Seaham Central & South

County Durham · North East · population 8,164 · 6 LSOAs

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

14Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,866 of 6,856 in England
  • #233 of 342 in North East
  • #44 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,167
Median age (est.)44
Density2,558per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above21%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 27%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 22%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 27%Social rent 16%Private rent 22%

Households

One person: 37%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 13%Other: 11%
One person 37%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 13%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Caring & leisure 12% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary12%
Sales & customer service12%
Associate professional11%
Skilled trades11%
Administrative10%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 58% · No religion 36% · Muslim 1%

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

Seaham Central & South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,866 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #44 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (74) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £121,378 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 88 sales), 16% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,531 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 108 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 · #5,304
Employment 9 · #6,209
Education 28 · #4,961
Health 3 · #6,620
Crime 26 · #5,078
Housing & access 74 · #1,794
Living environment 25 · #5,132

House prices ?

£121,378median (12m) · +15.6% yr · n=88
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£121,37888+15.6%+27.8%
Detached£253,00017-4.5%+12.4%
Semi-detached£160,0008+14.3%+42.2%
Terraced£99,95059+14.9%+21.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=4)
This area£121,378
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)£31,531±£4,504 · #6,069 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,767
Price-to-income ?3.8×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 ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

108 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 885 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,157 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences351
Theft187
Burglary28
Vehicle crime27
Criminal damage & arson147
Public order & weapons84
Drugs14
Robbery10
Other37

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 292 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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