Area guide

Living in TS29, County Durham

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around TS29 in County Durham. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in County Durham: £140,447, up 4.7% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North East average is £166,943.

Check sold prices for a specific address in TS29 →
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Council tax at Band D in Durham: £2,622 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare TS29 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for TS29 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around TS29

82 recorded home sales on the streets around central TS29 in the last 2 years, with a median of £78,000 and a range from £12,000 to £265,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
5 Luke Street, TS29 6DP Terraced £56,000 24 Jul 2026
21 St Pauls Road, TS29 6AL Terraced £65,000 10 Jul 2026
6 Ropers Terrace, TS29 6EZ Terraced £81,000 3 Jul 2026
5 Langdale Oval, TS29 6LG Terraced £80,000 19 Jun 2026
23 Langdale Oval, TS29 6LG Terraced £80,000 15 Jun 2026
12 Luke Street, TS29 6DP Terraced £82,000 11 Jun 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

11 schools within 3 miles , of which 89% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
Deaf Hill Primary School Primary Good 0.8 mi away no figure
Bluebell Meadow Primary School Primary Good 1.1 mi away no figure
St William's Catholic Primary School Primary Good 1.2 mi away no figure
Wingate Primary School Primary Good 2.0 mi away no figure
St Marys Catholic Primary School, Wingate Primary Good 2.0 mi away no figure
Wheatley Hill Community Primary School Primary Good 2.2 mi away no figure

Will an address here get a place? How far County Durham schools admitted from, school by school →

9 state primary and 0 state secondary schools within range, and no fee-paying schools.

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What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Caring, leisure and other service14.4%
Process, plant and machine operatives12.8%
Professional occupations12.3%
Elementary occupations12.3%
Skilled trades11.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How TS29 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: owner-occupiers, down 6.6 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of TS29 (E01020827, 1,778 residents in 2021, down 2.5% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: owner-occupiers, down 6.6 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 71.0% 64.4% -6.6 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 11.8% 17.4% +5.6 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 16.7% 18.0% +1.3 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 16.8% 16.9% +0.1 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 16.7% 21.8% +5.1 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 15.1% 19.6% +4.5 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 1.3% 1.5% +0.2 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 73.4% 75.2% +1.8 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 99.2% 98.8% -0.4 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

67 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central TS29 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on County Durham's figures.

Buses from the centre of TS29

Best-served stop: St Albans Church, with 3.9 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of TS29 is St Albans Church: 3.9 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 1.8 in the evening and 1.0 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:31, last 22:39. Routes there: 59, X22, UTCC. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Durham pays £2,622 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 2.8% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Durham, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Durham, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,138+3.2%
2022-23£2,203+3.0%
2023-24£2,316+5.1%
2024-25£2,431+5.0%
2025-26£2,551+4.9%
2026-27£2,622+2.8%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Durham, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about TS29

What is the average house price in TS29?

The average sold price in County Durham is £140,447 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in TS29?

Prices in County Durham are up 4.7% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in TS29?

The median of 82 recorded sales around central TS29 in the last 2 years is £78,000, ranging from £12,000 to £265,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in TS29?

11 schools sit within 3 miles of central TS29, and 89% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in TS29?

67 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TS29 in August 2026, most commonly anti social behaviour (Police.uk).

Is TS29 at risk of flooding?

Central TS29 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is TS29 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 89% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £78,000; the area sits in decile 2 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 67 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is TS29 safe?

67 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TS29 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was anti social behaviour. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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