Brandon
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Brandon at a glance
- House prices
- £135,000
- Lower prices3rd percentile
- Schools
- 39th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 29th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 108.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak20th percentile
- Flood risk
- 5.7% of the area in flood zones
- Middle53rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Brandon a good place to live?
Brandon may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in County Durham below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Brandon
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 108.5 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 20th percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Brandon
House prices
- Median sale price
- £135,000
- Percentile
- 3rd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 108 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Brandon
Schools
39th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Brandon
Flood risk
5.7% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 4.8% of the area. That is the 53rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Brandon
Transport
29th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Brandon a good place to live?
Brandon may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Brandon safe?
Brandon ranks in the 20th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Brandon?
The median sale price was £135,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 3rd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Brandon?
Schools rank in the 39th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Brandon?
Nearby public profiles include Tudhoe in County Durham and Sacriston & Witton Gilbert in County Durham.
