Trimdon
Trimdon is a village in Durham, England, with a population of around 2,958. It has one restaurant or café, with 21 bus stops. There were around 39 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 Trimdon 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
- Sedgefield
- Police force
- Durham
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 205th of 294 English council areas — better than 30% 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
13°COvercast
- Today: 20° / 13° · 13% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:30
12h 57m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
34US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees A1305 Roadside, United Kingdom
Crime
38 reported · July 2026▲ 52% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences15
- Anti-social behaviour6
- Criminal damage & arson6
- Public order4
Neighbourhood team: Trimdon Village & Trimdon Grange · Durham
Local policing priorities
- Rurali is Durham's response to rural crime. PCSO Sophie is your rural SPOC, responsible for sharing intelligence with other police forces…
- As Neighborhood Officers, a vital part of our role is being approachable and offering reassurance to the public, especially young people…
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
34 food businesses within 2 miles
- 22 rated 4–5 ★ (16 top)
- 2 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- 21 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Horden (10.6 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£138,148 average▲ 7% YoY
Across County Durham · to 2026-06
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 (5.7 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Asda (9.2 km)
8 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- 1 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 140 kW
- Nearest: Sainsbury's Sedgefield (4.1 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches3
- 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)
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)
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
- 4 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
- Schools4
- Parks & greens2
- Restaurants & cafés2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
17,810 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
14 jobs advertised · £33,812 avg
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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 44% · Nuclear 29% · Biomass 27%
33 gCO₂/kWh · 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:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office373 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership363 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance334 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s291 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth265 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
- Trimdon Labour Club · 0.3 km
Trimdon Labour Club was a bar and local branch of Sedgefield Labour Party in the village of Trimdon, County Durham in England. It opened in 1993, as a conversion of a former working men's club. It was the local Labour…
- Charity Land · 0.9 km
Charity Land is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in the Sedgefield district of County Durham, England. It covers an area on both banks of the River Skerne, just to the north-east of the village of Trimdon.
- Fishburn Grassland · 1.3 km
Fishburn Grassland is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies between the villages of Fishburn and Trimdon, just north of the former.
- Trimdon Limestone Quarry · 1.6 km
Trimdon Limestone Quarry is a Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England. It lies about 1⁄2 mile (0.80 km) west of the village of Trimdon Grange and about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km) east of the village of…
- Trimdon Grange Wind Farm · 1.7 km
Trimdon Grange Wind Farm is an onshore wind farm near Trimdon Grange, County Durham, England. Commissioned in October 2008 it consists of four 1.3 MW Nordex N60 turbines giving a total capacity of 5.2 MW. It was devel…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
Frequently asked questions
- Where is Trimdon?
- Trimdon is a town in Durham, England, in the County Durham local authority.
- What is the population of Trimdon?
- Trimdon has an approximate settlement population of 2,958.
- How deprived is Trimdon?
- The County Durham local authority, which includes Trimdon, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.