Horden
Horden is a village in Durham, England, with a population of around 1,000. It has 1 pharmacy and 12 restaurants and cafés, along with 44 bus stops and Horden railway station 0.6 km away. There were around 255 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence and sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Horden area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the County Durham area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 522,068 residents at roughly 234 people per km².
- Council
- County Durham
- County
- Durham
- Constituency
- Easington
- Police force
- Durham
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 222nd of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.
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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 10° · 65% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:25
9h 13m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
27US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.4 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
329 reported · August 2026▲ 31% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences96
- Criminal damage & arson69
- Anti-social behaviour63
- Vehicle crime26
23 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs
Neighbourhood team: Peterlee (Horden) · Durham
Local policing priorities
- Off-road bikes used illegally often cause noise nuisance, danger to pedestrians and damage to local green spaces. Taking these vehicles o…
- Shoplifting: Shoplifting isn’t a victimless crime – it impacts local businesses, raises prices for honest customers and can contribute to…
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
438 reported road collisions (2025)
177 killed or seriously injured · 561 casualties · 8.4 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
180 food businesses within 2 miles
- 126 rated 4–5 ★ (98 top)
- 3 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Horden (0.6 km)
- 44 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Horden (0.6 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£140,788 average▲ 4.9% YoY
Across County Durham · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£650 average monthly rent▲ 6.1% YoY
- 1 bed £456
- 2 bed £579
- 3 bed £693
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
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
Property sales
7,126 property sales in the last 12 months
12 months to May 2026
A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.
Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (3.1 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (3.1 km)
6 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
8 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: DCC Horden Railway Station Car Park 1 (0.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports centres4
- Gyms1
- Swimming pools1
- Sports pitches24
- Playgrounds10
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)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK29,076
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK26,061
- Net moves+3,015
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 47 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
17% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,622 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (56% of 255,650)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
279 schools · 73,361 pupils
207 primary · 30 secondary · 42 other
Ofsted: 97 of 114 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (85%)
257 inspected 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
413 CQC-registered services
- Care homes145
- GP practices72
- Dentists86
- Homecare agencies66
- Hospitals & hospices13
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding · 2 Inadequate
Source: Care Quality Commission · County Durham
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 4 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
431 applications decided
95.1% granted · 410 granted, 21 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Grahame Morris
Labour
Easington
Recent votes:
- AyeDraft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026
- NoOpposition day motion: Support for British farmers
- AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
- AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Reform UK majority
- Lab 5
- Con 1
- LD 15
- Grn 2
- Ref 50
- Oth 24
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools6
- GPs & clinics2
- Pharmacies3
- Supermarkets3
- Parks & greens3
- Restaurants & cafés22
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
18,115 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
3 jobs advertised · £34,220 avg
e.g. Sous Chef, Forklift Engineer, Chef de Partie
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£661 median full-time weekly pay
3.2% 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
65% low-carbon electricity
Nuclear 37% · Imports 35% · Wind 23% · Solar 4%
1 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
Health services
10 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in SR8
- William Brown Centre
- The Horden Group Practice
- Horden Recovery Centre
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Easington:
- Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England645 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth285 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Ban balloon releases204 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide
- Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases151 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK142 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
- Darlington Town F.C. · 0.1 km
Darlington Town is a football club based in Darlington, in County Durham, England. The club was formed in 2018, taking the place in the Wearside League of the reserve side for Darlington F.C., which itself had formed…
Horden Community Welfare F.C. · 0.1 kmHorden Community Welfare Football Club is a football club based in Horden, County Durham, England. The club was formed as Horden Athletic in 1907, changing its name to Horden Welfare in 1928, and joined the North East…
Horden · 0.2 kmHorden is a village and electoral ward in County Durham, England. It is situated on the North Sea coast, to the east of Peterlee, approximately 12 miles south of Sunderland. Horden was a mining village until the closu…
- Horden Colliery · 0.3 km
Horden Colliery was a coal mine in Horden, near Peterlee in County Durham, in Northeast England.
- Yoden Village Quarry · 0.6 km
Yoden Village Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Easington district of east County Durham, England. It is a disused quarry in the Horden district of Peterlee, adjacent to the site of the medieval v…
Horden railway station · 0.6 kmHorden is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough via Hartlepool. The station, situated 10 miles 74 chains (17.6 km) south-east of Sunderland, serves the villages of…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Horden?
- Horden is a town in Durham, England, in the County Durham local authority.
- How deprived is Horden?
- The County Durham local authority, which includes Horden, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.