Property market | £127,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Airport access | Closest airport is Newcastle (25.2 miles) | |
Broadband | 46.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Ethnic diversity | White: 96.8% residents (vs 81.7% England & Wales) Other: 3.1% residents (vs 18.3% England & Wales) | |
Socio-economic status | Ranked 465 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 102 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Bishop Auckland level) | |
Community | Median age is 43.4 | Happiness is Below Average for Durham, Low for UK | |
Crime | 5.0 burglaries per 1k people (County Durham) | |
Commute (approx) | - York (63 mins) - Leeds (89 mins) | |
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£127,852 for a semi-detached property | |
Closest airport is Newcastle (25.2 miles) | |
46.3mbps average broadband speeds (average broadband for UK) | |
Median age is 43.4 | Happiness is Below Average for Durham, Low for UK | |
Ranked 465 out of 573 in England & Wales for % of residents in higher managerial positions and 102 out of 573 for residents who are long-term unemployed (Bishop Auckland level) | |
5.0 burglaries per 1k people (County Durham) | |
- York (63 mins) - Leeds (89 mins) | |
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Westerton has one main store nearby, Sainsburys Coundon Local. There are a few pubs and bars nearby, including: Durham Ox, Leeholme WMC, Miners Arms, Three Tuns Hotel. We found one nearby restaurant: Hanover Housing - Sycamore Lodge. Westerton has a range of train stations and schools nearby, as shown in the map below.
The property market in Westerton has had a steep increase over the last few years but slowing growth. Based on data published on 15 November 2023, on average a detached house costs £220,652, which is up 1.7% on last year. A semi-detached house on average costs £127,852 (down -0.8% on last year) , a terraced house £103,612 (down -1.5% on last year) and a flat £77,277. Renting a two bedroom flat will cost you approximately £430 per month. Property prices in Westerton are similar to the average property prices across Durham and are much lower compared to other locations with a similar density in England. When looking at the annual change in property prices in Westerton, prices have had a greater decrease than the annual average price decrease seen across the Durham region.
Property data is based on County Durham level pricing data and is as at September 2023 (publicised 15 November 2023)
Detached and Semi-detached House Trend (£) to September 2023
County | Avg Detached Price | Annual Change | Avg Semi-Detached Price | Annual Change |
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Rutland | £557,774 | +11.3% | £341,529 | +11.7% |
Northumberland | £333,743 | +7.3% | £183,403 | +6.1% |
Lancashire | £326,887 | +4.3% | £195,848 | +3.4% |
Leicestershire | £432,076 | +3.9% | £262,308 | +3.0% |
Derbyshire | £340,545 | +3.7% | £209,276 | +2.9% |
Oxfordshire | £706,629 | +3.5% | £450,305 | +3.5% |
Merseyside | £340,051 | +3.4% | £214,398 | +2.4% |
Gloucestershire | £536,963 | +3.4% | £330,457 | +3.4% |
Nottinghamshire | £334,429 | +2.8% | £206,257 | +2.8% |
Wiltshire | £521,688 | +2.7% | £328,877 | +3.0% |
Greater Manchester | £396,806 | +2.7% | £254,125 | +2.3% |
West Yorkshire | £351,673 | +2.5% | £210,889 | +2.0% |
West Midlands | £407,684 | +2.2% | £245,250 | +2.4% |
East Riding of Yorkshire | £326,098 | +2.2% | £203,163 | +2.1% |
Staffordshire | £364,884 | +2.1% | £221,783 | +2.1% |
Herefordshire | £434,518 | +2.1% | £276,148 | +2.2% |
South Yorkshire | £284,409 | +2.0% | £182,869 | +1.9% |
West Sussex | £686,980 | +1.9% | £441,716 | +2.3% |
Kent | £619,795 | +1.8% | £386,201 | +1.4% |
Shropshire | £404,408 | +1.8% | £252,891 | +1.8% |
Warwickshire | £515,326 | +1.8% | £299,238 | +1.3% |
Devon | £503,963 | +1.6% | £337,624 | +2.3% |
North Yorkshire | £422,027 | +1.5% | £265,231 | +1.2% |
Norfolk | £406,137 | +1.4% | £267,820 | +1.2% |
North Northamptonshire | £426,370 | +1.3% | £254,947 | +1.2% |
Buckinghamshire | £853,940 | +1.2% | £460,891 | +1.2% |
West Northamptonshire | £478,844 | +0.9% | £279,006 | +0.7% |
Hampshire | £628,455 | +0.6% | £386,140 | +1.0% |
Lincolnshire | £307,354 | +0.6% | £205,466 | +1.4% |
Worcestershire | £455,558 | +0.6% | £276,201 | +0.9% |
Essex | £586,972 | +0.4% | £379,804 | 0.0% |
Somerset | £465,131 | +0.3% | £296,160 | +0.7% |
Suffolk | £454,636 | +0.2% | £283,920 | +0.6% |
East Sussex | £595,763 | +0.1% | £385,074 | +0.4% |
Cambridgeshire | £486,349 | 0.0% | £330,028 | +0.2% |
Surrey | £957,680 | -0.2% | £546,201 | +0.7% |
Isle of Wight | £435,441 | -0.4% | £298,787 | 0.0% |
Hertfordshire | £939,983 | -0.7% | £542,021 | -0.2% |
Cornwall | £453,159 | -1.1% | £300,170 | -0.6% |
Dorset | £528,863 | -1.3% | £348,080 | -0.8% |
Recent property transactions in the area
Listed below are some recent property purchases in the area, to give you an idea of the market. Click on a postcode if you would like to see data on that specific area of Westerton, or click here to browse the longer list of Westerton property transactions from 2023.
