City Profile • Local Authority
County Durham
County Durham is a local authority district comprising 28 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £153k. Crime levels run above average (113 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
528,127
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
28 AreasDH1ExploreDH2ExploreDH3ExploreDH4ExploreDH6ExploreDH7ExploreDH8ExploreDH9ExploreDL11ExploreDL12ExploreDL13ExploreDL14ExploreDL15ExploreDL16ExploreDL17ExploreDL2ExploreDL4ExploreDL5ExploreNE16ExploreNE17ExploreNE38ExploreNE39ExploreSR7ExploreSR8ExploreTS21ExploreTS27ExploreTS28ExploreTS29Explore
Population Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the County Durham authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English94.8%
White: Other White1.6%
Chinese0.5%
Indian0.4%
White and Asian0.4%
Other Asian0.3%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.6%
50-54 years7.3%
60-64 years6.7%
20-24 years6.3%
45-49 years6.1%
15-19 years6.0%
Top Occupations
Professional16.7%
Associate professional12.1%
Skilled trades11.8%
Elementary occupations11.3%
Caring and leisure10.4%
Managers and directors10.1%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright34.5%
Owned: Mortgage28.0%
Private rented: Landlord15.0%
Social rented: Other10.6%
Social rented: Council9.4%
Private rented: Other2.1%
Area DNA
family3/10
health4/10
safety2/10
transit4/10
affluence2/10
diversity3/10
employment2/10
investment7/10