Bowburn & Coxhoe
vs Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Thornley & Wheatley Hill has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 16% in Bowburn & Coxhoe. Homes in Bowburn & Coxhoe sold for a median of £144,500, 16% above Thornley & Wheatley Hill. Bowburn & Coxhoe has more green space nearby (15% within 500 m, against 14%).
People
Bowburn & Coxhoe has 15,473 residents in 7,218 households; Thornley & Wheatley Hill has 5,691 in 2,608. Thornley & Wheatley Hill has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.5 percentage points more than Bowburn & Coxhoe (County Durham: 21%). Bowburn & Coxhoe has the higher share of people living alone: 34%, 1.1 percentage points more than Thornley & Wheatley Hill (County Durham: 34%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 54% of homes in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 52% in Thornley & Wheatley Hill. The share of owner-occupied homes is about the same in both (61% and 61%). Bowburn & Coxhoe has the higher share of private renting: 16%, 2.6 percentage points more than Thornley & Wheatley Hill (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £144,500 in Bowburn & Coxhoe and £125,000 in Thornley & Wheatley Hill, against £145,000 across County Durham.
Surroundings
Bowburn & Coxhoe has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 15%, 1.5 percentage points more than Thornley & Wheatley Hill (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 23 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Bowburn & Coxhoe, and 19 in Thornley & Wheatley Hill. The typical postcode is 676 m from the nearest school in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 451 m in Thornley & Wheatley Hill. The typical postcode is 8,610 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 7,902 m in Thornley & Wheatley Hill. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 71% of premises in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 93% in Thornley & Wheatley Hill.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 96 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Bowburn & Coxhoe and 157 in Thornley & Wheatley Hill, 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.
Thornley & Wheatley Hill is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 5,691 people in 2,608 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £125,000 over the past two years, 14% below 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.
More comparisons.
Bowburn & Coxhoe and Thornley & Wheatley Hill next to other wards of County Durham.