Sedgefield
vs Trimdon & Wingate
Trimdon & Wingate has the younger population: 17% of residents are aged 15–29, against 14% in Sedgefield. Homes in Sedgefield sold for a median of £181,000, 39% above Trimdon & Wingate. Sedgefield has more green space nearby (14% within 500 m, against 11%).
People
Sedgefield has 9,413 residents in 4,265 households; Trimdon & Wingate has 11,439 in 5,110. Sedgefield has the higher share of residents aged 65 and over: 25%, 5.6 percentage points more than Trimdon & Wingate (County Durham: 21%). The share of people living alone is about the same in both (32% and 32%).
Homes and prices
In both, semi-detached houses are the most common type of home: 41% of homes in Sedgefield and 50% in Trimdon & Wingate. Sedgefield has the higher share of owner-occupied homes: 73%, 11.6 percentage points more than Trimdon & Wingate (County Durham: 63%). Trimdon & Wingate has the higher share of private renting: 17%, 2.4 percentage points more than Sedgefield (County Durham: 17%). Over two years, homes sold for a median of £181,000 in Sedgefield and £130,000 in Trimdon & Wingate, against £145,000 across County Durham.
Surroundings
Sedgefield has the higher share of land within 500 m that is green space: 14%, 3.1 percentage points more than Trimdon & Wingate (County Durham: 21%). A typical postcode has 14 everyday shops and services within a 15-minute walk in Sedgefield, and 15 in Trimdon & Wingate. The typical postcode is 439 m from the nearest school in Sedgefield and 596 m in Trimdon & Wingate. The typical postcode is 10,237 m from the nearest tram stop or railway station in Sedgefield and 8,086 m in Trimdon & Wingate. Gigabit-capable broadband reaches 53% of premises in Sedgefield and 80% in Trimdon & Wingate.
Safety
Over 12 months, police recorded 72 crimes and incidents per 1,000 residents in Sedgefield and 132 in Trimdon & Wingate, 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.
Sedgefield is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 9,413 people in 4,265 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £181,000 over the past two years, 25% above the County Durham median. On average 14% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 33% below the County Durham average.
Trimdon & Wingate is one of 51 wards in County Durham, home to 11,439 people in 5,110 households (Census 2021). Homes sold for a median of £130,000 over the past two years, 10% below the County Durham median. On average 11% of the land within 500 metres of a home postcode is green space — 48% below the County Durham average.
More comparisons.
Sedgefield and Trimdon & Wingate next to other wards of County Durham.