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Upper Teesdale · County Durham

Upper Teesdale: your neighbourhood

Upper Teesdale electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 8% here, compared with 20% across County Durham (11.8 percentage points lower).

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.

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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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages: 12.5% here, compared with 21.8% across County Durham (9.2 percentage points lower).

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 a degree or equivalent: 35.5% here, compared with 26.7% across County Durham (8.8 percentage points higher).

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

29%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

All usual residents

1,325 out of 4,575.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

4.7%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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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

215 out of 4,592.

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People counted in the census

4,589

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

All usual residents

4,589 out of 4,589.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

35.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

Residents aged 16 and over

1,402 out of 3,944.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

47.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

1,029 out of 2,146.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

12.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

269 out of 2,146.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

44.1%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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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

1,733 out of 3,928.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

53.9%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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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

2,116 out of 3,928.

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

2.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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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

98 out of 3,928.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

16.5%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

Residents aged 16 and over

651 out of 3,944.

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Homes rented privately

25%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

All households

542 out of 2,144.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

33.6%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

1,319 out of 3,928.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

8%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

All households

176 out of 2,144.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2%

21 March 2021 · Upper Teesdale

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

79 out of 3,928.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Upper Teesdale ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

189 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 140 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Upper Teesdale 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: 10 mapped crimes in September 2024; 9 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 · Upper Teesdale
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024100
October 202490
November 202481
December 202482
January 202571
February 2025141
March 2025104
April 202592
May 2025104
June 2025191
July 2025175
August 2025193
September 2025214
October 2025153
November 2025162
December 2025231
January 2026191
February 2026101
March 2026152
April 2026202
May 2026173
June 2026124
July 2026124
August 202693
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Upper Teesdale
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime73
burglary36
criminal damage arson28
other theft15
vehicle crime12
other crime10
public order6
drugs3
shoplifting2
possession of weapons2
theft from the person1
robbery1
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.

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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 →