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Homes rented privately

9% to 38.3%

Homes rented privately ranged from 9% in North Lodge to 38.3% in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe — a gap of 29.3 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

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Homes rented privately · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
North Lodge	9%	193	2,137
Chester-le-Street South	9.6%	436	4,521
Pittington & Sherburn	10.9%	232	2,120
Castle Eden & Passfield	11.1%	286	2,572
Lumley & West Rainton	11.9%	521	4,393
Lanchester & Burnhope	12.5%	327	2,621
Aycliffe North & Middridge	13.2%	624	4,740
Seaham	13.4%	692	5,159
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	13.5%	351	2,608
Derwent & Pont Valley	13.8%	1,058	7,639
Chilton	13.9%	304	2,188
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	14.2%	652	4,606
Spennymoor	14.2%	717	5,033
Deerness	14.2%	757	5,313
Sedgefield	14.3%	610	4,265
Pelton	14.4%	985	6,841
Brandon	14.6%	797	5,459
Tudhoe	15%	753	5,020
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	15.1%	950	6,297
Benfieldside	15.2%	716	4,696
Aycliffe South	15.4%	1,124	7,299
West Auckland	15.8%	737	4,671
Consett South	15.9%	365	2,301
Bowburn & Coxhoe	16.1%	1,164	7,218
Crook	16.5%	1,137	6,884
Easington & Shotton	16.6%	1,230	7,414
Trimdon & Wingate	16.7%	852	5,110
Evenwood	16.7%	375	2,242
Barnard Castle	16.7%	431	2,575
Willington & Hunwick	16.9%	702	4,152
Murton	16.9%	830	4,898
Weardale	17%	759	4,474
Delves Lane	17.2%	746	4,339
Belmont	17.2%	891	5,180
Langley & Esh	17.3%	426	2,456
Lower Teesdale	17.8%	659	3,709
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	17.9%	900	5,030
Peterlee	18.1%	947	5,223
Chester-le-Street North	18.3%	875	4,773
Dalton & Dawdon	18.5%	898	4,867
Stanley	19.5%	981	5,038
Blackhalls & Hesledens	20%	541	2,702
Bishop Auckland	20.1%	1,547	7,687
Shildon & Dene Valley	21.2%	1,689	7,949
Horden & Dene House	22%	1,163	5,282
Ferryhill	23.5%	1,240	5,284
Craghead & South Moor	23.7%	1,302	5,494
Upper Teesdale	25.3%	542	2,144
Neville's Cross	25.9%	796	3,071
Consett North	26.7%	744	2,791
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	38.3%	1,615	4,214

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People reporting bad or very bad health

1.4% to 12.4%

People reporting bad or very bad health ranged from 1.4% in Neville's Cross to 12.4% in Horden & Dene House — a gap of 11.1 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

Residents described their own health. Differences in age matter, so this is a prompt to investigate needs, not a score for local health services.

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People reporting bad or very bad health · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Neville's Cross	1.4%	176	12,897
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	4.2%	577	13,646
North Lodge	4.3%	205	4,716
Upper Teesdale	4.7%	215	4,592
Lower Teesdale	5.2%	425	8,230
Belmont	5.6%	614	11,013
Sedgefield	5.7%	538	9,417
Aycliffe North & Middridge	5.8%	623	10,744
Lanchester & Burnhope	5.9%	335	5,692
Barnard Castle	5.9%	318	5,349
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	5.9%	872	14,659
Benfieldside	6%	618	10,364
Delves Lane	6.3%	636	10,119
Chester-le-Street South	6.5%	634	9,789
Evenwood	6.6%	322	4,881
Pelton	6.7%	992	14,760
Pittington & Sherburn	6.7%	309	4,594
Consett South	6.8%	358	5,265
Lumley & West Rainton	7.1%	678	9,606
Derwent & Pont Valley	7.1%	1,179	16,546
Tudhoe	7.2%	773	10,715
Weardale	7.2%	688	9,525
Seaham	7.2%	827	11,444
Chilton	7.4%	350	4,700
Spennymoor	7.5%	827	11,070
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	7.6%	763	10,105
Langley & Esh	7.7%	414	5,397
West Auckland	7.7%	802	10,453
Brandon	7.7%	897	11,650
Crook	7.7%	1,157	15,022
Bowburn & Coxhoe	7.8%	1,210	15,471
Deerness	7.8%	897	11,455
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	7.9%	855	10,848
Willington & Hunwick	7.9%	741	9,326
Chester-le-Street North	8%	790	9,869
Castle Eden & Passfield	8%	465	5,786
Consett North	8.5%	484	5,681
Stanley	8.5%	917	10,738
Murton	8.6%	910	10,622
Bishop Auckland	8.8%	1,457	16,541
Trimdon & Wingate	8.8%	1,008	11,438
Dalton & Dawdon	8.8%	989	11,208
Aycliffe South	8.9%	1,428	16,067
Shildon & Dene Valley	9.1%	1,540	16,891
Ferryhill	9.3%	1,003	10,756
Peterlee	9.4%	1,127	11,994
Craghead & South Moor	9.5%	1,145	12,023
Easington & Shotton	9.7%	1,564	16,119
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	10%	570	5,692
Blackhalls & Hesledens	10.8%	602	5,555
Horden & Dene House	12.4%	1,369	11,008

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People aged 65 or over

10.3% to 30.3%

People aged 65 or over ranged from 10.3% in Neville's Cross to 30.3% in Barnard Castle — a gap of 20 percentage points.

