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Blackhall

Middle area

East County Durham. 6,084 people in 8.1 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 42% of people in Blackhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£108,796
89th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,944
Joint 2,673rd least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
42%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
94.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Blackhall

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackhall at a rate of 125.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences314
Other crime133
Anti-social behaviour110
Criminal damage and arson82
Shoplifting49
Vehicle crime30
Burglary19
Drug offences16
Robbery9
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Blackhall compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price65 middle areas, County Durham · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from £50,000 to £336,500. The middle area is £142,500. Blackhall is £108,796.
£108,79615th cheapest
Population65 middle areas, County Durham · 2021
Population: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 5,536 to 13,300. The middle area is 7,722. Blackhall is 5,944.
5,9446th least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares65 middle areas, County Durham · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 0.0% to 100.0%. The middle area is 61.0%. Blackhall is 42.0%.
42%25th fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage65 middle areas, County Durham · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in County Durham65 areas from 11.3% to 99.4%. The middle area is 92.7%. Blackhall is 94.7%.
94.7%joint 14th highest

Is Blackhall safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Blackhall at a rate of 125.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 120.3 per 1,000 people across County Durham.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 61 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Blackhall.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (314), other crime (133) and anti-social behaviour (110).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of County Durham

These figures are published for the whole of County Durham, not for each middle area, so they describe all of County Durham and not Blackhall alone. See County Durham

Average house price
£140,447
Up 4.7% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£33,436
23rd lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.2×
Joint 15th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
28.8
Joint 48th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Blackhall in brief

The median price paid for a home in Blackhall was £108,796 in 2025.

Blackhall had 5,944 usual residents at the census.

About 42% of people in Blackhall live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Blackhall, 94.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.