Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham

County Durham · North East · population 7,292 · 4 LSOAs

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

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In summary

Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,438 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #5 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Education (95) but weak on Housing & access (35). Typical homes here sold for about £189,500 over the past year, down 10% across five years (from 141 sales), 32% 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, #24 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 82 · #1,239
Employment 71 · #1,965
Education 95 · #355
Health 48 · #3,556
Crime 71 · #2,007
Housing & access 35 · #4,474
Living environment 73 · #1,869

House prices ?

£189,500median (12m) · +6.0% yr · n=141
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£189,500141+6.0%-9.8%
Detached£332,50038-5.0%+7.3%
Semi-detached£179,97556+4.6%-0.0%
Terraced£167,00031+10.6%+19.3%
Flat£73,00016+0.7%+3.5%
This area£189,500
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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