# TS28

Postcode district covering Wingate and Station Town, in County Durham.

TS28 is a postcode district covering Wingate and Station Town, in County Durham. Median sale price £177,995 in 2025. Recorded crime 132.4 per 1,000 people.

Postcode district. Code TS28. In: [Postcodes](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode) › [TS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts)

Approximate outline worked out by Open Index from the ONS Postcode Directory: each census output area belongs to the district that holds most of its postcodes. People, homes, recorded crime and broadband add up those output areas. House sales count every sale with an TS28 postcode. [How census figures are added up](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/population)

## Key figures

- **Median sale price: £177,995** (2025). The median price paid for a home in TS28 was £177,995 in 2025. 228th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 5,332** (2021). TS28 had 5,332 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 478th least populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 8%** (2022). About 8% of people in TS28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 95.9%** (January 2026). In TS28, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=TS28) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 8% of people in TS28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
- [Sales per year by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=TS28) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 124 homes were sold in TS28 in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=TS28) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for TS28.
- [Population by postcode district](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=TS28) (Census 2021, England and Wales): TS28 had 5,332 usual residents at the census.

## How TS28 compares

Each postcode district against every other postcode district the measure covers.

| Measure | TS28 | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £177,995 | 13th most expensive | 28 postcode districts, TS · 2025 |
| Population | 5,332 | 2nd least populated | 29 postcode districts, TS · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 8% | 14th most people in radon Affected Areas | 29 postcode districts, TS · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 95.9% | joint 12th highest | 29 postcode districts, TS · Jan 2026 |

## Is TS28 safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in TS28 at a rate of 132.4 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 151.5 per 1,000 people across the TS postcode area.
In August 2026 alone, 64 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in TS28.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (227), criminal damage and arson (143) and anti-social behaviour (141).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in TS28 was 120.9 per 1,000 people.
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.

## Deprivation in TS28, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so TS28 has no single figure. Of its 3 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 5: 1 neighbourhood

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England.

## Neighbourhoods in TS28

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 043B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020793) | 1,636 | 120.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.4% |
| [County Durham 043C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020794) | 1,922 | 111.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 98.7% |
| [County Durham 043D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020795) | 1,776 | 163.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 90.8% |

## Your MP

- [Easington](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/easington): Grahame Morris (Labour), MP since July 2024. 98% of the people here.
- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (Labour), MP since July 2024. 2.4% of the people here.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Middle areas in TS28

[Wingate & Castle Eden](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/wingate-and-castle-eden)

## Postcode sectors in TS28

[TS28 5 (165 postcodes)](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28-5)

## Council

[County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

## Postcode districts next to TS28

[DH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh6), [SR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr8), [TS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts21), [TS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts27), [TS29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts29)

## More in the TS postcode area

[All TS postcode districts](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts), [Every UK postcode area](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode)

## TS28 in brief

TS28 is a postcode district covering Wingate and Station Town, in County Durham.
About 5,830 people lived in TS28 in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £177,995 in 2025 across 124 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 132.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in TS28 was £177,995 in 2025.
TS28 had 5,332 usual residents at the census.
About 8% of people in TS28 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In TS28, 95.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode district
- Code: TS28
- Postcode area: [TS](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts)
- Constituency: [Easington †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/easington)
- Council: [County Durham †](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)
- Area: 14.35 km²
- People, mid-2024: 5,830*
- Neighbourhoods: 3
- Output areas: 18

* People: worked out by Open Index from neighbourhood estimates, shared out by where people lived at the census (by area in Northern Ireland). This area's edges do not follow neighbourhood edges, so the figure is close but not exact.
† Best fit: the constituency, council, region and nation this postcode district mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs.

## Next door

[TS27](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts27), [TS29](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts29), [DH6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh6), [TS21](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts21), [SR8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr8)

## Latest updates for TS28

- August 2026 house prices published: HM Land Registry and partners · Oct 2026.
- September 2026 rent published: ONS private rents · Oct 2026.
- Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026.
- Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026.

The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/TS28

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28#f-house-sales-median-price.

Open Index's own text and the figures it works out are licensed under CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Source data keeps its publishers' licences, named with each figure. Give each figure's period and source with it.

Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/ts28