Newton Aycliffe West

County Durham · North East · population 5,523 · 4 LSOAs

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

1Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,771 of 6,856 in England
  • #331 of 342 in North East
  • #65 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,606
Median age (est.)35
Density3,776per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above15%
No car or van38%

Age

0–14 23%15–24 14%25–44 26%45–64 22%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 17%Social rent: 46%Private rent: 21%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 17%Social rent 46%Private rent 21%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 12%Couple with children: 21%Lone parent: 23%Other: 10%
One person 34%Couple, no children 12%Couple with children 21%Lone parent 23%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 19% · Process & plant 16% · Caring & leisure 13%

All occupation groups
Elementary19%
Process & plant16%
Caring & leisure13%
Skilled trades13%
Sales & customer service11%
Professional8%
Associate professional8%
Administrative6%
Managers & directors5%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 42% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 6%

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 West is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,771 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #65 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (87) but weak on Health (1). Typical homes here, about £87,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 34% in five years (from 39 sales), 40% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £27,742 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 130 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 2 · #6,716
Employment 2 · #6,750
Education 3 · #6,668
Health 1 · #6,805
Crime 2 · #6,743
Housing & access 25 · #5,112
Living environment 87 · #903

House prices ?

£87,000median (12m) · +24.4% yr · n=39
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£87,00039+24.4%+33.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=2)
Semi-detached£115,00011
Terraced£79,00024+17.0%+24.4%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£87,000
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)£27,742±£4,179 · #6,707 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£22,758
Price-to-income ?3.1×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 ?

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Recorded crime ?

130 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 720 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,655 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences379
Theft77
Burglary31
Vehicle crime13
Criminal damage & arson102
Public order & weapons66
Drugs24
Robbery0
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 169 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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