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Langley Park

Langley Park is a town in Durham, England, with a population of around 4,545. It has around five restaurants and cafés, 26 bus stops, and Durham railway station 6.4 km away. There were around 28 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 Langley Park 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
North West Durham
Police force
Durham
40/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 222nd of 294 English council areas — better than 24% of them.

Low crime28
Home affordability98
Affordable rents96
Good schools36
Life expectancy16
Low deprivation16
Employment52
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

10°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 73% rain
  • Tomorrow: 10° / 5° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:26

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Newcastle Centre, 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

31 reported · August 2026▼ 21% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences15
  • Criminal damage & arson6
  • Anti-social behaviour2
  • Other theft2

Neighbourhood team: Consett (Lanchester/Rural) · Durham

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social use of vehicles (predominantly unregistered off-road bikes) is a major concern for the community. Frequently uninsured and un…
  • Rural Crime - Acquisitive Crime and Poaching/Livestock Worrying. Rural Crime has a massive impact on our rural communities, both financia…

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

45 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 35 rated 4–5 ★ (23 top)
  • 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Durham (6.1 km)
  • 23 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Durham (6.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£140,788 average▲ 4.9% YoY

Across County Durham · to 2026-08

Detached£238,105
Semi-detached£141,657
Terraced£117,275
Flat£79,042

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: 155.9p · Esso (7.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · Esso (7.2 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

50 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 50 kW
  • Nearest: Diggerland Durham (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches7
  • Playgrounds3

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)

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

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
  • 26 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

Mary Kelly Foy

Labour

City of Durham

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
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading
  • NoNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill Committee: New Clause 12

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

  • Schools1
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens5
  • Restaurants & cafés12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

18,115 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

9 jobs advertised · £40,272 avg

e.g. Bank Residential Support Worker Childrens Services, Heating Engineer, Personal Care Assistant

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

8 GP surgeries · 8 pharmacies in DH7

  • The Medical Group
  • Sacriston Medical Centre
  • Dunelm Medical Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in City of Durham:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • Langley Park, County Durham · 0.1 km

    Langley Park is a village in County Durham, England. The historic city of Durham lies 4 miles (6.4 km) to the east.

  • Wall Nook · 0.3 km

    Wall Nook is a hamlet in the civil parish of Esh, in County Durham, England. It is situated to the south of Langley Park, to the north west of Durham.

  • Langley Park Wind Farm · 0.6 km

    Langley Park Wind Farm is a wind farm near Langley Park, County Durham, England. It was developed by EDF Energy and is operated by Cumbria Wind Farms, the farm has a nameplate capacity of 8.2 MW, containing four REpow…

  • Witton Gilbert railway station · 0.6 km

    Witton Gilbert railway station served the village of Witton Gilbert, County Durham, England from 1862 to 1963 on the Lanchester Valley Line.

  • Ushaw College · 1.4 km

    Ushaw College is a former Roman Catholic seminary near the village of Ushaw Moor, County Durham, in Northeast England. Until 2011 it was also a licensed hall of residence of Durham University. It is now a heritage and…

  • Witton Gilbert · 2.4 km

    Witton Gilbert is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Langley Park?
Langley Park is a town in Durham, England, in the County Durham local authority.
What is the population of Langley Park?
Langley Park has an approximate settlement population of 4,545.
How deprived is Langley Park?
The County Durham local authority, which includes Langley Park, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2025.