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People aged 65 or over · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Neville's Cross	10.3%	1,335	12,917
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	11.9%	1,624	13,642
Peterlee	16%	1,917	12,000
Craghead & South Moor	16%	1,921	12,009
Delves Lane	16.9%	1,714	10,113
Consett South	18%	951	5,273
Trimdon & Wingate	18.9%	2,170	11,457
Brandon	19%	2,213	11,642
Tudhoe	19.1%	2,046	10,702
Chilton	19.3%	908	4,704
Easington & Shotton	19.5%	3,143	16,138
Deerness	19.6%	2,246	11,451
Murton	19.7%	2,093	10,635
Bowburn & Coxhoe	19.7%	3,049	15,473
Dalton & Dawdon	19.8%	2,214	11,208
Shildon & Dene Valley	20.2%	3,422	16,910
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	20.6%	2,080	10,113
Pelton	20.6%	3,045	14,779
Consett North	21.1%	1,195	5,675
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	21.1%	1,204	5,704
Seaham	21.3%	2,434	11,435
Langley & Esh	21.4%	1,157	5,395
West Auckland	21.5%	2,241	10,445
Benfieldside	21.6%	2,234	10,363
Spennymoor	21.7%	2,397	11,071
Aycliffe South	21.7%	3,488	16,065
Aycliffe North & Middridge	21.8%	2,338	10,748
Crook	21.8%	3,274	15,008
Willington & Hunwick	21.9%	2,046	9,336
Horden & Dene House	22%	2,426	11,012
Bishop Auckland	22.3%	3,686	16,533
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	22.3%	2,422	10,856
Stanley	22.6%	2,421	10,722
Castle Eden & Passfield	23.2%	1,332	5,740
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	23.6%	3,460	14,673
Derwent & Pont Valley	23.6%	3,909	16,574
Chester-le-Street North	23.7%	2,348	9,895
Pittington & Sherburn	23.9%	1,101	4,612
Ferryhill	23.9%	2,571	10,736
Chester-le-Street South	24.2%	2,369	9,787
Sedgefield	24.5%	2,312	9,419
Lumley & West Rainton	24.6%	2,368	9,612
Blackhalls & Hesledens	26.2%	1,458	5,571
Evenwood	26.4%	1,291	4,899
Belmont	26.4%	2,917	11,038
Lower Teesdale	27.7%	2,280	8,223
North Lodge	28%	1,325	4,729
Lanchester & Burnhope	28.2%	1,601	5,681
Weardale	28.5%	2,708	9,512
Upper Teesdale	29%	1,325	4,575
Barnard Castle	30.3%	1,618	5,340

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

3.1% to 31.2%

People aged 16+ with no qualifications ranged from 3.1% in Neville's Cross to 31.2% in Horden & Dene House — a gap of 28 percentage points.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Neville's Cross	3.1%	361	11,529
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	9%	1,135	12,644
North Lodge	13.5%	550	4,060
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	14.6%	1,807	12,396
Benfieldside	14.6%	1,257	8,600
Aycliffe North & Middridge	15.8%	1,414	8,933
Sedgefield	16.1%	1,266	7,879
Chester-le-Street South	16.3%	1,351	8,276
Upper Teesdale	16.5%	651	3,944
Lanchester & Burnhope	17.2%	806	4,681
Lower Teesdale	17.6%	1,254	7,118
Belmont	17.9%	1,694	9,478
Delves Lane	18.1%	1,466	8,090
Castle Eden & Passfield	18.3%	894	4,898
Langley & Esh	18.3%	830	4,544
Pelton	19.2%	2,374	12,347
Derwent & Pont Valley	19.4%	2,676	13,803
Barnard Castle	19.9%	906	4,561
Consett North	19.9%	951	4,774
Lumley & West Rainton	20%	1,618	8,077
Consett South	20.1%	837	4,157
Weardale	20.4%	1,670	8,199
Chester-le-Street North	20.5%	1,692	8,247
Spennymoor	20.6%	1,891	9,188
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	20.8%	1,739	8,373
Pittington & Sherburn	20.8%	800	3,845
Bowburn & Coxhoe	21.1%	2,704	12,799
Tudhoe	21.4%	1,866	8,726
Seaham	21.7%	2,053	9,461
Chilton	21.8%	853	3,914
Brandon	22%	2,112	9,608
Deerness	22.1%	2,061	9,328
Evenwood	22.5%	936	4,158
West Auckland	22.7%	1,940	8,561
Willington & Hunwick	22.7%	1,736	7,637
Crook	22.7%	2,794	12,284
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	23.8%	2,133	8,952
Aycliffe South	24.1%	3,120	12,970
Murton	25.2%	2,185	8,685
Bishop Auckland	25.2%	3,396	13,498
Stanley	25.2%	2,254	8,951
Ferryhill	25.3%	2,261	8,953
Craghead & South Moor	25.8%	2,449	9,482
Easington & Shotton	25.9%	3,418	13,209
Peterlee	26.1%	2,469	9,452
Shildon & Dene Valley	26.3%	3,614	13,755
Trimdon & Wingate	26.3%	2,444	9,299
Dalton & Dawdon	27.9%	2,529	9,051
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	28.2%	1,337	4,733
Blackhalls & Hesledens	30%	1,420	4,741
Horden & Dene House	31.2%	2,838	9,107

