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Delves Lane
vs Derwent & Pont Valley

Delves Lane has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Derwent & Pont Valley. Homes in Delves Lane sold for a median of £168,000, 15% above Derwent & Pont Valley. Derwent & Pont Valley has more green space nearby (52% within 500 m, against 28%).

Map of County Durham with Delves Lane highlighted
Delves Lane
219 postcodes
Map of County Durham with Derwent & Pont Valley highlighted
Derwent & Pont Valley
594 postcodes
Map of County Durham
County Durham
city average

People

Delves Lane has 9,785 residents in 4,215 households; Derwent & Pont Valley has 16,558 in 7,639. Derwent & Pont Valley has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 6.4 percentage points more than Delves Lane (County Durham: 21%). Derwent & Pont Valley has the higher share of people living alone: 33%, 3.7 percentage points more than Delves Lane (County Durham: 34%).

9,785Residents (2021)
16,558Residents (2021)
522,068Residents (2021)
4,215Households
7,639Households
234,764Households
16.8%Aged 15–29
14.0%Aged 15–29
17.9%Aged 15–29
17.2%Aged 65 and over
23.6%Aged 65 and over
21.3%Aged 65 and over
29.3%Living alone
33.0%Living alone
33.9%Living alone

Homes and prices

In both, terraced houses are the most common type of home: 40% of homes in Delves Lane and 42% in Derwent & Pont Valley. Delves Lane has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 72%, 1.9 percentage points more than Derwent & Pont Valley (County Durham: 63%). Delves Lane has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 3.3 percentage points more than Derwent & Pont Valley (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £168,000 in Delves Lane and £145,500 in Derwent & Pont Valley, against £145,000 across County Durham.

£168,000Median sale price
£145,500Median sale price
£145,000Median sale price
71.5%Owner-occupied
69.6%Owner-occupied
62.5%Owner-occupied
17.1%Private renting
13.8%Private renting
17.1%Private renting
10.9%Social renting
16.3%Social renting
20.0%Social renting
26.3%Detached houses
20.6%Detached houses
20.8%Detached houses
31.1%Semi-detached houses
34.7%Semi-detached houses
38.2%Semi-detached houses
40.1%Terraced houses
41.8%Terraced houses
35.4%Terraced houses
2.0%Flats
1.7%Flats
4.1%Flats

Surroundings

Derwent & Pont Valley has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 52%, 23.7 percentage points more than Delves Lane (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 74 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Delves Lane, and 18 in Derwent & Pont Valley. The typical postcode is 551 m from the nearest school in Delves Lane and 551 m in Derwent & Pont Valley. The typical postcode is 9,247 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Delves Lane and 5,984 m in Derwent & Pont Valley. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 86% of premises in Delves Lane and 38% in Derwent & Pont Valley.

28.0%Green space within 500 m
51.7%Green space within 500 m
20.5%Green space within 500 m
74Services within 15 min (median)
18Services within 15 min (median)
29Services within 15 min (median)
551 mNearest school (median)
551 mNearest school (median)
–Nearest school (median)
9.2 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
6.0 kmNearest tram or rail (median)
–Nearest tram or rail (median)
0Postcodes in flood risk areas
5Postcodes in flood risk areas
640Postcodes in flood risk areas
86.2%Gigabit broadband (premises)
38.0%Gigabit broadband (premises)
84.3%Gigabit broadband (premises)

Safety

Over 12 months, police recorded 136 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Delves Lane and 65 in Derwent & Pont Valley, 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.

136Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
65Recorded 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.

Delves Lane

Delves Lane is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 9,785 people in 4,215 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £168,000 over the past two years, 16% above the County Durham median. On average 28% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 37% above the County Durham average.

Derwent & Pont Valley

Derwent & Pont Valley is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 16,558 people in 7,639 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £145,500 over the past two years, in line with the County Durham median. On average 52% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 152% above the County Durham average.

More comparisons.

Delves Lane and Derwent & Pont Valley next to other wards of County Durham.

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