Own outright 40%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 8%Private rent 20%

Households

One person: 35%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 10%Other: 14%
One person 35%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 10%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative10%
Elementary10%
Process & plant9%
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 57% · No religion 37% · 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 South is in the more-deprived bottom 40% of England, ranked #4,516 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #22 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (51) and lowest on Health (22). Typical homes here sold for about £115,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+0%) (from 139 sales), 20% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Cheaper homes only partly offset the deprivation score, leaving it at #1,330 of 6,851 on our affordability-adjusted measure. Typical household take-home income is around £32,192 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 85 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 46 · #3,713
Employment 26 · #5,050
Education 48 · #3,556
Health 22 · #5,352
Crime 29 · #4,886
Housing & access 51 · #3,357
Living environment 29 · #4,851

House prices ?

£115,000median (12m) · +15.0% yr · n=139
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£115,000139+15.0%0.0%
Detached£245,00031+11.4%+44.1%
Semi-detached£147,00033-8.1%+11.8%
Terraced£95,00074+25.8%+35.7%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£115,000
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)£32,192±£4,621 · #5,906 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,200
Price-to-income ?3.6×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 ?

81Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

85 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 832 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #4,307 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences370
Theft112
Burglary53
Vehicle crime29
Criminal damage & arson146
Public order & weapons80
Drugs16
Robbery2
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 228 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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