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Consett

Middle area

North County Durham. 11,182 people in 6.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Consett live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£120,000
Joint 140th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
11,018
588th most populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
76.4%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Consett

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Consett at a rate of 137.5 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 offences475
Anti-social behaviour284
Other crime256
Shoplifting244
Criminal damage and arson148
Vehicle crime63
Burglary36
Robbery16
Drug offences11
Theft from the person4

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Consett 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. Consett is £120,000.
£120,000joint 17th 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. Consett is 11,018.
11,0185th most 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%. Consett is 0.0%.
0%joint 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%. Consett is 76.4%.
76.4%11th lowest

Is Consett safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Consett at a rate of 137.5 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, 159 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Consett.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (475), anti-social behaviour (284) and other crime (256).

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 Consett 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
Consett in brief

The median price paid for a home in Consett was £120,000 in 2025.

Consett had 11,018 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Consett live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Consett, 76.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.