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Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

Middle area

South County Durham. 12,722 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 251 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 85% of people in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£150,000
Joint 501st cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
12,569
162nd most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
85%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
83.8%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop at a rate of 68.6 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 offences291
Other crime155
Anti-social behaviour135
Criminal damage and arson117
Burglary77
Vehicle crime61
Drug offences18
Shoplifting18
Theft from the person1
Robbery0

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

Evenwood, Cockfield & StaindropMiddle
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. Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is £150,000.
£150,00029th 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. Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is 12,569.
12,5693rd most 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%. Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is 85.0%.
85%17th 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%. Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is 83.8%.
83.8%21st lowest

Is Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop at a rate of 68.6 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, 69 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (291), other crime (155) and anti-social behaviour (135).

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 Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop 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
Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop in brief

The median price paid for a home in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop was £150,000 in 2025.

Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop had 12,569 usual residents at the census.

About 85% of people in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop, 83.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.