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Electoral wardE05016171

Deerness ward, County Durham

Deerness is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 11,325 residents in 5,266 households — 199 people per km², the 17th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the City of Durham constituency.

Residents, 202111,325council ward average 10,237
Households5,2662.15 residents per household
Density199/ km²about 56.80 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+20.1%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 18.3%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–45.7% · 643
5–95.9% · 668
10–156.7% · 760
16–193.7% · 421
20–244.9% · 555
25–3412.3% · 1,394
35–4918.7% · 2,121
50–6422.0% · 2,487
65–7411.9% · 1,345
75–846.5% · 732
85+1.8% · 202

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van23.8% · 1,252
1 car or van43.5% · 2,292
2 cars or vans25.0% · 1,319
3 or more7.7% · 405
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; County Durham overall: 62.5% owned, 20.0% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright32.2% · 1,699
With mortgage27.6% · 1,454
Shared ownership0.2% · 13
Social rented25.5% · 1,345
Private rented14.3% · 753
Lives rent free0.2% · 9

Type of home

Detached house19.4% · 1,018
Semi-detached house44.5% · 2,343
Terraced house33.9% · 1,785
Purpose-built flat1.0% · 52
Converted house0.2% · 12
Other conversion0.6% · 30
Above shop / office0.3% · 18
Caravan, mobile0.0% · 2
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016171
Constituency
City of Durham
Region
North East
Density rank in council
44 of 51

Parishes in the ward

BearparkBrandon and ByshottlesCornsayHedleyhope

Other wards in the same constituency

BBelmont26.9% aged 65+ · 69.5% owned10,734BBrandon19.4% aged 65+ · 56.9% owned12,124EEasington & 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

All 51 wards of County Durham

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 7 census areas (LSOAs) that ONS best-fits to it, so they are close estimates.