Murton (County Durham)

16°COvercast

• Today: 19° / 13° · 15% rain
• Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:30

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

37US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

139 reported · July 2026▼ 1% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences46
• Shoplifting25
• Anti-social behaviour22
• Criminal damage & arson15

15 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Seaham (Dalton-le-Dale, Murton and Hawthorn Village) · Durham

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

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)

80 food businesses within 2 miles

• 57 rated 4–5 ★ (46 top)
• 3 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Seaham (3.6 km)
• 60 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£138,148 average▲ 7% YoY

Across County Durham · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (11.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (11.9 km)

17 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

36 charging locations within ~8 km

• 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 75 kW
• Nearest: Dalton Park Outlet (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches4
• Playgrounds7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

522,068 residents in County Durham · 234/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

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

£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

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)

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

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

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

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

393 applications decided

93.1% granted · 366 granted, 27 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Grahame Morris

Labour

Easington

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

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

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

• Schools2
• Supermarkets2
• Parks & greens2
• Restaurants & cafés10

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

17,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

66 jobs advertised · £28,102 avg

e.g. Online Philosophy Tutor - Part Time, Online Philosophy Tutoring Job in Murton (Borough of North Tyneside) – Flexible Schedule, Work from Home (Researcher)

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

38% low-carbon electricity

Imports 62% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 13% · Solar 7%

18 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Easington:

• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England641 local signatures · 17,297 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office410 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership308 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s297 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth284 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide

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

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  The Old Oak · 0.2 km

  The Old Oak is a 2023 drama film directed by Ken Loach and written by Paul Laverty. It follows TJ, the owner of a small pub, who forms a bond with Syrian refugee Yara. It is a co-production between the United Kingdom,…

• Greenhill, County Durham · 0.3 km

  Greenhill is a village in County Durham, England. It is situated a few miles south of Sunderland, and adjoins Murton.

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  Murton, County Durham · 0.3 km

  Murton is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, eight miles (13 km) east of the city of Durham and six miles (9.7 km) south of Sunderland. It had a population of 4,534, which rose to 7,676 at the 2011…

• Murton A.F.C. · 0.5 km

  Murton A.F.C. was a football team based in Murton near Durham in County Durham, England who last played Wearside League. They were affiliated to the Durham Football Association and were Full Members of The Football As…

• Hesledon Moor East · 0.6 km

  Hesledon Moor East is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the County Durham district in east County Durham, England. It is located on the southern edge of the village of Murton, 10 km south of Sunderland and a li…

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  Dalton Park · 0.8 km

  Dalton Park is a shopping centre on the outskirts of Murton, County Durham, England. It is the largest outlet shopping centre in North East England.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)