South Murton & South Hetton
County Durham · North East · population 7,488 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #5,201 of 6,856 in England
- #180 of 342 in North East
- #33 of 65 in County Durham
- More deprived (bottom 30%)
In summary
South Murton & South Hetton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,201 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #33 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (69) but weak on Health (9). Typical homes here sold for about £98,500 over the past year, up 25% across five years (from 100 sales), 32% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £98,500 | 100 | -0.8% | +24.7% |
| Detached | £249,000 | 12 | +12.5% | +21.5% |
| Semi-detached | £117,596 | 35 | +8.4% | +47.0% |
| Terraced | £88,000 | 46 | -2.2% | +20.5% |
| Flat | £80,000 | 7 | — | — |
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Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #2,476 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.
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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.
- Newcastle TownNewcastle-under-Lyme24£158,000
- Chorley EastChorley24£169,248
- BecktonNewham24£365,750
- Dagenham NorthBarking and Dagenham24£366,000
- Mitcham WestMerton24£400,000
- Wembley WestBrent24£450,000