Bell Avenue, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5PE

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. The area surrounding DH6 5PE has a slightly higher male population, with 51.6% of residents being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	55.4%	48.4%	-7.0%	51.0%	-2.6%
Male	44.6%	51.6%	7.0%	49.0%	2.6%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around DH6 5PE, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 43.8% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	29.8%	43.8%	14.0%	37.9%	5.9%
Married: Opposite sex	35.1%	46%	10.9%	44.2%	1.8%
Civil partnership: Same sex	0%	0.7%	0.7%	0.1%	0.6%
Separated	3.3%	0.9%	-2.4%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	10%	7.8%	-2.2%	9.1%	-1.3%
Widowed	21.7%	0.9%	-20.8%	6.1%	-5.2%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

This area has a high percentage of residents reporting their health as Good or Very Good (91.7%) compared to the average (82%). This typically indicates either a younger population or more affluent area.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.6%	63.5%	18.9%	48.4%	15.1%
Good health	25.9%	28.2%	2.3%	33.6%	-5.4%
Fair health	21.9%	7.2%	-14.7%	12.7%	-5.5%
Bad health	5.1%	0.7%	-4.4%	4.0%	-3.3%
Very bad health	2.6%	0.5%	-2.1%	1.2%	-0.7%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

In the area around DH6 5PE this area, 3.8% of residents have no qualifications. This is significantly lower than the UK average of 18.2%. This area stands out for its high percentage of residents with higher education degree or similar. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 60.6%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	29.8%	3.8%	-26.0%	18.2%	-14.4%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	8.4%	3.8%	-4.6%	9.6%	-5.8%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	8.4%	11.7%	3.3%	13.4%	-1.7%
Apprenticeship	2.7%	2.2%	-0.5%	5.3%	-3.1%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	6.7%	16.4%	9.7%	16.9%	-0.5%
Degree or Similar	42.1%	60.6%	18.5%	33.8%	26.8%
Other	2%	1.5%	-0.5%	2.8%	-1.3%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91.6% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.7%	0.7%
Indian	0.6%	0.5%	-0.1%	3.1%	-2.6%
Black African	0%	2.6%	2.6%	2.5%	0.1%
Black Caribbean	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	1.0%	-1.0%
Other Black	0.3%	0.3%	0.0%	0.5%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Asian	0.3%	0.5%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.3%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.2%	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Mixed White and Caribbean	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.9%	-0.6%
Mixed Other	0%	0.3%	0.3%	0.8%	-0.5%
White	98.3%	91.6%	-6.7%	81.4%	10.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.3%	0%	-0.3%	0.1%	-0.1%
Arab	0%	1.4%	1.4%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	0%	0.9%	0.9%	1.6%	-0.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 90.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is higher than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	93.5%	90.3%	-3.2%	83.2%	7.1%
European Union	2.6%	3.1%	0.5%	6.1%	-3.0%
Rest of Europe	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.8%	-0.3%
Africa	0.3%	3.2%	2.9%	2.7%	0.5%
Middle East and Asia	1.4%	2.6%	1.2%	5.6%	-3.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0.9%	0.2%	-0.7%	1.3%	-1.1%
Oceania	1.4%	0.2%	-1.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	93.5%	90.3%	-3.2%	83.2%	7.1%
10+ Years	0%	5.1%	5.1%	9.8%	-4.7%
5-10 Years	1.7%	1.2%	-0.5%	2.9%	-1.7%
2-5 Years	1.4%	1.5%	0.1%	2.2%	-0.7%
Less than 2 years	3.4%	1.9%	-1.5%	1.9%	0.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	88.7%	76.7%	12.0%
Ireland	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
France	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Italy	0.2%	0.6%	-0.4%
Portugal	0.2%	0.5%	-0.3%
Poland	0.5%	1.3%	-0.8%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
Turkey	0.3%	0.1%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
South and Eastern Africa	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Middle East	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
Eastern Asia	0.7%	0.3%	0.4%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	7%	13.5%	-6.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	47.3%	37.2%	10.1%
Christian	47.8%	46.2%	1.6%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	1%	6.5%	-5.5%
Other religion	0.7%	0.6%	0.1%
Not answered	2.7%	6.0%	-3.3%

