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County Durham 037C

Neighbourhood

East County Durham. 1,531 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 0.5 square kilometres.

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Deprivation by neighbourhood

English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Most deprived 10%Least

In the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, County Durham 037C is in decile 1.

Deprivation score
49.7
Joint 2,403rd most deprived of 33,755
MHCLG · England only
Population
1,493
Joint 22,850th least populated of 46,844
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
87.1%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
5.6%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How County Durham 037C compares

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

County Durham 037CMiddle
Deprivation scoreEngland only330 neighbourhoods, County Durham · 2025
Deprivation score: every neighbourhood in County Durham330 areas from 1.0 to 80.2. The middle area is 28.5. County Durham 037C is 49.7.
49.737th most deprived
Population330 neighbourhoods, County Durham · 2021
Population: every neighbourhood in County Durham330 areas from 1,012 to 6,464. The middle area is 1,518. County Durham 037C is 1,493.
1,493joint 152nd least populated
Gigabit broadband coverage330 neighbourhoods, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every neighbourhood in County Durham330 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 93.5%. County Durham 037C is 87.1%.
87.1%joint 103rd lowest
Claimant rate329 neighbourhoods, County Durham · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every neighbourhood in County Durham329 areas from 0.1% to 11.2%. The middle area is 3.2%. County Durham 037C is 5.6%.
5.6%joint 31st highest

Is County Durham 037C safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in County Durham 037C at a rate of 162.0 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 150.4 per 1,000 people across Peterlee South.

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

In August 2026 alone, 19 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in County Durham 037C.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (82), shoplifting (48) and other crime (39).

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 neighbourhood, so they describe all of County Durham and not County Durham 037C 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
Population estimate
539,146
Up 0.4% in a year
ONS population estimates · 2025
County Durham 037C in brief

County Durham 037C has a deprivation score of 49.7 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025.

County Durham 037C had 1,493 usual residents at the census.

In County Durham 037C, 87.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In County Durham 037C, 5.6% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.