# Annfield Plain Town in County Durham, North East. Annfield Plain is a town in County Durham, North East. Median sale price £111,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 133.1 per 1,000 people. About 7,844 people. Town. Code E63000155. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) Annfield Plain is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Annfield Plain add up the census output areas (or, for claimants, the neighbourhoods) that sit mostly inside it, so they are close to, but not exactly, the town’s own. ## Key figures - **Median sale price: £111,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Annfield Plain was £111,000 in 2025. 7th cheapest of 1,092. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026. https://openindex.co.uk/town/annfield-plain#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 7,786** (2021). Annfield Plain had 7,786 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 41st least populated of 1,209. 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/town/annfield-plain#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 59%** (2022). About 59% of people in Annfield Plain 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/town/annfield-plain#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.7%** (January 2026). In Annfield Plain, 84.7% 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/town/annfield-plain#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000155) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 59% of people in Annfield Plain live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. - [Sales per year by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-sales-per-year?place=E63000155) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 112 homes were sold in Annfield Plain in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000155) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Annfield Plain. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000155) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Annfield Plain had 7,786 usual residents at the census. ## How Annfield Plain compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Annfield Plain | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £111,000 | 5th cheapest | 60 towns, North East · 2025 | | Population | 7,786 | 3rd least populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 59% | joint 21st most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.7% | 5th lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 | ## Is Annfield Plain safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Annfield Plain at a rate of 133.1 per 1,000 people. That compares with 115.6 per 1,000 people across North East. Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people. In August 2026 alone, 84 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Annfield Plain. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (426), anti-social behaviour (176) and other crime (163). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Annfield Plain was 116.4 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 Annfield Plain, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Annfield Plain has no single figure. Of its 5 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood - Decile 2: 4 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Annfield Plain | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [County Durham 006A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020626) | 1,460 | 106.6 per 1,000 | 1 | 86.4% | | [County Durham 006B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020638) | 1,585 | 98.2 per 1,000 | 2 | 87.4% | | [County Durham 006C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020639) | 1,678 | 112.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 88.1% | | [County Durham 009A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020624) | 1,706 | 154.7 per 1,000 | 2 | 91.3% | | [County Durham 009B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020625) | 1,649 | 186.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 72.8% | ## Your MP - [North Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-durham): Luke Akehurst (Labour), MP since July 2024. As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API. ## Council [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) ## Postcode districts covering Annfield Plain [DH9](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh9) ## Middle areas in Annfield Plain [Catchgate & Dipton](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/catchgate-and-dipton) ## Towns near Annfield Plain [Stanley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stanley), [Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/town/consett), [Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whickham), [Chester-le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street), [Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaydon), [Crawcrook and Greenside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crawcrook-and-greenside) ## Annfield Plain in brief Annfield Plain is a town in County Durham, North East. About 7,844 people lived in Annfield Plain in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £111,000 in 2025 across 112 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 133.1 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Annfield Plain was £111,000 in 2025. Annfield Plain had 7,786 usual residents at the census. About 59% of people in Annfield Plain live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Annfield Plain, 84.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63000155 - Constituency: [North Durham †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/north-durham) - Council: [County Durham †](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) - Region: [North East](https://openindex.co.uk/north-east) - Nation: [England](https://openindex.co.uk/england) - Area: 2.76 km² - People, mid-2024: 7,844* - Neighbourhoods: 5 - Output areas: 26 * 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 and council this town mostly lies in. Its edges do not follow theirs. ## Next door [Stanley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stanley), [Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/town/consett), [Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whickham), [Chester-le-Street](https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street), [Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaydon), [Crawcrook and Greenside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crawcrook-and-greenside) ## Latest updates for Annfield Plain - Dental practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Ofsted · Oct 2026. - GP practices updated: NHS England · Oct 2026. - Schools updated: Department for Education · Oct 2026. The same figures as JSON: https://openindex.co.uk/v1/places/E63000155 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/annfield-plain, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/annfield-plain#f-house-sales-median-price. 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