Brandon
vs Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the younger population: 59% of residents are aged 15–29, against 17% in Brandon. Homes in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe sold for a median of £300,000, 117% above Brandon. Brandon has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 21%).
People
Brandon has 11,547 residents in 5,406 households; Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has 14,048 in 4,321. Brandon has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 19%, 6.9 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 21%). Brandon has the higher share of people living alone: 37%, 3.2 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 34%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Brandon (44%) and terraced houses in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (35%). Brandon has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 56%, 18.2 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 63%). Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 23.5 percentage points more than Brandon (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £138,000 in Brandon and £300,000 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, against £145,000 across County Durham.
Surroundings
The share of land within 500 m that is green space is about the same in both (21% and 21%). A typical postcode has 35 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Brandon, and 274 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. The typical postcode is 410 m from the nearest school in Brandon and 440 m in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. The typical postcode is 4,397 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Brandon and 1,268 m in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 76% of premises in Brandon and 73% in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 100 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Brandon 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.
Brandon is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 11,547 people in 5,406 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £138,000 over the past two years, 5% below the County Durham median. On average 21% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 3% above 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.
Brandon and Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe next to other wards of County Durham.