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Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

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About

Evenwood, Cockfield and Staindrop form a cluster of settlements in County Durham where farmland, village streets and former industrial sites meet. Evenwood carries a clear mining legacy: rows of former miners' cottages and reclaimed spoil tips sit alongside council housing and small workshops. Cockfield Fell rises above the surrounding land as an open common; the ground there shows medieval ridge-and-furrow patterns and scattered quarry scars that reflect centuries of grazing and small-scale extraction. Narrow lanes thread between fields and hedgerows, linking farms, allotments and the occasional pond.

Staindrop is the area’s principal village, arranged along a long main street with a parish church and a compact mix of shops, a school and community halls. Public footpaths and quiet lanes provide access to walled pastures and stone barns, and streams cross the low ground in shallow valleys. Local life still turns on village facilities, agricultural timetables and seasonal work on the surrounding estates, while the pattern of field boundaries and dry stone walls records how land use has evolved here.

Area overview

On average Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop has high deprivation and low crime levels, with around 46 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 61% below the North East average of 117 per 1,000. Approximately 8.9% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is £41,400 per year. There are 11 schools in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop: 10 primary (2 Outstanding and 5 Good) and 1 secondary (0 Outstanding and 1 Good). Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is home to around 12,567 people, with a population density of about 50.1 per km².

Crime rate
4/10
Crimes per 1k residents
46
Deprivation level
7/10
Income level
4/10
Social housing
8.9%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop Population
12,567
Population density
50.1 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
21.09(-45%)
Criminal damage and arson
8.12(-29%)
Anti-social behaviour
8.04(-63%)
Burglary
4.62(+3%)
Vehicle crime
3.18(-23%)
North East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
12,292
97.81%
Other White
66
0.53%
White and Asian (mixed)
29
0.23%
Other Asian
26
0.21%
Irish
25
0.2%
Total population: 12,567

Economics

Education (age 16+)

Level 4+ (Degree)
3,179
29.61%
No qualifications
2,179
20.3%
Level 3 (A level)
1,845
17.19%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
1,529
14.24%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
1,012
9.43%
Total 16+ residents: 10,736

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
2,620
44.81%
Owns with a mortgage
1,427
24.41%
Private landlord or letting agency
835
14.28%
Other social rented
566
9.68%
Other forms of private rent
202
3.45%
Total households: 5,847

Property prices in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

Median price£150,000
Price per sq ft£161
Sales (last 12 months)163
Typical range (middle 50%)£100K – £252K

Based on 163 recent sales, the median property price is £150,000 (about £161 per square foot) in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop area, with individual transactions ranging from £25,000 up to £845,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached35£325,000£210
Flats1£265,000£181
Semi-Detached36£166,500£199
Terraced91£110,000£121

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£245,000£226,250£126,250£84,950
2017£232,500£110,000£131,688£70,000
2018£208,500£66,500£150,500£87,000
2019£235,000£130,000£75,500
2020£250,000£85,000£128,500£96,250
2021£260,000£107,500£161,000£94,950
2022£335,000£150,000£150,000£115,150
2023£300,000£53,000£163,000£105,000
2024£318,500£90,000£154,995£117,000
2025£350,000£118,500£170,000£110,000
2026£243,500£265,000£160,500£109,500
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop.
YearDetachedFlatsSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£166£93£123£97
2017£161£115£138£80
2018£179£131£138£96
2019£188£134£90
2020£175£144£134£103
2021£210£158£153£105
2022£215£148£176£128
2023£220£86£199£115
2024£223£117£193£115
2025£219£200£180£120
2026£236£181£190£133
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop in the last year.

Frequently asked questions about Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

Is Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop safe?

Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop records about 46 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, which is a low crime rate for England: it scores 4 out of 10 on the Area360 crime scale, where 10 is the highest crime level.

What is the average house price in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop?

The median sale price in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is £150,000 (about £161 per square foot) based on 163 registered sales according to HM Land Registry data.

Are there good schools in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop?

Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop has 10 primary schools (2 rated Outstanding, 5 Good) and 1 secondary school (1 Good). Ratings are from the latest Ofsted inspections.

How deprived is Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop?

Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop scores 7 out of 10 on the deprivation scale, where 10 is the most deprived. The typical neighbourhood in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop sits around rank 15,694 of 32,844 in England on the official Index of Multiple Deprivation (rank 1 is the most deprived).

What is the average household income in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop?

The average household income in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop is around £41,400 per year, and 9% of homes are social housing (ONS data).

All postcodes in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

DL140JH

Dale View

DL135LR

Sun Road

DL23NQ

Lower Teesdale

DL140DA

Evenwood

DL135DP

Manor Grove

DL23XH

Nursery End

DL135NN

Park Court

DL149RD

Glamis Terrace

DL135PW

Pinfold Lane

DL140JW

Willow Court

DL135PE

Diamond Terrace

DL133QF

Saunders Avenue

DL23RW

Lower Teesdale

DL23QG

Darlington Road

DL23DL

High Green

DL23PA

Lower Teesdale

DL135DF

Staindrop Road

DL23RN

Lower Teesdale

DL135LZ

Evenwood

DL149ND

Evenwood Lane

DL135HN

Meadowcroft

DL128XD

Lower Teesdale

DL140QA

Toft Hill Lane

DL135EZ

Bleak Terrace

DL140HX

The Crescent

DL140EZ

West Auckland

DL135ND

Lane Head

DL140NT

Gordon Lane

DL23HR

Lower Teesdale

DL23NH

Front Street

DL135ES

Alpine Terrace

DL133QW

Crane Row Lane

DL140HP

St Cuthberts Avenue

DL23HZ

Lower Teesdale

DL149RG

Shirley Close

DL140NH

Station Terrace

DL140JE

Toft Hill

DL23EJ

Balmer Hill

DL135EL

Aged Miners Homes

DL135RJ

Wharton Terrace

DL135PB

Evenwood

DL23EL

Balmer Hill

DL135DW

Manor Grove

DL128RB

Hesley Rise

DL149RQ

Shirley Close

DL135JQ

Black Swan Cottages

DL133QZ

Evenwood

DL135RD

Lynesack

DL133QN

Windy Bank Road

DL135LD

Evenwood

DL140JB

Toft Hill

DL23BJ

Main Road

DL140JA

Toft Hill

DL149QF

The Centre

DL135LQ

Fell View

DL135QT

Evenwood

DL149SW

Evenwood

DL135BD

Morley

DL135DZ

Stanwix Cottages

DL135AX

Lands Road

DL135PH

Pinfold Lane

DL23XD

Cleatlam Lane

DL128FG

Paddock View

DL23DD

Eden Crest

DL41QF

Brusselton Lane

DL135BQ

Gordon Lane

DL135JT

Loop Lane

DL133NJ

Evenwood

DL135EN

Front Street

DL128SF

Lower Teesdale

DL149SJ

Randolph Industrial Estate

DL140PH

Dobinson's Lane

DL133RB

Crane Row Lane

DL23EB

Spa Road

DL140PR

Nettlebed Lane

DL135JN

Loop Lane

DL22UJ

Darlington Road

DL133QE

Roslyn Terrace

DL135NH

Magdalene Place

DL135AU

High Lands

DL23EQ

West View

DL128UP

Mount Eff Road

DL135HG

Raby Moor

DL135HY

Marne Terrace

DL23EN

Academy Gardens

DL140NQ

Ramshaw Row

DL23PU

Darlington Road

DL135DY

Mostyn Terrace

DL23RP

Lower Teesdale

DL140DF

Phoenix Row

DL23EU

Ford Dike Lane

DL140HD

West Auckland

DL133PD

Howlea Lane

DL135LN

Quarry Lane

DL149RP

Rochdale Street

DL22UW

Dunwell Lane

DL149RA

Brookside

DL140NF

Ramshaw Lane

DL133NN

Bedburn

DL140NB

Ramshaw Lane

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.