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Coundon North

Middle area

East County Durham. 7,352 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 15 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 57% of people in Coundon North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£159,500
Joint 642nd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,235
4,600th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
57%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.2%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Coundon North

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Coundon North at a rate of 144.2 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 offences399
Anti-social behaviour203
Other crime161
Criminal damage and arson138
Shoplifting83
Burglary28
Vehicle crime27
Drug offences14
Robbery6
Theft from the person1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Coundon North 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. Coundon North is £159,500.
£159,50024th most expensive
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. Coundon North is 7,235.
7,23525th 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%. Coundon North is 57.0%.
57%30th fewest 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%. Coundon North is 90.2%.
90.2%28th lowest

Is Coundon North safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Coundon North at a rate of 144.2 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, 100 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Coundon North.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (399), anti-social behaviour (203) and other crime (161).

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 Coundon North alone. See County Durham

Average house price
£140,788
Up 4.9% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 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
Coundon North in brief

The median price paid for a home in Coundon North was £159,500 in 2025.

Coundon North had 7,235 usual residents at the census.

About 57% of people in Coundon North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Coundon North, 90.2% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.