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Westerton has a healthy number of schools nearby to choose from. There are a mix of both primary and secondary schools nearby, including The Oaks Secondary School, which was was rated as outstanding in 2018. Example schools in the area are listed below, with some information on their rating and access criteria.
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School | Type | Outstanding? |
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The Oaks Secondary School | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | Yes - 2018 |
Prince Bishops Community Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | Yes - 2014 |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Coundon | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | No |
Middlestone Moor Primary School | Primary Community school - Mixed | No |
The Meadows School | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | No |
Victoria Lane Academy | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Rosa Street Primary School | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
Whitworth Park Academy | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | No |
School | Type | Latest Rating | Parent View Reviews (if available) | Ofsted Report (if available) | Address |
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The Oaks Secondary School Save school | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (4/19/2013) | Ofsted Report Link | Spennymoor | |
Prince Bishops Community Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | 1: Outstanding (6/14/2011) | Ofsted Report Link | Bishop Auckland | |
Whitworth Park Academy Save school | Secondary school Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (10/6/2022) | 156 submissions 79.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Spennymoor |
Victoria Lane Academy Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (5/15/2014) | Ofsted Report Link | Bishop Auckland | |
Rosa Street Primary School Save school | Primary Academy sponsor led - Mixed | 2: Good (10/2/2019) | Ofsted Report Link | Spennymoor | |
The Meadows School Save school | Secondary school Community special school - Mixed | 3: Requires Improvement (6/26/2019) | 11 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy | Ofsted Report Link | Spennymoor |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Coundon Save school | Primary Voluntary aided school - Mixed | Bishop Auckland | |||
Middlestone Moor Primary School Save school | Primary Community school - Mixed | Spennymoor |
School | Type |
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The Oaks Secondary School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (4/19/2013) |
Prince Bishops Community Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 1: Outstanding (6/14/2011) |
Whitworth Park Academy Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 2: Good (10/6/2022) 156 submissions 79.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
Victoria Lane Academy Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (5/15/2014) |
Rosa Street Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary Latest rating - 2: Good (10/2/2019) |
The Meadows School Ofsted report Save school | Secondary school Latest rating - 3: Requires Improvement (6/26/2019) 11 submissions 91.0% agree or strongly agree that their child is happy |
St Joseph's Roman Catholic Voluntary Aided Primary School, Coundon Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Middlestone Moor Primary School Ofsted report Save school | Primary |
Station | Distance from Westerton | Commute options |
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Bishop Auckland A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +1% from the previous year. | 3 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 68 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 94 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 165 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 165 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Shildon A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed -3% from the previous year. | 4 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 63 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 89 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 160 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 160 mins - TransPennine Express) View details |
Newton Aycliffe A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +5% from the previous year. | 6 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 58 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 84 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 155 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 155 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 177 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
Heighington A very quiet station station. Station footfall changed +11% from the previous year. | 7 miles |
- York (1 change(s) - 55 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Leeds (1 change(s) - 81 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Edinburgh Waverley (1 change(s) - 152 mins - CrossCountry) View details - Manchester Piccadilly (1 change(s) - 152 mins - TransPennine Express) View details - Kings Cross (1 change(s) - 174 mins - London North Eastern Railway) View details |
The table below lists ethnicities living in the local authority (County Durham) as per the data published in December 2022. Source: ethnicity-facts-figures.service.gov.uk
Ethnicity | % of County Durham residents | Benchmark:% of England & Wales residents |
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White | 96.8% | 81.7% |
Asian | 1.5% | 9.3% |
Mixed | 0.9% | 2.9% |
Other | 0.4% | 2.1% |
Black | 0.3% | 4.0% |
The table below lists the types of occupations that residents have, at the Bishop Auckland consituency level. Source: commonslibrary.parliament.uk
Type of occupation | % of residents (over 16 years old) | Rank within England & Wales |
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Intermediate occupations | 10.6% | |
Small employers and own account workers | 10.0% | |
Higher managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 8.4% | 465 out of 573 |
Lower managerial, administrative and professional occupations | 17.7% | |
Lower supervisory and technical occupations | 7.0% | |
Semi-routine occupations | 14.4% | |
Routine occupations | 15.8% | |
Never worked / long-term unemployed | 11.3% | 102 out of 573 |
Full-time students | 4.8% |
Relative to the UK average, the average broadband download speed in Durham is average (54mbps). Westerton is slower than this, with average download speeds of 46.3mbps. You can also view really detailed broadband information at the Bishop Auckland level, via data.parliament.uk, here.
