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Brandon & Brancepeth

Middle area

North east County Durham. 7,209 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 21 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 80% of people in Brandon & Brancepeth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£125,000
Joint 182nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,318
Joint 4,714th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
80%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.6%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Brandon & Brancepeth

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brandon & Brancepeth at a rate of 116.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences337
Anti-social behaviour131
Criminal damage and arson131
Other crime129
Shoplifting37
Burglary33
Vehicle crime23
Drug offences11
Robbery3
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Brandon & Brancepeth compares

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Median sale price65 middle areas, County Durham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from £50,000 to £336,500. The middle area is £142,500. Brandon & Brancepeth is £125,000.
£125,00024th cheapest
Population65 middle areas, County Durham · 2021
Population: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 5,536 to 13,300. The middle area is 7,722. Brandon & Brancepeth is 7,318.
7,31827th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares65 middle areas, County Durham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Brandon & Brancepeth is 80.0%.
80%joint 19th most people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage65 middle areas, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 11.3% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.7%. Brandon & Brancepeth is 90.6%.
90.6%29th lowest

Is Brandon & Brancepeth safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Brandon & Brancepeth at a rate of 116.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 67 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Brandon & Brancepeth.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (337), anti-social behaviour (131) and criminal damage and arson (131).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of County Durham

These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Brandon & Brancepeth alone. See County Durham

Average house price
£140,447
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
Joint 15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
Joint 48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Brandon & Brancepeth in brief

The median price paid for a home in Brandon & Brancepeth was £125,000 in 2025.

Brandon & Brancepeth had 7,318 usual residents at the census.

About 80% of people in Brandon & Brancepeth live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Brandon & Brancepeth, 90.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.