Chester-le-Street

County Durham · North East

Chester-le-Street in County Durham is made up of 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 11 to 84 out of 100, with typical homes from £130,000 to £198,500.

In summary

Chester-le-Street contains both ends of the scale: Chester-le-Street South & East at 85 out of 100 (#1,040 of 6,856 in England) against Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell at 12, a 73-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 1 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £130,000 in Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell to £198,500 in Chester-le-Street South & East.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,774a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime93per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)47
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in Chester-le-Street

£165,000median home sold over the past year · -1.5% over 5 years · -5.7% over the year · 385 sales
Detached£315,000
Semi-detached£190,000
Terraced£130,000
Flat£86,500
County Durham£144,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
Chester-le-Street South & East 1,04085 £198,500
Chester-le-Street North 1,89772 £196,000
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell 6,03712 £130,000

Postcode districts in Chester-le-Street

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Chester-le-Street.

“Chester-le-Street” groups neighbourhoods (MSOAs) that share this town or locality name within County Durham — an orientation aid, not an official boundary. Browse all neighbourhoods in County Durham.