Peterlee

County Durham · North East

Peterlee in County Durham is made up of 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) on this site. Their Area Scores range from 2 to 27 out of 100, with typical homes from £91,250 to £184,000.

In summary

The strongest of Peterlee's neighbourhoods is Peterlee South (27 out of 100, #4,989 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Peterlee East (2). All 3 rank in the most-deprived third of England. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £91,250 in Peterlee West to £184,000 in Peterlee South — a 2.0× gap within Peterlee.

Living here

Typical net household income£32,584a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime118per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)42

Owner-occupied56%

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 Peterlee

£105,000median home sold over the past year · +37.3% over 5 years · +16.7% over the year · 215 sales

Detached£260,000

Semi-detached£111,499

Terraced£81,000

Flat—

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
Peterlee South	4,989	27	£184,000
Peterlee West	5,996	12	£91,250
Peterlee East	6,682	2	£91,500

Postcode districts in Peterlee

SR8 SR88

Nearby areas

Towns and places around Peterlee.

Seaham Hetton-le-Hole (Sunderland) Houghton (Sunderland) Pallion (Sunderland) Billingham (Stockton-on-Tees) Chester-le-Street

“Peterlee” 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.