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TS29 postcode area · County Durham

The TS29 postcode district spans 4 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in County Durham. Area Scores range from 12 to 36 across them. Every full TS29 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The strongest of the TS29 district's neighbourhoods is Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill (36 out of 100, #4,351 of 6,856 in England) and the weakest Thornley & Wheatley Hill (12). 3 of the 4 rank in the most-deprived third of England; none reaches the least-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £100,000 in Trimdon & Fishburn to £172,500 in Wingate & Castle Eden — a 1.7× gap within the TS29 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£33,056a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime91per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)44
Owner-occupied64%

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 TS29 district

£102,500median home sold over the past year · +38.5% over 5 years · +17.1% over the year · 91 sales
Detached£175,000
Semi-detached£101,250
Terraced£84,995
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
Coxhoe & Quarrington HillCounty Durham 4,35136 £157,000
Wingate & Castle EdenCounty Durham 5,39321 £172,500
Trimdon & FishburnCounty Durham 5,63318 £100,000
Thornley & Wheatley HillCounty Durham 6,02412 £120,000

People living in TS29 Census 2021

Residents29,526
Median age (est.)44
Density302per km²
No qualifications24%
Degree or above24%
No car or van21%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 24%45–64 29%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright: 33%Mortgage/shared: 30%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 33%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 21%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 32%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 12%
One person 32%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Skilled trades 13% · Associate professional 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Skilled trades13%
Associate professional12%
Elementary12%
Caring & leisure11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors10%
Administrative9%
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 56% · No religion 38% · 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 TS29.

TS28 SR88 DH6 SR8 DL17 TS27 DH97 DH99

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.