Newton Aycliffe East

County Durham · North East · population 5,600 · 4 LSOAs

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

20Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,448 of 6,856 in England
  • #202 of 342 in North East
  • #39 of 65 in County Durham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,538
Median age (est.)45
Density877per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above21%
No car or van29%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 29%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 29%Private rent: 14%
Own outright 29%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 29%Private rent 14%

Households

One person: 36%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 36%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Process & plant 13% · Elementary 12% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Process & plant13%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure12%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Administrative10%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

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 52% · No religion 43% · Other 0%

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

Newton Aycliffe East is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,448 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #39 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (82) but weak on Health (7). Typical homes here sold for about £123,500 over the past year, up 19% across five years (from 58 sales), 14% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £30,212 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 110 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 23 · #5,290
Employment 15 · #5,832
Education 26 · #5,036
Health 7 · #6,353
Crime 23 · #5,304
Housing & access 45 · #3,741
Living environment 82 · #1,225

House prices ?

£123,500median (12m) · +11.0% yr · n=58
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£123,50058+11.0%+19.3%
Detached£160,0006+29.0%
Semi-detached£141,50018+13.2%+17.9%
Terraced£110,00034+12.8%+14.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£123,500
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)£30,212±£4,336 · #6,349 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,095
Price-to-income ?4.1×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 ?

55Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

110 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 613 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,198 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences248
Theft169
Burglary17
Vehicle crime20
Criminal damage & arson72
Public order & weapons57
Drugs10
Robbery6
Other14

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 195 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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