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Belmont
vs Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the younger population: 59% of residents are aged 15–29, against 18% in Belmont. Homes in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe sold for a median of £300,000, 64% above Belmont. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 14%).

Map of County Durham with Belmont highlighted
Belmont
269 postcodes
Map of County Durham with Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe highlighted
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
355 postcodes
Map of County Durham
County Durham
city average

People

Belmont has 11,029 residents in 5,180 households; Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has 14,048 in 4,321. Belmont has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 26%, 14.5 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 21%). Belmont has the higher share of people living alone: 35%, 1 percentage point more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 34%).

11,029Residents (2021)
14,048Residents (2021)
522,068Residents (2021)
5,180Households
4,321Households
234,764Households
18.2%Aged 15–29
58.6%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
26.4%Aged 65 and over
11.9%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
35.0%Living alone
34.0%Living alone
33.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Belmont (59%) and terraced houses in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (35%). Belmont has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 69%, 31.1 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 63%). Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 21 percentage points more than Belmont (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £182,500 in Belmont and £300,000 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, against £145,000 across County Durham.

£182,500Median sale price
£300,000Median sale price
£145,000Median sale price
68.7%Owner-occupied
37.6%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
17.2%Private renting
38.2%Private renting
17.1%Private renting
13.7%Social renting
23.9%Social renting
20.0%Social renting
15.8%Detached houses
15.9%Detached houses
20.8%Detached houses
59.2%Semi-detached houses
22.7%Semi-detached houses
38.2%Semi-detached houses
15.8%Terraced houses
35.0%Terraced houses
35.4%Terraced houses
8.2%Flats
20.5%Flats
4.1%Flats

Surroundings

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 7.3 percentage points more than Belmont (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 91 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Belmont, and 274 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. The typical postcode is 327 m from the nearest school in Belmont and 440 m in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. The typical postcode is 3,131 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Belmont and 1,268 m in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 81% of premises in Belmont and 73% in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe.

13.6%Green space within 500 m
20.9%Green space within 500 m
20.5%Green space within 500 m
91Services within 15 min (median)
274Services within 15 min (median)
29Services within 15 min (median)
327 mNearest school (median)
440 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
3.1 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
1.3 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
1Postcodes in flood risk areas
55Postcodes in flood risk areas
640Postcodes in flood risk areas
80.9%Gigabit broadband (premises)
72.6%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 116 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Belmont and 222 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, against 124 across County Durham. Police.uk records crimes by approximate location, not by where victims or offenders live. Busy streets, shops, stations and nightlife record more. Figures are counts, not a measure of personal risk.

116Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
222Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
124Recorded crime per 1,000 residents

Sources: Census 2021 (ONS) · HM Land Registry Price Paid Data · official school registers · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Environment Agency · data.police.uk, 12 months to Aug 2026 · Ofcom Connected Nations

In brief.

Each ward in a few lines, from its own page.

Belmont

Belmont is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 11,029 people in 5,180 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £182,500 over the past two years, 26% above the County Durham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 34% below the County Durham average.

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe

Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 14,048 people in 4,321 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £300,000 over the past two years, 107% above the County Durham median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — in line with the County Durham average.

More comparisons.

Belmont and Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe next to other wards of County Durham.

Belmont vs Pittington & SherburnBelmont vs Framwellgate & Newton HallBelmont vs Neville's CrossElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe vs Neville's CrossElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe vs Framwellgate & Newton HallElvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe vs Pittington & SherburnAll wards of County Durham