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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

DL23DJ

Piggy Lane

DL23XG

The Orchard

DL23EH

East View

DL149NP

Evenwood

DL135DS

Front Street

DL149LS

Ullswater Avenue

DL140HL

Red Houses

DL135RW

Roseberry Cottages

DL135RB

Burnt Houses Lane

DL23BW

Eden Lane

DL128UH

The Green

DL140LR

Witton Way

DL135RG

Festival Villas

DL23HB

Back Lane

DL23RJ

Front Street

DL149QJ

Randolph Terrace

DL23JN

North Green

DL140NN

Gordon Lane

DL133NH

Evenwood

DL133QH

Bedburn Road

DL23PQ

Beckside

DL135PL

Tilleys Row

DL135QW

Copley Bent

DL135BB

Evenwood

DL23XB

The Meadows

DL133QY

Emms Hill Lane

DL140LS

Bankwell Drive

DL128XL

The Steadings

DL23HL

Front Street

DL133NL

Redford

DL23EE

North Terrace

DL23LT

Westfield Paddock

DL135BG

Lands Road

DL140LT

Evenwood

DL140GZ

Hill Villa Close

DL133RH

Salters Gate

DL23HJ

Gainford Road

DL128RD

The Green

DL23HW

Front Street

DL135LT

Chapel Terrace

DL140PF

Nettlebed Lane

DL135AE

Church Square

DL140LE

West Auckland

DL23DW

Low Road

DL149SH

Sadler Lane

DL23JS

West Terrace

DL135HZ

Lands Road

DL23BQ

Main Road

DL133NW

Shull Bank

DL135HJ

Long Lane

DL135AD

Front Street

DL135BE

Morley

DL23PS

Lower Teesdale

DL23QR

Lower Teesdale

DL23PF

Winston Court

DL149JZ

Staindrop Road

DL23JZ

Coronation Gardens

DL128UL

The Street

DL23QS

East Farm Cottages

DL140ND

Ramshaw Heugh

DL133PP

Saunders Avenue

DL135PD

Garden View

DL23QP

South Cleatlam

DL23PZ

Lower Teesdale

DL128UD

Lower Teesdale

DL149PW

Haggs Lane

DL135HE

Fell View

DL23AT

Swan Wynd

DL140PU

Evenwood

DL135DX

Model Terrace

DL135EP

Vane Terrace

DL149PJ

Burnshouse Lane

DL23XF

Olivers Gardens

DL140EU

Etherley Road

DL135DT

Royal Yard

DL140TG

Chestnut Court

DL133PT

South View

DL23PD

Langley Garth

DL135JX

Loop Lane

DL23RH

Front Street

DL23ND

Barnard Street

DL135DN

Comer Terrace

DL135JB

Evenwood

DL135HA

Prospect Terrace

DL23JR

Mill Wynd

DL23DF

Neville Close

DL23RZ

Town Farm Close

DL135PU

Victoria Cottages

DL23DN

High Row

DL140JF

Toft Hill

DL133RD

Rowntree Lane

DL140NX

Bowes Close

DL128SL

Billy Lane

DL135EJ

Raby Terrace

DL135DL

School Square

DL23JF

The Garth

DL23PN

Lower Teesdale

DL135EG

Kensington Terrace

DL149QP

The Green

DL133PE

Howlea Lane

Data Sources

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