Hummersknott

Darlington · North East · population 9,278 · 5 LSOAs

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

99Area Score / 100 ?
  • #53 of 6,856 in England
  • #2 of 342 in North East
  • #1 of 14 in Darlington
  • Least deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,146
Median age (est.)53
Density1,807per km²
No qualifications13%
Degree or above42%
No car or van13%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 17%45–64 28%65+ 32%

Tenure

Own outright: 56%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 56%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 5%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 29%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 27%Lone parent: 5%Other: 21%
One person 29%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 27%Lone parent 5%Other 21%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 27% · Managers & directors 15% · Associate professional 15%

All occupation groups
Professional27%
Managers & directors15%
Associate professional15%
Administrative12%
Caring & leisure7%
Skilled trades7%
Elementary6%
Sales & customer service6%
Process & plant4%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 3%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 3%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 62% · No religion 30% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Hummersknott is one of the least-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England — #53 of 6,856 nationally, among the most-advantaged neighbourhoods on the index, and #1 of 14 in Darlington. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Income (99) and lowest on Health (72). Typical homes here sold for about £278,000 over the past year, up 21% across five years (from 127 sales), 58% above the wider Darlington median of £176,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #136 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,374 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 29 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 99 · #53
Employment 97 · #217
Education 99 · #87
Health 72 · #1,938
Crime 94 · #444
Housing & access 85 · #1,033
Living environment 89 · #745

House prices ?

£278,000median (12m) · +15.8% yr · n=127
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£278,000127+15.8%+20.9%
Detached£365,00049+0.4%+26.1%
Semi-detached£265,00062+12.8%+35.9%
Terraced£165,0007-13.2%
Flat£144,0009-2.5%+17.6%
This area£278,000
Darlington£176,500
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)£40,374±£5,937 · #3,312 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£40,016
Price-to-income ?6.9×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 ?

98Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

29 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 271 offences
Darlington95
North East97
England83

Rank #356 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences116
Theft67
Burglary13
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson28
Public order & weapons19
Drugs4
Robbery0
Other10

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 86 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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