Newton Hall & Brasside

County Durham · North East · population 7,751 · 5 LSOAs

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

93Area Score / 100 ?
  • #451 of 6,856 in England
  • #14 of 342 in North East
  • #2 of 65 in County Durham
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,724
Median age (est.)49
Density674per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above38%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 12%15–24 7%25–44 25%45–64 29%65+ 26%

Tenure

Own outright: 52%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 4%Private rent: 12%
Own outright 52%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 4%Private rent 12%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 7%Other: 19%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 7%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 28% · Associate professional 15% · Managers & directors 12%

All occupation groups
Professional28%
Associate professional15%
Managers & directors12%
Administrative10%
Elementary8%
Skilled trades7%
Caring & leisure7%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant5%

Ethnic group

White: 93%Asian: 3%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 93%Asian 3%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 33% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 7%

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 Hall & Brasside is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #451 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (97) and lowest on Health (45). Typical homes here, about £218,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 74 sales), 52% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #9 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £42,437 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 68 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 97 · #176
Employment 82 · #1,239
Education 91 · #642
Health 45 · #3,741
Crime 96 · #259
Housing & access 82 · #1,253
Living environment 92 · #526

House prices ?

£218,500median (12m) · +2.8% yr · n=74
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£218,50074+2.8%+26.3%
Detached£352,50020+13.3%+17.5%
Semi-detached£220,00035+10.0%+29.0%
Terraced£180,00010-4.5%+20.6%
Flat£88,0009+3.5%+12.8%
This area£218,500
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)£42,437±£6,167 · #2,723 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,080
Price-to-income ?5.1×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 ?

100Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

68 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 524 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #3,376 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences185
Theft208
Burglary10
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson29
Public order & weapons32
Drugs11
Robbery3
Other32

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 92 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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