Areas · North East
Area guide · North East
County Durham
How County Durham compares with every council area in England and Wales, on official figures only (539,146 people, mid-2025). Ranked 1st = best for someone living there. There is no overall score: the places are too different for one number to be honest.
Gigabit broadband
85.4%
205th fastest of 318
Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026
Average house price
£140,447
5th most affordable of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Price change over 12 months
+4.7%
47th fastest rising of 317
HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 2026
Fine particles (PM2.5)
5.4 µg/m³
36th cleanest of 318
Defra modelled background PM2.5, 2024 (WHO guideline 5 µg/m³)
Recorded crime
91.0 per 1,000
202nd lowest of 283
ONS / Home Office police recorded crime, year ending March 2026
Deprivation rank
49 / 296
248th least deprived of 296
English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG); 1 = most deprived
Flood risk and road noise are not here because no official figure exists for a whole council area. Both vary street by street, which is what the free check reads.
Check a street in County Durham
These figures are for the whole area. The free check reads one postcode: flood, crime, noise and the station, in seconds.
League tables for North East
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