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Horden & Dene House · County Durham

Horden & Dene House: your neighbourhood

Horden & Dene House electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 33.8% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (12 percentage points higher).

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

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications: 31.2% here, compared with 20.9% across County Durham (10.2 percentage points higher).

Formal qualifications are only one part of someone's skills. Training decisions also need current vacancies, employment and residents' experience.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 16.6% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (10.1 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

22%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

2,426 out of 11,012.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

12.4%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

1,369 out of 11,008.

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People counted in the census

10,982

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All usual residents

10,982 out of 10,982.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

16.6%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

1,511 out of 9,107.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

68.9%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

3,637 out of 5,282.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

33.8%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

Show the workings

Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,786 out of 5,282.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

51.8%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

4,714 out of 9,098.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

43.9%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

3,996 out of 9,098.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

11%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,002 out of 9,098.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

31.2%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

Residents aged 16 and over

2,838 out of 9,107.

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Homes rented privately

22%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,163 out of 5,282.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

26.4%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

2,402 out of 9,098.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

26%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

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Complete Census output-area counts summed using official 2026 best-fit ward lookup

All households

1,348 out of 5,282.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

4.3%

21 March 2021 · Horden & Dene House

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

388 out of 9,098.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Horden & Dene House ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

1,973 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,896 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Horden & Dene House ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 146 mapped crimes in September 2024; 181 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Horden & Dene House
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 202414632
October 202413935
November 202418236
December 202416924
January 202515818
February 202518320
March 202516533
April 202513327
May 202515829
June 202515422
July 202515937
August 202515025
September 202513732
October 202515230
November 202516935
December 202514421
January 202615730
February 202612121
March 202620536
April 202618526
May 202619934
June 202615732
July 202616629
August 202618140
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Horden & Dene House
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime757
shoplifting376
criminal damage arson261
public order138
other theft114
burglary103
other crime67
drugs55
vehicle crime55
possession of weapons23
theft from the person10
robbery9
bicycle theft5
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and records without usable locations are excluded.

Do not compare directly with Scottish council-level recorded crime totals.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across County Durham →