# Newton Aycliffe

Town in County Durham, North East.

Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, North East. Median sale price £145,000 in 2025. Recorded crime 138.6 per 1,000 people. About 26,484 people.

Town. Code E63000283. In: [Towns](https://openindex.co.uk/places/towns) › [County Durham](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham)

Newton Aycliffe is an ONS built-up area: the land built up as one town, whatever council it is in. Figures for Newton Aycliffe 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: £145,000** (2025). The median price paid for a home in Newton Aycliffe was £145,000 in 2025. Joint 34th 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/newton-aycliffe#f-house-sales-median-price
- **Population: 25,760** (2021). Newton Aycliffe had 25,760 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 434th 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/newton-aycliffe#f-population
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 1%** (2022). About 1% of people in Newton Aycliffe 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/newton-aycliffe#f-radon-affected-share
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 89.3%** (January 2026). In Newton Aycliffe, 89.3% 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/newton-aycliffe#f-gigabit-coverage

## On the map

- [Radon Affected Area by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon-affected-areas?place=E63000283) (Worked out by Open Index · 2022): About 1% of people in Newton Aycliffe 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=E63000283) (Worked out by Open Index · 2025): 321 homes were sold in Newton Aycliffe in 2025.
- [Crime and ASB by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/recorded-crime?place=E63000283) (Police recorded crime and outcomes (data.police.uk) · August 2026): Crime and anti-social behaviour for Newton Aycliffe.
- [Population by town](https://openindex.co.uk/map/population?place=E63000283) (Census 2021, England and Wales): Newton Aycliffe had 25,760 usual residents at the census.

## How Newton Aycliffe compares

Each town against every other town the measure covers.

| Measure | Newton Aycliffe | Rank | Compared with |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Median sale price | £145,000 | joint 14th cheapest | 60 towns, North East · 2025 |
| Population | 25,760 | 23rd most populated | 60 towns, North East · 2021 |
| People in radon Affected Area squares | 1% | joint 12th fewest people in radon Affected Areas | 60 towns, North East · 2022 |
| Gigabit broadband coverage | 89.3% | 10th lowest | 60 towns, North East · Jan 2026 |

## Is Newton Aycliffe safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newton Aycliffe at a rate of 138.6 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, 336 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newton Aycliffe.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (1,297), anti-social behaviour (840) and other crime (512).
A year earlier, the recorded crime rate in Newton Aycliffe was 132.2 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 Newton Aycliffe, neighbourhood by neighbourhood

- Deprivation is ranked by neighbourhood, so Newton Aycliffe has no single figure. Of its 18 neighbourhoods with a rank:
- Decile 1 (England’s most deprived 10%): 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 2: 3 neighbourhoods
- Decile 3: 4 neighbourhoods
- Decile 4: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 5: 2 neighbourhoods
- Decile 8: 3 neighbourhoods

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

## Neighbourhoods in Newton Aycliffe

| Area | People (census) | Recorded crime per 1,000 | Deprivation decile | Gigabit broadband |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [County Durham 060A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020813) | 1,196 | 76.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 100.0% |
| [County Durham 060B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020814) | 1,316 | 44.4 per 1,000 | 5 | 96.6% |
| [County Durham 060C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020815) | 1,268 | 78.4 per 1,000 | 4 | 81.0% |
| [County Durham 060D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020848) | 1,161 | 63.9 per 1,000 | 5 | 95.4% |
| [County Durham 060E](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020850) | 2,432 | 77.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 99.2% |
| [County Durham 060F](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020851) | 1,342 | 59.3 per 1,000 | 8 | 95.5% |
| [County Durham 061A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020816) | 1,322 | 260.1 per 1,000 | 1 | 96.0% |
| [County Durham 061B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020844) | 1,547 | 144.4 per 1,000 | 1 | 91.3% |
| [County Durham 061C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020847) | 1,457 | 219.5 per 1,000 | 1 | 97.2% |
| [County Durham 061D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020849) | 1,281 | 129.7 per 1,000 | 1 | 90.3% |
| [County Durham 062A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020825) | 1,733 | 107.1 per 1,000 | 3 | 88.5% |
| [County Durham 062B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020831) | 1,344 | 241.1 per 1,000 | 2 | 95.8% |
| [County Durham 062C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020833) | 1,215 | 103.0 per 1,000 | 4 | 92.9% |
| [County Durham 062D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020834) | 1,244 | 109.8 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.4% |
| [County Durham 063A](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020824) | 1,453 | 117.2 per 1,000 | 3 | 91.3% |
| [County Durham 063B](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020826) | 1,500 | 124.3 per 1,000 | 3 | 40.8% |
| [County Durham 063C](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020832) | 1,448 | 283.7 per 1,000 | 3 | 87.1% |
| [County Durham 063D](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/neighbourhood/e01020845) | 1,354 | 199.6 per 1,000 | 2 | 98.2% |

## Your MP

- [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor): Alan Strickland (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 Newton Aycliffe

[DL5](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/dl5)

## Middle areas in Newton Aycliffe

[Newton Aycliffe East](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-east), [Newton Aycliffe North](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-north), [Newton Aycliffe South](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-south), [Newton Aycliffe West](https://openindex.co.uk/county-durham/newton-aycliffe-west)

## Towns near Newton Aycliffe

[Shildon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/shildon), [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington), [Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishop-auckland), [Ferryhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferryhill), [Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spennymoor), [Brandon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brandon-county-durham)

## Newton Aycliffe in brief

Newton Aycliffe is a town in County Durham, North East.
About 26,484 people lived in Newton Aycliffe in mid-2024 (worked out by Open Index from ONS small-area estimates); the median price paid for a home was £145,000 in 2025 across 321 sales (HM Land Registry) and police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour at a rate of 138.6 per 1,000 people in the 12 months to August 2026 (police.uk).
The median price paid for a home in Newton Aycliffe was £145,000 in 2025.
Newton Aycliffe had 25,760 usual residents at the census.
About 1% of people in Newton Aycliffe live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newton Aycliffe, 89.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

## About

- Type: Town
- Code: E63000283
- Constituency: [Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor †](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/newton-aycliffe-and-spennymoor)
- 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: 9.83 km²
- People, mid-2024: 26,484*
- Neighbourhoods: 18
- Output areas: 91

* 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), [Darlington](https://openindex.co.uk/darlington), [Bishop Auckland](https://openindex.co.uk/town/bishop-auckland), [Ferryhill](https://openindex.co.uk/town/ferryhill), [Spennymoor](https://openindex.co.uk/town/spennymoor), [Brandon](https://openindex.co.uk/town/brandon-county-durham)

## Latest updates for Newton Aycliffe

- 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/E63000283

## How to cite

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