ALDRIDGE COURT, DH7 7RT House Prices & Local Information

DH7 7RT is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Aldridge Court, 0.5km from Bearpark in Ushaw Moor and Bearpark. Administratively it sits within Deerness ward and the City of Durham constituency.

An affordable area with active regeneration, DH7 7RT is a high-density area of young ethnic minority families, mostly in flats. During the day, includes some mining and quarrying and other industrial activity. A balanced community with an average age of 37 — families, professionals, and long-term residents all well represented. 33% of homes are socially rented, reflecting the area's public housing provision and council presence. Full-time employment stands at 24% — below average for the region, consistent with the area's higher deprivation indicators.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 44 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. Property: With prices averaging £77k, this is one of the more affordable postcodes in the area, up 18.1% year-on-year. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for DH7 7RT are sourced from Output Area E00105116 (shared with 10 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.