Electoral wardE05016161
Brandon ward, County Durham
Brandon is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,124 residents in 5,677 households — 366 people per km², the 13th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the City of Durham constituency.
Residents, 202112,124council ward average 10,237
Households5,6772.14 residents per household
Density366/ km²about 33.15 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+19.4%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 17.4%
Census 2021
Age of residents
0–44.9% · 600
5–95.8% · 707
10–156.6% · 801
16–194.2% · 508
20–245.3% · 646
25–3412.6% · 1,531
35–4919.9% · 2,410
50–6421.3% · 2,580
65–7411.2% · 1,355
75–846.2% · 756
85+2.0% · 237
Car or van availability
Share of households.
No car or van25.5% · 1,446
1 car or van42.6% · 2,418
2 cars or vans25.0% · 1,417
3 or more6.9% · 390
Census 2021
Housing tenure
Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.
Owned outright29.7% · 1,688
With mortgage27.1% · 1,540
Shared ownership0.7% · 37
Social rented27.4% · 1,554
Private rented14.9% · 847
Lives rent free0.2% · 12
Type of home
Detached house20.3% · 1,153
Semi-detached house42.9% · 2,435
Terraced house28.4% · 1,614
Purpose-built flat5.7% · 326
Converted house1.5% · 85
Other conversion0.4% · 25
Above shop / office0.6% · 35
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 3
Electoral geography
Ward facts
- Ward code (GSS)
E05016161- Council
- Durham County Council
- Constituency
- City of Durham
- Region
- North East
- Density rank in council
- 36 of 51
Parishes in the ward
Brandon and Byshottles
Other wards in the same constituency
BBelmont26.9% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned10,734DDeerness20.1% aged 65+ · 59.8% owned11,325EEasington & Shotton19.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned16,614EElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe9.6% aged 65+ · 39.6% owned18,469FFramwellgate & Newton Hall24.0% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned13,917LLangley & Esh20.9% aged 65+ · 64.8% owned4,831LLumley & West Rainton24.7% aged 65+ · 67.1% owned9,600NNeville's Cross14.2% aged 65+ · 73.2% owned9,959PPittington & Sherburn23.8% aged 65+ · 68.5% owned4,599SSacriston & Witton Gilbert20.3% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned10,168WWillington & Hunwick21.5% aged 65+ · 63.1% owned9,236
Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0This ward was drawn after the 2021 Census: figures are built up from the 8 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.