Gilesgate & Old Durham
County Durham · North East · population 6,804 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode DH1
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,695 of 6,856 in England
- #216 of 342 in North East
- #43 of 65 in County Durham
- Most deprived 10-20%
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 24% · Elementary 17% · Associate professional 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 24% |
| Elementary | 17% |
| Associate professional | 12% |
| Sales & customer service | 11% |
| Caring & leisure | 9% |
| Skilled trades | 8% |
| Managers & directors | 7% |
| Administrative | 7% |
| Process & plant | 6% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 44% · No religion 44% · Muslim 3%
Born outside the UK: 16%
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
Gilesgate & Old Durham is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,695 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #43 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (94) but weak on Crime (7). Typical homes here, about £174,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 56 sales), 21% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,144 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 182 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £174,250 | 56 | -15.0% | +39.4% |
| Detached | £294,496 | 15 | -2.3% | — |
| Semi-detached | £173,000 | 19 | +1.8% | +55.2% |
| Terraced | £158,000 | 19 | +21.5% | +23.9% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #3,892 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,107 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 324 |
| Theft | 503 |
| Burglary | 62 |
| Vehicle crime | 45 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 126 |
| Public order & weapons | 112 |
| Drugs | 29 |
| Robbery | 10 |
| Other | 24 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 235 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in County Durham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Askern, Campsall & NortonDoncaster17£175,000
- Earlsheaton & ChickenleyKirklees17£202,750
- Guisborough NorthRedcar and Cleveland17£130,000
- Winton & WestwoodSalford17£238,000
- Thames ViewBarking and Dagenham17£335,000
- Fleetwood South EastWyre17£159,225