County Durham
County Durham is a unitary council in the North East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.
Furthest from the middle
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms £579 Lower than 99% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for. 2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
- Council tax, band D £2,622 Higher than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for. 2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
- Healthy life expectancy at birth, women 55.4 yrs Lower than 91% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Each line runs from the council with the lowest figure to the one with the highest. The dot is County Durham and the tick is the council in the middle.
Cost of living
Higher than 92% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured
Housing
Lower than 98% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Up 7% since June 2025
UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 99% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Up 6.7% since August 2025
ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 96% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
Joint 2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured
Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Joint 2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured
Transport
Higher than 72% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured
Lower than 83% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Amenities
Lower than 66% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.
The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 62% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured
Higher than 63% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured
Education
Lower than 51% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
Joint 3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Down 3 points since 2018/19
DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured
Lower than 63% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured
Health
Lower than 56% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.
NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured
Lower than 63% of the 293 councils in England it is published for.
The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured
Safety
Higher than 73% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Down 5.9% since 2022-23
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Higher than 74% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured
Lower than 61% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured
Community
Lower than 67% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured
Higher than 72% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
Down 9.9% since 2021
ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured
Wellbeing
Higher than 63% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 63% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.
3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured
Lower than 91% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.
Down 3.7 years since 2011 to 2013
ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured
Environment
Lower than 85% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.
The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured
Lower than 77% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.
2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.
Down 32.5% since 2019
Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured
Next door, side by side
County Durham shares a boundary with Darlington, Gateshead, Hartlepool, North Yorkshire, Northumberland, Stockton-on-Tees, Sunderland and Westmorland and Furness. Lowest first.
- Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
- Hartlepool£509
- County Durham£579
- Darlington£629
- Northumberland£630
- Sunderland£647
- Stockton-on-Tees£668
- Gateshead£723
- North Yorkshire£769
- Westmorland and Furness£772
- Average house price, all homes
- Hartlepool£130k
- County Durham£138k
- Sunderland£143k
- Darlington£158k
- Gateshead£158k
- Stockton-on-Tees£171k
- Northumberland£213k
- Westmorland and Furness£230k
- North Yorkshire£271k
- Council tax, band D
- Sunderland£2,197
- Darlington£2,494
- Westmorland and Furness£2,508
- North Yorkshire£2,544
- Hartlepool£2,560
- Stockton-on-Tees£2,590
- Northumberland£2,597
- County Durham£2,622
- Gateshead£2,716
- Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
- North Yorkshire47.1
- Westmorland and Furness65.7
- Northumberland68.8
- Gateshead87.9
- Darlington90.3
- County Durham90.8
- Sunderland94.1
- Stockton-on-Tees107.7
- Hartlepool132.2
- Patients per fully qualified GP
- Westmorland and Furness1,759
- Northumberland1,771
- North Yorkshire1,777
- Gateshead1,835
- Sunderland1,961
- County Durham2,118
- Hartlepool2,335
- Stockton-on-Tees2,350
- Darlington2,479
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
- North Yorkshire59%
- Northumberland59%
- Westmorland and Furness60%
- County Durham62%
- Darlington62%
- Gateshead64%
- Hartlepool65%
- Stockton-on-Tees66%
- Sunderland67%
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
- Westmorland and Furness3.4 µg/m³
- Northumberland4.5 µg/m³
- North Yorkshire5.1 µg/m³
- County Durham5.6 µg/m³
- Darlington6.9 µg/m³
- Hartlepool7.3 µg/m³
- Stockton-on-Tees8.6 µg/m³
- Sunderland9.4 µg/m³
- Gateshead10.1 µg/m³
- Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
- County Durham12.6%
- Hartlepool14.6%
- Stockton-on-Tees21.7%
- Sunderland22.4%
- Northumberland23.1%
- North Yorkshire26.3%
- Gateshead28.1%
- Darlington30.6%
- Westmorland and Furness38.6%
What changed
- Average house price, change over a year, June 2025 to June 2026Up 7% since June 2025
- Two bedroom rent, change over a year, August 2025 to August 2026Up 6.7% since August 2025
- Recorded crime, change in the count, 2022-23 to 2025-26Down 5.9% since 2022-23
- Healthy life expectancy for women, change, between 2011 to 2013 and 2022 to 2024Down 3.7 years since 2011 to 2013
- Pubs, bars and licensed clubs, change in the count, 2021 to 2026Down 9.9% since 2021
- Eleven year olds at the expected standard, change, 2018/19 to 2025/26Down 3 points since 2018/19
- Nitrogen dioxide where people live, change, 2019 to 2024Down 32.5% since 2019
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