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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 moderate crime levels, with around 46 crimes per 1,000 residents per year. 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 12 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

Based on 161 recent sales, the median property price is £150,000 in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop area, with individual transactions ranging from £20,000 up to £850,000.

Price distribution per property type (last year)

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

Median sale price and percentiles per property type (last year)

Median sale price, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian
Terraced83£110,000
Detached36£350,000
Semi-Detached42£170,000

10 years median price trend in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop.

All postcodes in Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop

DL135RQ

Magdalene Place

DL149PQ

Hummerbeck

DL22UN

Crag Lane

DL140NW

Gordon Lane

DL140NJ

Ramshaw Lane

DL135HH

Station Houses

DL23QZ

Snotterton Lane

DL23LB

South Terrace

DL23LX

Duke Street

DL149RL

West Terrace

DL23ES

Selaby Court

DL140EG

Freestone View

DL140PZ

Toft Hill Lane

DL23NN

Winston Road

DL23HF

Selaby Lane

DL140PT

Beech Road

DL133QA

Saunders Avenue

DL133RF

Bedburn Road

DL135PS

Pinfold Lane

DL149NU

Staindrop Road

DL149PY

Copeland Row

DL140LF

South Road

DL135QE

Quarry Lane

DL23HT

Manor Road

DL135JS

Evenwood

DL23LQ

Moor Road

DL149SB

Oaks Bank

DL23AJ

Moor Lane

DL140LU

Sloshes Lane

DL128XF

Hallgarth

DL135RS

Cowley Lane

DL149QT

Alpine Terrace

DL23GA

The Paddocks

DL140LD

Chapel Mews

DL23AE

Lower Teesdale

DL135RX

Magdalene Place

DL135FB

Jubilee Court

DL23PT

Tarn Lane

DL22UT

Dunwell Lane

DL149PP

Hummerbeck

DL23BE

Main Road

DL23EZ

Cock Lane

DL23AH

Burnt Houses Lane

DL128UU

Lower Teesdale

DL140LZ

Hartbrigg Lane

DL23LY

Duke Street

DL149RH

Newholme Crescent

DL135AR

High Lands

DL23NA

Dovecote Street

DL23JL

Central Buildings

DL133QQ

Evenwood

DL23AS

Esperley Lane

DL135RY

Magdalene Place

DL135EQ

Victoria Cottages

DL149RN

Swan Street

DL149RY

Newholme Crescent

DL149PF

Hummerbeck

DL23DS

Low Green

DL23BL

Main Road

DL140QH

West Auckland

DL23RY

High Garth

DL133BU

Hamsterley Pastures

DL23EY

Cock Lane

DL140PE

Toft Hill Lane

DL128UY

Grange Terrace

DL135RZ

Magdalene Place

DL23RL

Church Mews

DL135HU

The Slack

DL23JB

Stobhill Lane

DL149NL

Evenwood

DL23EX

Ford Dike Lane

DL23QW

Lower Teesdale

DL23PJ

Lower Teesdale

DL23PH

Grice Court

DL140PW

Dobinson's Lane

DL23XQ

Lower Teesdale

DL23JX

Sudburn Avenue

DL140PQ

Evenwood

DL140HF

Bankwell Drive

DL23AP

Lower Teesdale

DL135LA

Evenwood

DL23RX

Highcliffe Edge

DL128UT

Westwick Road

DL140TB

Maple Court

DL140PJ

Gordon Lane

DL149QX

Wellgarth

DL133QP

Crane Row Lane

DL128UX

Lower Teesdale

DL133NR

Shull Bank

DL135ER

Front Street

DL140QF

West Auckland

DL23AG

Keverstone Bank

DL23DZ

Main Road

DL23LW

Ladyclose

DL135BH

Lands Bank

DL23PX

Darlington Road

DL23AF

Lower Teesdale

DL135NQ

Magdalene Place

DL149QD

Accrington Terrace

DL133PZ

Bedburn Road

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/05/2026.