Spennymoor West

County Durham · North East · population 10,942 · 6 LSOAs

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

29Area Score / 100 ?
  • #4,893 of 6,856 in England
  • #158 of 342 in North East
  • #28 of 65 in County Durham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents10,502
Median age (est.)42
Density502per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above27%
No car or van23%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 28%65+ 19%

Tenure

Own outright: 30%Mortgage/shared: 33%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 30%Mortgage/shared 33%Social rent 21%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 12%
One person 34%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 11%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Elementary11%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure10%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant10%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 56% · No religion 38% · 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

Spennymoor West is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #4,893 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #28 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (78) but weak on Health (14). Typical homes here sold for about £145,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+5%) (from 154 sales), in line with the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £34,578 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 102 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 31 · #4,714
Employment 23 · #5,283
Education 39 · #4,186
Health 14 · #5,907
Crime 19 · #5,571
Housing & access 78 · #1,492
Living environment 70 · #2,020

House prices ?

£145,000median (12m) · -3.3% yr · n=154
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£145,000154-3.3%+5.3%
Detached£218,50050+2.6%+17.9%
Semi-detached£150,00038+1.0%+21.5%
Terraced£90,00061-3.7%+20.0%
Flat£105,0005
This area£145,000
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)£34,578±£4,971 · #5,164 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£30,461
Price-to-income ?4.2×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 ?

70Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

102 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,119 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #5,014 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences526
Theft125
Burglary54
Vehicle crime57
Criminal damage & arson156
Public order & weapons113
Drugs31
Robbery8
Other49

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 260 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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