Average speed | 46.3 mbps |
% households with superfast broadband access | 91.0% |
% households unable to access decent broadband | 1.3% |
Crime stats were found at the County Durham level:
Type | County Durham | UK |
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Total Crimes (per thousand people) | 91 | 93 |
Burglaries (per thousand people) | 5 | 5 |
Public Order Offences (per thousand people) | 9 | 10 |
Bicycle Thefts (per thousand people) | 1 | 1 |
Violence Against People (per thousand people) | 36 | 36 |
We use an API provided by Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to identify any live flood warnings to be aware of and we also provide insight into whether flooding could occur from rivers, sea and groundwater within 1km of Westerton.
There are no live flood warnings in the area, according to our interpretation of the DEFRA API.
The areas in the table below have been identified by the DEFRA API as areas where it is possible for flooding to occur from rivers, sea and in some locations, groundwater. Some of these areas will have measures in place to minimise the risk of flooding and they may be monitored by the Flood Warning Service.
Area | Cause | Description |
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North East | River Gaunless, Oakley Cross Beck | River Gaunless and its tributaries |
North East | River Wear, Moors Burn, Smallhope Burn | Lower River Wear from Escomb to Sunderland including the Rivers Browney, Cong Burn and Lumley Park Burn |
North East | River Skerne | Low lying areas along the River Skerne and its tributaries from its source downstream to the Tees Confluence, including the Carr areas |
North East | River Tees | Low lying land in the Tees Valley, including Teesdale Way footpath at Croft |
North East | River Wear | Properties at Flatts Farm at Bishop Auckland, Farnley, Furness Mill Farm and Lowfield Farm Cottages at Willington, Shafto House and New Row at Page Bank |
Name | Property market | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby | Socio Economic |
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Westerton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Darlington, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £162,767 Detached: £281,748 | 102 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.6% residents long-term unemployed |
Bishop Auckland, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 | 8.4% residents in higher managerial positions 11.3% residents long-term unemployed |
Chilton (County Durham), Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: 2 | N/A |
Gilesgate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Brancepeth, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Consett, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
Durham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 12Secondary: 7 | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Seaham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 10Secondary: 1 | 6.5% residents in higher managerial positions 14.4% residents long-term unemployed |
Burnopfield, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: | 9.5% residents in higher managerial positions 10.1% residents long-term unemployed |
West Rainton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: | 11.5% residents in higher managerial positions 7.8% residents long-term unemployed |
Name | Property | Crimes per 1,000 | Schools nearby |
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Westerton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: 3 |
Darlington, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £162,767 Detached: £281,748 | 102 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
Bishop Auckland, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 4 |
Chilton (County Durham), Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: 2 |
Gilesgate, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 11Secondary: 1 |
Brancepeth, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 3Secondary: 1 |
Consett, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 8Secondary: 3 |
Durham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Outstanding schools Slowing property market Local M&S | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 12Secondary: 7 |
Seaham, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 10Secondary: 1 |
Burnopfield, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 5Secondary: |
West Rainton, Durham Affordability: Very affordable Slowing property market | Semi-detached: £127,852 Detached: £220,652 | 91 | Primary: 1Secondary: |
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