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TS28 postcode area · County Durham

The TS28 postcode district spans 3 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 12 to 79 across them. Every full TS28 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TS28 district contains both ends of the scale: Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham at 79 out of 100 (#1,438 of 6,856 in England) against Thornley & Wheatley Hill at 12, a 67-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 2 in the most-deprived third. Median prices range from £120,000 in Thornley & Wheatley Hill to £189,500 in Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,762a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime94per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
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 the TS28 district

£167,500median home sold over the past year · +50.2% over 5 years · -4.4% over the year · 104 sales
Detached£264,000
Semi-detached£145,000
Terraced£94,999
Flat—
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
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
Sedgefield & Bishop MiddlehamCounty Durham 1,43879 £189,500
Wingate & Castle EdenCounty Durham 5,39321 £172,500
Thornley & Wheatley HillCounty Durham 6,02412 £120,000

People living in TS28 Census 2021

Residents21,578
Median age (est.)45
Density147per km²
No qualifications22%
Degree or above29%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 22%

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 17%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 17%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 31%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 11%Other: 14%
One person 31%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 19% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Professional19%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades12%
Managers & directors11%
Elementary10%
Process & plant9%
Administrative9%
Caring & leisure9%
Sales & customer service8%

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 36% · 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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TS28.

TS29 SR88 TS27 SR8 DH6 DL17 TS26 TS22

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.