Safety

Is Bell Avenue Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Bell Avenue was 24.4 per 1,000 residents, which is 71.9% lower than the Coxhoe average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Bell Avenue has the 7th lowest crime rate of 48 local areas in Coxhoe and the 255th lowest crime rate of 1,724 local areas in County Durham .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 13.9 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been falling year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -2.8%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 54% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,900

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in DH6 5PE, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 1/10 (very low )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 3/10 (low )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 2/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 1/10 (very low )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Bell Avenue are based on 180 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for County Durham.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Bell Avenue, Bowburn, Durham, DH6 5PE

Estimated Average Property Prices for DH6 5PE

Average Price
£214,700

Semi-Detached
£185,348

Terraced
£173,605

Detached
£264,740

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Bell Avenue

Average Price
£217,056

Semi-Detached
£183,781

Terraced
£180,403

Detached
£280,448

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Bell AvenueStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
33 Bell Avenue, Durham, County Durham Detached, an established residential building	£200,000	2024-11-08	£209,662
55 Bell Avenue, Durham, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£145,000	2024-05-17	£164,091
95 Bell Avenue, Durham, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£162,000	2023-09-28	£180,129
61 Bell Avenue, Durham, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£155,000	2023-01-27	£167,865
67 Bell Avenue, Durham, County Durham Terraced, an established residential building	£149,000	2022-10-11	£159,611

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for DH6 5PE

Employment

DH6 5PE area has a low unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 1% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. A low level of unemployment in an area indicates a strong job market, where most people who are seeking work can find employment. This generally reflects a healthy economy in the area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	279
Part-Time Employee	56
Self-Employed	36
Retired	30
Student (economically inactive)	18
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	11
Looking after home or family	9
Other	8
Long-Term Sick or disabled	3
Unemployed	3

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	19
Education	18
Construction	14
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	13
Professional, scientific and technical activities	12
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	12
Other	9
Manufacturing	9
Financial and insurance activities	5
Information and communication	5
Accommodation and food service activities	5
Administrative and support service activities	3
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	2
Transport and storage	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	1
Real estate activities	1
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Bowburn Primary School Crowtrees Lane , DH6 5FP	3out of 4	1,315 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Shincliffe CofE (Controlled) Primary School Beal Walk , High Shincliffe DH1 2PN	4out of 4	1,771 yd	Voluntary controlled school	No	Mixed	More About School
Coxhoe Primary School Cornforth Lane , Coxhoe DH6 4EJ	4out of 4	4,089 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Cassop Primary School Cassop , DH6 4RA	4out of 4	4,364 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Laurel Avenue Community Primary School Laurel Avenue , The Woodlands DH1 2EY	3out of 4	4,365 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Belmont Community School Buckinghamshire Road , Belmont DH1 2QP	3out of 4	5,400 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School
Durham Sixth Form Centre Providence Row , The Sands DH1 1SG	4out of 4	5,452 yd	Community school	No	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Durham High School for Girls Farewell Hall , South Road DH1 3TB	- not rated	4,126 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Girls	More About School
University of Durham University Office , Old Evet DH1 3HP	- not rated	4,783 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Chorister School The College , DH1 3EL	- not rated	4,926 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Durham School Quarry Heads Lane , DURHAM DH1 4SZ	- not rated	4,984 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
The Independent Grammar School:Durham Claypath , Durham DH1 1RH	- not rated	5,261 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
Eurest Foodservice	Amazon UK Services, Unit 1 Integra 61		712 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
K S Davison	3 Romaine Square	618 yd
Aria Sandwich Bar	2 Romaine Square	618 yd
Aria Bella	Co-Operative Buildings, Prince Charles Avenue	657 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Food hygiene rating	Distance
The Co-Operative Food	Ground Floor, Durham Road		1,047 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Bowburn Junior School SURTEES AVENUE	grass pitches	957 yd
Bowburn Park BARRINGTON WAY	grass pitches	1,022 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	74.1 Mbit/s
Average download speed	130 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	940 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	940 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	20 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	86.2 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	940 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.