Wingate & Castle Eden

County Durham · North East · population 7,486 · 4 LSOAs

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

21Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,393 of 6,856 in England
  • #197 of 342 in North East
  • #37 of 65 in County Durham
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,365
Median age (est.)43
Density186per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above27%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 18%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 17%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 13%Other: 12%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 13%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 17% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional17%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Elementary11%
Managers & directors11%
Process & plant10%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service9%

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 58% · 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

Wingate & Castle Eden is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,393 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #37 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (45) and lowest on Health (15). Typical homes here, about £172,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 39% in five years (from 140 sales), 20% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £35,087 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 100 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 29 · #4,886
Employment 17 · #5,701
Education 31 · #4,728
Health 15 · #5,852
Crime 20 · #5,482
Housing & access 36 · #4,372
Living environment 45 · #3,775

House prices ?

£172,500median (12m) · -1.7% yr · n=140
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£172,500140-1.7%+39.1%
Detached£264,99852+3.9%+3.9%
Semi-detached£140,00046+3.1%+30.8%
Terraced£110,00040+23.6%+100.0%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£172,500
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)£35,087±£5,018 · #5,007 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£31,744
Price-to-income ?4.9×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 ?

52Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

100 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 745 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #4,916 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences254
Theft151
Burglary32
Vehicle crime34
Criminal damage & arson171
Public order & weapons62
Drugs15
Robbery1
Other25

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 195 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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