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16.6% to 40.4%

People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent ranged from 16.6% in Horden & Dene House to 40.4% in Framwellgate & Newton Hall — a gap of 23.8 percentage points.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Horden & Dene House	16.6%	1,511	9,107
Peterlee	18.1%	1,709	9,452
Blackhalls & Hesledens	18.9%	894	4,741
Craghead & South Moor	19.1%	1,814	9,482
Dalton & Dawdon	19.3%	1,746	9,051
Shildon & Dene Valley	19.7%	2,716	13,755
Aycliffe South	20.1%	2,601	12,970
Stanley	20.2%	1,805	8,951
Ferryhill	20.3%	1,817	8,953
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	20.5%	970	4,733
Murton	21.5%	1,863	8,685
Trimdon & Wingate	21.6%	2,009	9,299
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	21.7%	1,946	8,952
Bishop Auckland	22.9%	3,095	13,498
Easington & Shotton	23.4%	3,091	13,209
Chilton	23.8%	933	3,914
Crook	24.1%	2,956	12,284
Consett South	24.5%	1,020	4,157
West Auckland	24.6%	2,107	8,561
Consett North	24.7%	1,178	4,774
Pelton	25.7%	3,168	12,347
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	25.8%	2,162	8,373
Seaham	25.9%	2,446	9,461
Willington & Hunwick	26.4%	2,016	7,637
Spennymoor	26.5%	2,434	9,188
Tudhoe	26.8%	2,338	8,726
Delves Lane	27%	2,186	8,090
Evenwood	27.1%	1,125	4,158
Chester-le-Street North	27.5%	2,264	8,247
Deerness	27.6%	2,571	9,328
Brandon	27.8%	2,675	9,608
Bowburn & Coxhoe	28.8%	3,685	12,799
Castle Eden & Passfield	28.8%	1,413	4,898
Derwent & Pont Valley	28.9%	3,994	13,803
Barnard Castle	29.3%	1,336	4,561
Lumley & West Rainton	29.4%	2,377	8,077
Aycliffe North & Middridge	29.7%	2,652	8,933
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	30.3%	3,829	12,644
Langley & Esh	30.3%	1,377	4,544
Weardale	30.6%	2,508	8,199
Chester-le-Street South	31.4%	2,602	8,276
Pittington & Sherburn	31.9%	1,225	3,845
Lower Teesdale	33.2%	2,363	7,118
Benfieldside	34.1%	2,932	8,600
Upper Teesdale	35.5%	1,402	3,944
Sedgefield	36.3%	2,858	7,879
Belmont	36.7%	3,474	9,478
Lanchester & Burnhope	36.9%	1,726	4,681
Neville's Cross	39%	4,491	11,529
North Lodge	39.5%	1,604	4,060
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	40.4%	5,005	12,396

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

6.2% to 33.8%

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages ranged from 6.2% in Neville's Cross to 33.8% in Horden & Dene House — a gap of 27.6 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

