Sherburn & West Rainton
County Durham · North East · population 9,190 · 6 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #4,899 of 6,856 in England
- #159 of 342 in North East
- #29 of 65 in County Durham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%
All occupation groups
| Professional | 19% |
| Associate professional | 13% |
| Elementary | 12% |
| Managers & directors | 10% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Skilled trades | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 9% |
| Caring & leisure | 8% |
| Process & plant | 8% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 57% · No religion 37% · Other 0%
Born outside the UK: 3%
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
Sherburn & West Rainton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,899 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #29 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (79) but weak on Health (18). Typical homes here, about £165,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 28% in five years (from 145 sales), 15% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,632 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 78 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £165,000 | 145 | +17.9% | +28.4% |
| Detached | £265,000 | 42 | +3.9% | +26.2% |
| Semi-detached | £150,000 | 67 | +15.4% | +29.9% |
| Terraced | £130,000 | 34 | +6.1% | +35.4% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=2) | |||
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Household income
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 ?
- #2,233 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #4,003 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 318 |
| Theft | 74 |
| Burglary | 81 |
| Vehicle crime | 40 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 102 |
| Public order & weapons | 61 |
| Drugs | 14 |
| Robbery | 3 |
| Other | 28 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 153 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in County Durham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- St DenysSouthampton28£250,000
- MaybushSouthampton28£255,000
- West Penwith & St BuryanCornwall28£273,750
- Central RomfordHavering28£302,000
- West Thornton South & Ampere WayCroydon28£377,500
- Walthamstow Market & South GroveWaltham Forest28£520,000