Deerness
vs Langley & Esh
Deerness has the younger population: 16% of residents are aged 15–29, against 15% in Langley & Esh. Homes in Langley & Esh sold for a median of £164,000, 17% above Deerness. Deerness has more green space nearby (25% within 500 m, against 17%).
People
Deerness has 11,554 residents in 5,366 households; Langley & Esh has 5,399 in 2,456. Langley & Esh has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 21%, 1.6 percentage points more than Deerness (County Durham: 21%). Deerness has the higher share of people living alone: 36%, 3.6 percentage points more than Langley & Esh (County Durham: 34%).
Homes and prices
The most common type of home is semi-detached houses in Deerness (44%) and terraced houses in Langley & Esh (39%). Langley & Esh has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 67%, 6.4 percentage points more than Deerness (County Durham: 63%). Langley & Esh has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 3.1 percentage points more than Deerness (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £139,950 in Deerness and £164,000 in Langley & Esh, against £145,000 across County Durham.
Surroundings
Deerness has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 25%, 8.4 percentage points more than Langley & Esh (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 26 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Deerness, and 34 in Langley & Esh. The typical postcode is 530 m from the nearest school in Deerness and 543 m in Langley & Esh. The typical postcode is 4,273 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Deerness and 6,465 m in Langley & Esh. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 68% of premises in Deerness and 59% in Langley & Esh.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 102 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Deerness and 110 in Langley & Esh, 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.
Deerness is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 11,554 people in 5,366 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £139,950 over the past two years, 3% below the County Durham median. On average 25% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 22% above the County Durham average.
Langley & Esh is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 5,399 people in 2,456 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £164,000 over the past two years, 13% above the County Durham median. On average 17% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 19% below the County Durham average.
More comparisons.
Deerness and Langley & Esh next to other wards of County Durham.