Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe
vs Framwellgate & Newton Hall
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the younger population: 59% of residents are aged 15–29, against 13% in Framwellgate & Newton Hall. Homes in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe sold for a median of £300,000, 50% above Framwellgate & Newton Hall. Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has more green space nearby (21% within 500 m, against 19%).
People
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has 14,048 residents in 4,321 households; Framwellgate & Newton Hall has 14,324 in 6,179. Framwellgate & Newton Hall has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 24%, 11.6 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 terraced houses in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (35%) and semi-detached houses in Framwellgate & Newton Hall (57%). Framwellgate & Newton Hall has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 74%, 36 percentage points more than Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe (County Durham: 63%). Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of private renting: 38%, 23.8 percentage points more than Framwellgate & Newton Hall (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £300,000 in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe and £200,000 in Framwellgate & Newton Hall, against £145,000 across County Durham.
Surroundings
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 21%, 1.9 percentage points more than Framwellgate & Newton Hall (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 274 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe, and 64 in Framwellgate & Newton Hall. The typical postcode is 440 m from the nearest school in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe and 439 m in Framwellgate & Newton Hall. The typical postcode is 1,268 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe and 2,283 m in Framwellgate & Newton Hall. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 73% of premises in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe and 80% in Framwellgate & Newton Hall.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 222 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe and 74 in Framwellgate & Newton Hall, 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.
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.
Framwellgate & Newton Hall is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 14,324 people in 6,179 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £200,000 over the past two years, 38% above the County Durham median. On average 19% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 7% below the County Durham average.
More comparisons.
Elvet, Gilesgate & Shincliffe and Framwellgate & Newton Hall next to other wards of County Durham.