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Electoral wardE05016188

Peterlee ward, County Durham

Peterlee is one of 51 electoral wards of Durham County Council (North East). At the 2021 Census it had 12,597 residents in 5,470 households — 3,080 people per km², the 11th largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Easington constituency.

Residents, 202112,597council ward average 10,237
Households5,4702.3 residents per household
Density3,080/ km²about 4.09 km² · County Durham 234
Aged 65+16.0%County Durham: 21.3% · under 16: 21.4%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–46.5% · 819
5–97.0% · 883
10–157.9% · 989
16–195.1% · 643
20–246.1% · 768
25–3413.6% · 1,713
35–4918.4% · 2,319
50–6419.4% · 2,442
65–748.5% · 1,076
75–845.4% · 686
85+2.1% · 259

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van33.6% · 1,842
1 car or van41.5% · 2,273
2 cars or vans19.5% · 1,068
3 or more5.3% · 292
Census 2021

Housing tenure

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

Owned outright26.4% · 1,443
With mortgage25.4% · 1,388
Shared ownership0.3% · 19
Social rented29.5% · 1,615
Private rented18.1% · 988
Lives rent free0.3% · 18

Type of home

Detached house11.1% · 609
Semi-detached house47.6% · 2,604
Terraced house36.7% · 2,009
Purpose-built flat4.2% · 232
Converted house0.1% · 4
Other conversion0.0% · 2
Above shop / office0.2% · 11
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05016188
Constituency
Easington
Region
North East
Density rank in council
1 of 51

Parishes in the ward

Peterlee

Other wards in the same constituency

BBlackhalls & Hesledens26.9% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned4,778CCastle Eden & Passfield23.5% aged 65+ · 72.2% owned6,239DDalton & Dawdon19.6% aged 65+ · 56.5% owned10,836EEasington & Shotton19.7% aged 65+ · 60.2% owned16,614HHorden & Dene House22.1% aged 65+ · 52.6% owned10,721MMurton19.5% aged 65+ · 59.9% owned10,491SSeaham21.2% aged 65+ · 67.9% owned11,434TThornley & Wheatley Hill21.1% aged 65+ · 61.1% owned5,690TTrimdon & Wingate18.9% aged 65+ · 61.2% owned11,443

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