# Consett

Town in County Durham, North East.

Consett is a town in County Durham, North East. Median sale price £154,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 96.4 per 1,000 people. About 30,573 people.

Town. Code E63000161. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

Consett is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Consett 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: £154,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Consett was £154,000 in 2025. Joint 63rd 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/consett#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 29,874** (2021). Consett had 29,874 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 369th 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/consett#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 21%** (2022). About 21% of people in Consett 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/consett#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 84.3%** (January 2026). In Consett, 84.3% 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/consett#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000161) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 21% of people in Consett 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=E63000161) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 557 homes were sold in Consett in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000161) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Consett.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000161) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Consett had 29,874 usual residents at the census.

## How Consett compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Consett | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £154,000 | 22nd cheapest | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 29,874 | 17th most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 21% | 24th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 84.3% | 4th lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Consett safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Consett at a rate of 96.4 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, 342 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Consett.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,045), anti-social behaviour (564) and other crime (453).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Consett was 84.6 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 Consett, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Consett has no single figure. Of its 17 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 2: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 5 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 6: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 7: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 8: 1 neighbourhood
- Decile 9: 1 neighbourhood

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

## Neighbourhoods in Consett

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 003A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020627) | 1,492 | 25.8 per 1,000 | 7 | 90.1% |
| [County Durham 003B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020628) | 1,804 | 36.2 per 1,000 | 9 | 58.2% |
| [County Durham 003C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020629) | 1,823 | 40.3 per 1,000 | 6 | 95.3% |
| [County Durham 010A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020632) | 1,693 | 63.6 per 1,000 | 5 | 81.6% |
| [County Durham 010B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020640) | 2,222 | 296.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 71.7% |
| [County Durham 010C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020641) | 2,169 | 85.5 per 1,000 | 4 | 76.5% |
| [County Durham 010D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020642) | 1,356 | 55.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 72.3% |
| [County Durham 010E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020643) | 2,031 | 189.0 per 1,000 | 3 | 72.8% |
| [County Durham 012A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020650) | 2,390 | 82.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 99.1% |
| [County Durham 012B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020651) | 1,702 | 65.9 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.9% |
| [County Durham 012C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020652) | 2,043 | 80.4 per 1,000 | 3 | 97.5% |
| [County Durham 014A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020630) | 1,350 | 73.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 92.3% |
| [County Durham 014B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020631) | 1,590 | 126.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 76.4% |
| [County Durham 014E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020645) | 1,533 | 101.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 93.5% |
| [County Durham 014F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034489) | 1,239 | 45.8 per 1,000 | 4 | 94.9% |
| [County Durham 014G](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034490) | 1,551 | 102.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 91.7% |
| [County Durham 014H](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01034491) | 1,283 | 108.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 96.7% |

## Your MP

- [Blaydon and Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett): Liz Twist (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 Consett

[DH8](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dh8)

## Middle areas in Consett

[Bridgehill, Castleside & Harehope Hill](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/bridgehill-castleside-and-harehope-hill), [Consett](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/consett), [Delves Lane & Leadgate](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/delves-lane-and-leadgate)

## Towns near Consett

[Annfield Plain](https://openindex.co.uk/town/annfield-plain), [Stanley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stanley), [Prudhoe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prudhoe), [Crawcrook and Greenside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crawcrook-and-greenside), [Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaydon), [Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whickham)

## Consett in brief

Consett is a town in County Durham, North East.
About 30,573 people lived in Consett in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £154,000 in 2025 across 557 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 96.4 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Consett was £154,000 in 2025.
Consett had 29,874 usual residents at the census.
About 21% of people in Consett live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Consett, 84.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000161
- Constituency: [Blaydon and Consett †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/blaydon-and-consett)
- 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: 7.91 km²
- People, mid-2024: 30,573*
- Neighbourhoods: 17
- Output areas: 96

* 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

[Annfield Plain](https://openindex.co.uk/town/annfield-plain), [Stanley](https://openindex.co.uk/town/stanley), [Prudhoe](https://openindex.co.uk/town/prudhoe), [Crawcrook and Greenside](https://openindex.co.uk/town/crawcrook-and-greenside), [Blaydon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/blaydon), [Whickham](https://openindex.co.uk/town/whickham)

## Latest updates for Consett

- 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/E63000161

## How to cite

Source: Open Index, openindex.co.uk. Link to this page, https://openindex.co.uk/town/consett, or to one figure with its anchor, https://openindex.co.uk/town/consett#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/town/consett