Ferryhill
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Ferryhill at a glance
- House prices
- £104,725
- Lower prices1st percentile
- Schools
- 59th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 41st percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 156.9 per 1,000 residents
- Weak8th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.1% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land22nd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Ferryhill a good place to live?
Ferryhill may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. 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
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Ferryhill
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 156.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 8th 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 Ferryhill
House prices
- Median sale price
- £104,725
- Percentile
- 1st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 120 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 Ferryhill
Schools
59th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Ferryhill
Flood risk
1.1% 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 0.8% of the area. That is the 22nd 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 Ferryhill
Transport
41st 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 Ferryhill a good place to live?
Ferryhill may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Ferryhill safe?
Ferryhill ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Ferryhill?
The median sale price was £104,725 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 1st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Ferryhill?
Schools rank in the 59th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Ferryhill?
Nearby public profiles include Craghead & South Moor in County Durham and Peterlee in County Durham.
