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Hurworth-on-Tees

Hurworth-on-Tees is a town in Durham, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, and the nearest railway station is Darlington, 3.8 km away. There were around 21 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Hurworth-on-Tees area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Darlington area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 107,801 residents at roughly 546 people per km².

Council
Darlington
County
Durham
Constituency
Sedgefield
Police force
Durham
45/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 186th of 294 English council areas — better than 37% of them.

Low crime16
Home affordability90
Affordable rents94
Good schools62
Life expectancy23
Low deprivation32
Employment38
Low council tax33

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

19°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 22° / 13° · 13% rain
  • Tomorrow: 19° / 12° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:35Sunset 19:27

12h 52m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, United Kingdom

Crime

19 reported · July 2026 6% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences9
  • Anti-social behaviour5
  • Criminal damage & arson2
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Darlington (East Villages) · Durham

Local policing priorities

  • Excessive Speeding through Villages
  • Off Road Bikes

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

Road safety

119 reported road collisions (2024)

42 killed or seriously injured · 156 casualties · 11 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

42 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 38 rated 4–5 ★ (35 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Darlington (3.8 km)
  • 0 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Darlington (3.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£158,188 average 3.8% YoY

Across Darlington · to 2026-06

Detached£280,470
Semi-detached£174,223
Terraced£127,724
Flat£95,115

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£686 average monthly rent 6.2% YoY

  • 1 bed £494
  • 2 bed £626
  • 3 bed £762

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

Affordability

5.3× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.3 times median annual pay (4.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · BP (5.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 187.9p · Asda (6.5 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

27 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 200 kW
  • Nearest: Rockliffe Hall (1.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches10
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds3

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

107,801 residents in Darlington · 546/km²

  • Under 16: 18%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

More deprived than the average in England

Ranked 103 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

18% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,494 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (43% of 53,800)

A £1,663
B £1,940
C £2,217
D £2,494
E £3,048
F £3,602
G £4,156
H £4,988

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

Schools

48 schools · 16,037 pupils

29 primary · 7 secondary · 12 other

Ofsted: 20 of 22 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (91%)

42inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Haughton AcademyGood
  • Hummersknott AcademyGood
  • Hurworth SchoolGood
  • St Aidan's Church of England AcademyGood
  • Wyvern AcademyGood
  • Carmel College
  • Longfield Academy

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Darlington

Care & health services

101 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes32
  • GP practices12
  • Dentists24
  • Homecare agencies20
  • Hospitals & hospices7

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Darlington

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

104 applications decided

93.3% granted · 97 granted, 7 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Matt Vickers

Conservative

Stockton West

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour / Liberal Democrat coalition

  • Lab 23
  • Con 13
  • LD 2
  • Grn 6
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 5

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools3
  • Pharmacies1
  • Parks & greens2
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,190 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Local economy

£705 median full-time weekly pay

3.6% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£21,587 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

41% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 58,960 certificates

10.8% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

52% low-carbon electricity

Imports 48% · Wind 25% · Nuclear 14% · Biomass 10%

14 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 82.1 yrs women · 78.6 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 58.6 women · 58.6 men

67% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.2
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.4

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stockton West:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Hurworth-on-Tees · 0.2 km

    Hurworth-on-Tees is a village in the borough of Darlington, within the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. It is situated in the civil parish of Hurworth. The village lies to the south of Darlington on the Ri…

  • Old Hall, Hurworth-on-Tees · 0.2 km

    The Old Hall is situated on Hurworth Green, in the village of Hurworth-on-Tees in County Durham, England. It is number 50 on The Green. Built in the mid-18th century, with 19th century modifications and additions, the…

  • Hurworth House School · 0.2 km

    Hurworth House School was a non-selective independent school located in Hurworth-on-Tees, in the borough of Darlington, England. There were approximately 130 pupils on the school roll, aged 4–16, as of July 2010.

  • Hurworth Grange Community Centre · 0.7 km

    Hurworth Grange Community Centre is a building in the village of Hurworth-on-Tees, Durham, England. Built in 1875, it has had a long and varied history, from private residence of a wealthy Quaker banking family to its…

  • Hurworth School · 0.7 km

    Hurworth School is an coeducational secondary school located on Croft Road, Hurworth-on-Tees, in the borough of Darlington, England. It is part of the Swift Academies Multi Academy Trust. It is an over-subscribed 5 fo…

  • Hurworth Place · 1.2 km

    Hurworth Place is a village in County Durham, in England. It lies south of Darlington on the northern bank of the River Tees, opposite the village of Croft-on-Tees in North Yorkshire to which it is linked by Croft Bri…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

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Frequently asked questions

Where is Hurworth-on-Tees?
Hurworth-on-Tees is a town in Durham, England, in the Darlington local authority.
How deprived is Hurworth-on-Tees?
The Darlington local authority, which includes Hurworth-on-Tees, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.