# Chester-le-Street

Town in County Durham, North East.

Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, North East. Median sale price £167,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 112.6 per 1,000 people. About 24,143 people.

Town. Code E63000158. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

Chester-le-Street is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Chester-le-Street 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: £167,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Chester-le-Street was £167,000 in 2025. 105th 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/chester-le-street#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 23,554** (2021). Chester-le-Street had 23,554 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 469th 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/chester-le-street#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 58%** (2022). About 58% of people in Chester-le-Street 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/chester-le-street#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 93.8%** (January 2026). In Chester-le-Street, 93.8% 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/chester-le-street#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000158) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 58% of people in Chester-le-Street 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=E63000158) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 379 homes were sold in Chester-le-Street in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000158) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Chester-le-Street.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000158) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Chester-le-Street had 23,554 usual residents at the census.

## How Chester-le-Street compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Chester-le-Street | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £167,000 | 26th most expensive | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 23,554 | 24th most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 58% | 24th most people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 93.8% | joint 27th lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Chester-le-Street safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Chester-le-Street at a rate of 112.6 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, 259 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Chester-le-Street.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (859), anti-social behaviour (489) and other crime (415).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Chester-le-Street was 111.5 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 Chester-le-Street, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Chester-le-Street has no single figure. Of its 15 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 4: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 10 (England’s least deprived 10%): 5 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Chester-le-Street

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 007A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020596) | 1,583 | 98.6 per 1,000 | 3 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 007B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020597) | 1,391 | 61.4 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 007C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020598) | 1,676 | 179.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 83.4% |
| [County Durham 007D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020611) | 1,809 | 44.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 91.2% |
| [County Durham 007E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020612) | 1,501 | 46.7 per 1,000 | 10 | 73.6% |
| [County Durham 011A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020592) | 1,504 | 196.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 011B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020593) | 1,212 | 456.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.6% |
| [County Durham 011C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020599) | 1,709 | 115.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.4% |
| [County Durham 011D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020601) | 1,384 | 49.9 per 1,000 | 7 | 99.5% |
| [County Durham 011E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020602) | 1,877 | 105.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 89.1% |
| [County Durham 013A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020594) | 1,518 | 161.7 per 1,000 | 4 | 98.2% |
| [County Durham 013B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020595) | 1,669 | 142.8 per 1,000 | 8 | 98.0% |
| [County Durham 013C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020600) | 1,435 | 54.0 per 1,000 | 10 | 97.0% |
| [County Durham 013D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020603) | 1,638 | 15.2 per 1,000 | 10 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 013E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020605) | 1,642 | 19.6 per 1,000 | 10 | 99.9% |

## 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 Chester-le-Street

[DH2](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh2), [DH3](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh3)

## Middle areas in Chester-le-Street

[Chester-le-Street North](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/chester-le-street-north), [Chester-le-Street South & East](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/chester-le-street-south-and-east), [Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/chester-le-street-town-and-pelton-fell)

## Towns near Chester-le-Street

[Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley), [Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington), [Shiney Row and Penshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw), [Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/durham), [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead), [Houghton-le-Spring](https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-le-spring)

## Chester-le-Street in brief

Chester-le-Street is a town in County Durham, North East.
About 24,143 people lived in Chester-le-Street in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £167,000 in 2025 across 379 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 112.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Chester-le-Street was £167,000 in 2025.
Chester-le-Street had 23,554 usual residents at the census.
About 58% of people in Chester-le-Street live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Chester-le-Street, 93.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000158
- 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: 6.75 km²
- People, mid-2024: 24,143*
- Neighbourhoods: 15
- Output areas: 84

* 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

[Birtley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/birtley), [Washington](https://openindex.co.uk/town/washington), [Shiney Row and Penshaw](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shiney-row-and-penshaw), [Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/durham), [Gateshead](https://openindex.co.uk/town/gateshead), [Houghton-le-Spring](https://openindex.co.uk/town/houghton-le-spring)

## Latest updates for Chester-le-Street

- 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/E63000158

## How to cite

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

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Snapshot 2026.10.9. The HTML page: https://openindex.co.uk/town/chester-le-street