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Coxhoe

Coxhoe is a town in Durham, England, with a population of around 3,522. It has around 1 GP surgery, 1 pharmacy, and around 7 restaurants and cafés, with 24 bus stops. There were around 32 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly Violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Coxhoe area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the County Durham area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 522,068 residents at roughly 234 people per km².

Council
County Durham
County
Durham
Constituency
City of Durham
Police force
Durham
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 205th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% of them.

Low crime27
Home affordability98
Affordable rents97
Good schools38
Life expectancy20
Low deprivation20
Employment54
Low council tax8

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 67% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:32

13h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

22US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

Crime

44 reported · July 2026 29% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences21
  • Anti-social behaviour10
  • Burglary5
  • Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Durham (Coxhoe/Kelloe/Q Hill) · Durham

Local policing priorities

  • parking and issues with car seller in coxhoe
  • HGV vehicles speeding from the a69 into Coxhoe.

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

452 reported road collisions (2024)

180 killed or seriously injured · 584 casualties · 8.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

54 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 41 rated 4–5 ★ (32 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • 24 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Durham (8.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£138,148 average 7% YoY

Across County Durham · to 2026-06

Detached£236,657
Semi-detached£138,892
Terraced£114,222
Flat£77,271

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£645 average monthly rent 6% YoY

  • 1 bed £453
  • 2 bed £574
  • 3 bed £688

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

4.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.3 times median annual pay (3.4× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (11.9 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 140 kW
  • Nearest: Roadchef Durham Services (2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres2
  • Sports pitches11
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

522,068 residents in County Durham · 234/km²

  • Under 16: 17%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 65 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

12% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,622 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (56% of 255,650)

A £1,748
B £2,039
C £2,331
D £2,622
E £3,205
F £3,788
G £4,370
H £5,244

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

280 schools · 73,802 pupils

208 primary · 30 secondary · 42 other

Ofsted: 99 of 116 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)

259inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • The Academy at Shotton HallOutstanding
  • Bishop Barrington AcademyGood
  • Consett AcademyGood
  • Dene AcademyGood
  • Hermitage AcademyGood
  • North Durham AcademyGood
  • Parkside AcademyGood
  • Seaham High SchoolGood
  • Staindrop AcademyGood
  • UTC South DurhamGood
  • Whitworth Park AcademyGood
  • Durham AcademyRequires improvement
  • Greenfield AcademyRequires improvement
  • St Bede's Catholic School and Sixth Form College, LanchesterRequires improvement
  • Belmont Community School
  • Durham Johnston Comprehensive School
  • Easington Academy
  • Ferryhill School
  • Framwellgate School Durham
  • King James I Academy Bishop Auckland
  • Park View School
  • Sedgefield Community College
  • St Bede's Catholic School and Byron Sixth Form College
  • St John's Catholic School & Sixth Form College
  • St Leonard's Catholic School, Durham
  • Tanfield School
  • Teesdale School and Sixth Form
  • Wellfield School
  • Wolsingham School
  • Woodham Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · County Durham

Care & health services

415 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes146
  • GP practices73
  • Dentists87
  • Homecare agencies65
  • Hospitals & hospices13

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate

Source: Care Quality Commission · County Durham

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 5 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

393 applications decided

93.1% granted · 366 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Alan Strickland

Labour

Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 5
  • Con 1
  • LD 15
  • Grn 2
  • Ref 55
  • Oth 20

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés9

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

17,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

10 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£661 median full-time weekly pay

3.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,261 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 307,169 certificates

11.4% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 70% · Nuclear 19% · Solar 7% · Biomass 4%

5 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 78.3 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.4 women · 55.9 men

69% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.6
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.4
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Coxhoe · 0.1 km

    Coxhoe is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated about 5 miles (8 km) south of Durham City centre. The civil parish also includes nearby Quarrington Hill. The electoral ward of Coxhoe stretches beyond the…

  • Coxhoe railway station · 0.7 km

    Coxhoe railway station served the village of Coxhoe, County Durham, England from 1838 to 1902 on the Coxhoe branch of the Clarence Railway.

  • Coxhoe Bridge railway station · 1.0 km

    Coxhoe Bridge railway station served the village of Coxhoe, County Durham, England, from 1846 to 1984 on the Hartlepool–Ferryhill Line.

  • Raisby Hill Grassland · 1.4 km

    Raisby Hill Grassland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in east County Durham, England. It lies 3⁄4 mile (1.2 km) east of the village of Coxhoe.

  • Cornforth · 1.6 km

    Cornforth is a village in County Durham, England. It is adjacent to the village of West Cornforth, situated a short distance to the north-east of Ferryhill.

  • Tursdale · 1.8 km

    Tursdale is a hamlet in the civil parish of Cassop-cum-Quarrington, in County Durham, England. It is situated in rural landscape about two miles to the west of Coxhoe, two miles North of Cornforth and around five mile…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Coxhoe?
Coxhoe is a town in Durham, England, in the County Durham local authority.
What is the population of Coxhoe?
Coxhoe has an approximate settlement population of 3,522.
How deprived is Coxhoe?
The County Durham local authority, which includes Coxhoe, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.