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Catchgate & Dipton

Middle area

North County Durham. 7,692 people in 12 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 66% of people in Catchgate & Dipton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£125,500
Joint 203rd cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
7,683
Joint 4,094th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
66%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
85.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Catchgate & Dipton

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Catchgate & Dipton at a rate of 101.4 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 offences322
Anti-social behaviour139
Other crime125
Criminal damage and arson99
Vehicle crime42
Burglary32
Drug offences16
Shoplifting2
Theft from the person2
Robbery1

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Catchgate & Dipton compares

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Catchgate & DiptonMiddle
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. Catchgate & Dipton is £125,500.
£125,50025th 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. Catchgate & Dipton is 7,683.
7,68332nd 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%. Catchgate & Dipton is 66.0%.
66%30th most 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%. Catchgate & Dipton is 85.4%.
85.4%22nd lowest

Is Catchgate & Dipton safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Catchgate & Dipton at a rate of 101.4 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, 76 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Catchgate & Dipton.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (322), anti-social behaviour (139) and other crime (125).

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 Catchgate & Dipton 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
Catchgate & Dipton in brief

The median price paid for a home in Catchgate & Dipton was £125,500 in 2025.

Catchgate & Dipton had 7,683 usual residents at the census.

About 66% of people in Catchgate & Dipton live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Catchgate & Dipton, 85.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.