Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland

County Durham · North East · population 9,241 · 6 LSOAs

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

22Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,338 of 6,856 in England
  • #192 of 342 in North East
  • #36 of 65 in County Durham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,085
Median age (est.)44
Density402per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 13%Other: 13%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 13%Other 13%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 13% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Associate professional11%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Muslim 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

Saint Helen Auckland & West Auckland is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,338 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #36 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (49) and lowest on Health (17). Typical homes here, about £142,250 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 37% in five years (from 120 sales), in line with the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,812 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 135 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.

Income 28 · #4,941
Employment 19 · #5,551
Education 23 · #5,263
Health 17 · #5,667
Crime 28 · #4,954
Housing & access 35 · #4,468
Living environment 49 · #3,515

House prices ?

£142,250median (12m) · +16.1% yr · n=120
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£142,250120+16.1%+37.4%
Detached£251,22544+14.2%+39.6%
Semi-detached£121,50026-7.2%+22.1%
Terraced£97,50050+9.9%+47.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£142,250
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)£34,812±£5,006 · #5,089 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,760
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 ?

57Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

135 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,250 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,729 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences420
Theft395
Burglary41
Vehicle crime48
Criminal damage & arson170
Public order & weapons111
Drugs26
Robbery5
Other34

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 500 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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