Sacriston

County Durham · North East · population 8,610 · 5 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,050 of 6,856 in England
  • #169 of 342 in North East
  • #31 of 65 in County Durham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,425
Median age (est.)44
Density421per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above26%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 32%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 24%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 32%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 24%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 33%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Caring & leisure 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Sales & customer service10%
Managers & directors9%
Process & plant7%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 41% · Buddhist 0%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Sacriston is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,050 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #31 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (63) and lowest on Health (12). Typical homes here sold for about £135,000 over the past year, down 2% across five years (from 105 sales), 6% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £32,926 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 86 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 33 · #4,577
Employment 20 · #5,462
Education 29 · #4,838
Health 12 · #6,024
Crime 20 · #5,462
Housing & access 45 · #3,748
Living environment 63 · #2,507

House prices ?

£135,000median (12m) · -20.1% yr · n=105
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£135,000105-20.1%-1.8%
Detached£232,50032-5.9%+14.8%
Semi-detached£140,00027-12.8%+10.0%
Terraced£102,00045+4.6%+25.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£135,000
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)£32,926±£4,675 · #5,705 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,503
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 ?

66Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

86 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 743 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #4,388 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences307
Theft148
Burglary36
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson112
Public order & weapons70
Drugs17
Robbery2
Other24

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 212 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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