# Bishop Auckland Town in County Durham, North East. Bishop Auckland is a town in County Durham, North East. Median sale price £144,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 191.5 per 1,000 people. About 24,275 people. Town. Code E63000267. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham) Bishop Auckland is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Bishop Auckland 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: £144,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Bishop Auckland was £144,000 in 2025. 32nd 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/bishop-auckland#f-house-sales-median-price - **Population: 23,359** (2021). Bishop Auckland had 23,359 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 475th most 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/bishop-auckland#f-population - **People in radon Affected Area squares: 40%** (2022). About 40% of people in Bishop Auckland 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/bishop-auckland#f-radon-affected-share - **Gigabit broadband coverage: 94.0%** (January 2026). In Bishop Auckland, 94.0% 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/bishop-auckland#f-gigabit-coverage ## On the map - [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000267) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 40% of people in Bishop Auckland 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=E63000267) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 360 homes were sold in Bishop Auckland in 2025. - [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000267) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Bishop Auckland. - [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000267) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Bishop Auckland had 23,359 usual residents at the census. ## How Bishop Auckland compares Each town against every other town the measure covers. | Measure | Bishop Auckland | Rank | Compared with | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Median sale price | £144,000 | 13th cheapest | 60 towns, North East · 2025 | | Population | 23,359 | 26th most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 | | People in radon Affected Area squares | 40% | joint 29th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 | | Gigabit broadband coverage | 94.0% | 29th lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 | ## Is Bishop Auckland safe? What police records show In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Bishop Auckland at a rate of 191.5 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, 427 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Bishop Auckland. In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,324), anti-social behaviour (984) and shoplifting (760). A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Bishop Auckland was 173.8 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 Bishop Auckland, neighbourhood by neighbourhood - Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Bishop Auckland has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank: - Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods - Decile 2: 5 neighbourhoods - Decile 3: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods - Decile 9: 2 neighbourhoods Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025. Decile 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods in England. ## Neighbourhoods in Bishop Auckland | Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | [County Durham 055A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020868) | 2,118 | 434.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 81.2% | | [County Durham 055B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020869) | 1,360 | 102.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 92.5% | | [County Durham 055E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020881) | 1,497 | 119.1 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.6% | | [County Durham 056A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020870) | 1,302 | 53.0 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.0% | | [County Durham 056B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020871) | 1,379 | 140.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.7% | | [County Durham 056C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020872) | 1,734 | 173.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 98.6% | | [County Durham 056D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020883) | 1,591 | 42.8 per 1,000 | 9 | 99.7% | | [County Durham 056E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020886) | 1,199 | 125.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% | | [County Durham 057F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034509) | 1,711 | 469.9 per 1,000 | 4 | 97.9% | | [County Durham 057G](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034510) | 1,190 | 104.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 99.8% | | [County Durham 058A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020884) | 1,298 | 138.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 99.1% | | [County Durham 058B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020885) | 1,172 | 123.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 85.4% | | [County Durham 058C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020907) | 1,546 | 273.3 per 1,000 | 1 | 88.5% | | [County Durham 058D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020908) | 1,357 | 174.9 per 1,000 | 2 | 100.0% | | [County Durham 058E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020909) | 1,666 | 205.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 98.8% | ## Your MP - [Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bishop-auckland): Dr Sam Rushworth (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 Bishop Auckland [DL14](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl14) ## Middle areas in Bishop Auckland [Bishop Auckland Central & West](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bishop-auckland-central-and-west), [Bishop Auckland North & Coundon Grange](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bishop-auckland-north-and-coundon-grange), [Bishop Auckland South](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bishop-auckland-south) ## Towns near Bishop Auckland [Shildon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shildon), [Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spennymoor), [Newton Aycliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newton-aycliffe), [Ferryhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferryhill), [Crook](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crook), [Brandon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brandon-county-durham) ## Bishop Auckland in brief Bishop Auckland is a town in County Durham, North East. About 24,275 people lived in Bishop Auckland in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £144,000 in 2025 across 360 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 191.5 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk). The median price paid for a home in Bishop Auckland was £144,000 in 2025. Bishop Auckland had 23,359 usual residents at the census. About 40% of people in Bishop Auckland live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. In Bishop Auckland, 94.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026. ## About - Type: Town - Code: E63000267 - Constituency: [Bishop Auckland †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/bishop-auckland) - 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: 6.68 km² - People, mid-2024: 24,275* - Neighbourhoods: 15 - Output areas: 78 * 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 [Shildon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shildon), [Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spennymoor), [Newton Aycliffe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/newton-aycliffe), [Ferryhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferryhill), [Crook](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crook), [Brandon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brandon-county-durham) ## Latest updates for Bishop Auckland - 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/E63000267 ## How to cite Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishop-auckland, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishop-auckland#f-house-sales-median-price. 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