Bowburn & Coxhoe
vs Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the younger population: 59% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Bowburn & Coxhoe. Homes in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe sold for a median of £300,000, 108% above Bowburn & Coxhoe. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 15%).
People
Bowburn & Coxhoe has 15,473 residents in 7,218 households; Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has 14,048 in 4,321. Bowburn & Coxhoe has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 20%, 7.8 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 21%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (34% and 34%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Bowburn & Coxhoe (54%) and terraced houses in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (35%). Bowburn & Coxhoe has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 61%, 23.5 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 63%). Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 22.1 percentage points more than Bowburn & Coxhoe (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £144,500 in Bowburn & Coxhoe and £300,000 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, against £145,000 across County Durham.
Surroundings
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 5.9 percentage points more than Bowburn & Coxhoe (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowburn & Coxhoe, and 274 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. The typical postcode is 676 m from the nearest school in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 440 m in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. The typical postcode is 8,610 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 1,268 m in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 73% in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 96 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowburn & Coxhoe 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.
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.
Bowburn & Coxhoe is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 15,473 people in 7,218 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £144,500 over the past two years, in line with the County Durham median. On average 15% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 27% below the County Durham average.
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.
Bowburn & Coxhoe and Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe next to other wards of County Durham.