These households met at least two census conditions covering education, employment, health and housing. This is not an income or poverty measure.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Neville's Cross	6.2%	191	3,077
North Lodge	10%	215	2,143
Upper Teesdale	12.5%	269	2,146
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	13.1%	825	6,296
Sedgefield	14%	597	4,257
Lower Teesdale	14.4%	537	3,721
Benfieldside	15.6%	733	4,702
Lanchester & Burnhope	15.9%	417	2,624
Belmont	16.1%	832	5,171
Aycliffe North & Middridge	16.1%	765	4,739
Langley & Esh	17.3%	425	2,453
Barnard Castle	17.5%	452	2,588
Chester-le-Street South	17.8%	803	4,517
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	18.2%	766	4,214
Delves Lane	18.7%	811	4,342
Derwent & Pont Valley	18.9%	1,450	7,654
Pelton	19.2%	1,316	6,837
Weardale	19.3%	862	4,472
Evenwood	19.3%	432	2,239
Pittington & Sherburn	19.6%	416	2,127
Castle Eden & Passfield	20%	518	2,586
Chester-le-Street North	20.1%	959	4,761
Lumley & West Rainton	20.5%	902	4,400
West Auckland	20.7%	965	4,669
Spennymoor	21%	1,056	5,036
Seaham	21.1%	1,088	5,164
Chilton	21.1%	459	2,178
Consett North	21.7%	605	2,788
Consett South	21.7%	501	2,307
Bowburn & Coxhoe	22%	1,583	7,209
Tudhoe	22.3%	1,117	5,011
Deerness	22.3%	1,188	5,317
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	22.4%	1,033	4,611
Brandon	22.7%	1,238	5,449
Willington & Hunwick	23.1%	957	4,150
Crook	23.1%	1,590	6,888
Stanley	24.5%	1,240	5,053
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	24.6%	1,232	5,018
Murton	24.7%	1,207	4,892
Bishop Auckland	24.8%	1,910	7,698
Ferryhill	25.1%	1,324	5,280
Aycliffe South	26%	1,898	7,304
Trimdon & Wingate	26.6%	1,357	5,107
Easington & Shotton	27%	2,004	7,417
Shildon & Dene Valley	27.3%	2,172	7,955
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	28.3%	741	2,622
Peterlee	28.5%	1,486	5,207
Dalton & Dawdon	28.7%	1,400	4,872
Craghead & South Moor	30.2%	1,661	5,493
Blackhalls & Hesledens	30.4%	821	2,701
Horden & Dene House	33.8%	1,786	5,282

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

2.1% to 32%

Homes rented from a council or housing association ranged from 2.1% in Neville's Cross to 32% in Aycliffe South — a gap of 29.9 percentage points.

21 March 2021 · 51 of 51 current wards with comparable figures.

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association · 21 March 2021
Ward	Share	Count	Population or households covered
Neville's Cross	2.1%	64	3,071
North Lodge	4.6%	98	2,137
Upper Teesdale	8.2%	176	2,144
Delves Lane	10.6%	460	4,339
Framwellgate & Newton Hall	11.5%	723	6,297
Lower Teesdale	12%	446	3,709
Sedgefield	12.6%	536	4,265
Lanchester & Burnhope	12.8%	335	2,621
Evenwood	12.9%	290	2,242
Belmont	13.7%	712	5,180
Weardale	14.3%	641	4,474
Benfieldside	15.1%	711	4,696
Langley & Esh	15.5%	380	2,456
Aycliffe North & Middridge	15.6%	738	4,740
West Auckland	15.6%	730	4,671
Consett North	15.9%	445	2,791
Derwent & Pont Valley	16.3%	1,243	7,639
Pelton	17.4%	1,189	6,841
Castle Eden & Passfield	17.9%	461	2,572
Blackhalls & Hesledens	18.2%	492	2,702
Barnard Castle	18.3%	470	2,575
Chester-le-Street South	18.3%	827	4,521
Seaham	18.5%	954	5,159
Spennymoor	18.9%	949	5,033
Pittington & Sherburn	19.9%	421	2,120
Willington & Hunwick	19.9%	826	4,152
Crook	20%	1,380	6,884
Lumley & West Rainton	20.9%	916	4,393
Bishop Auckland	20.9%	1,605	7,687
Trimdon & Wingate	21.8%	1,114	5,110
Chester-le-Street North	22%	1,050	4,773
Bowburn & Coxhoe	22.2%	1,599	7,218
Annfield Plain & Tanfield	22.3%	1,124	5,030
Chilton	22.3%	489	2,188
Shildon & Dene Valley	22.7%	1,804	7,949
Murton	22.7%	1,114	4,898
Ferryhill	23.2%	1,224	5,284
Consett South	23.3%	537	2,301
Craghead & South Moor	23.5%	1,292	5,494
Dalton & Dawdon	23.5%	1,146	4,867
Easington & Shotton	23.6%	1,749	7,414
Sacriston & Witton Gilbert	24.2%	1,113	4,606
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe	24.4%	1,030	4,214
Stanley	24.5%	1,232	5,038
Thornley & Wheatley Hill	24.8%	646	2,608
Deerness	25%	1,328	5,313
Horden & Dene House	25.5%	1,348	5,282
Tudhoe	25.9%	1,301	5,020
Brandon	28.6%	1,560	5,459
Peterlee	28.7%	1,497	5,223
Aycliffe South	32%	2,334	7,299

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