Ouston & Beamish

County Durham · North East · population 5,641 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

71Area Score / 100 ?
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In summary

Ouston & Beamish is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,993 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (83) and lowest on Health (33). Typical homes here sold for about £168,000 over the past year, up 12% across five years (from 67 sales), 17% above the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #42 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 81 · #1,328
Employment 61 · #2,651
Education 74 · #1,787
Health 33 · #4,570
Crime 76 · #1,609
Housing & access 42 · #3,960
Living environment 83 · #1,157

House prices ?

£168,000median (12m) · +5.7% yr · n=67
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£168,00067+5.7%+12.0%
Detached£270,00011+14.9%+13.7%
Semi-detached£169,00030-7.4%+5.6%
Terraced£139,50020+15.1%+28.0%
Flat£74,0006+34.5%+13.4%
This area£168,000
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

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Affordability-adjusted Score ?

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