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County Durham vs Stockton-on-Tees

A side-by-side comparison of the County Durham and Stockton-on-Teeslocal authority areas — population, density, deprivation and age profile, from ONS Census 2021 and each nation’s Indices of Deprivation.

In short: County Durham is the more populous; council tax is lower in Stockton-on-Tees; Stockton-on-Tees has the higher share of Good/Outstanding schools.

County DurhamStockton-on-Tees
Population522,068196,594
Density234/km²959/km²
Deprivation12% in most-deprived 10%21% in most-deprived 10%
Council tax (Band D)£2,622£2,590
Schools Good/Outstanding85%93%
Aged under 1617%20%
Aged 16–6462%61%
Aged 65+21%19%