Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore
Thornley & Wheatley Hill at a glance
- House prices
- £126,000
- Lower prices2nd percentile
- Schools
- 50th percentile
- Middle
- Transport
- 19th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 149.5 per 1,000 residents
- Weak8th percentile
- Flood risk
- 1.6% of the area in flood zones
- Less flood-zone land26th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Thornley & Wheatley Hill a good place to live?
Thornley & Wheatley Hill may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. 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 Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 149.5 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 Thornley & Wheatley Hill
House prices
- Median sale price
- £126,000
- Percentile
- 2nd percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 56 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 Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Schools
50th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Flood risk
1.6% 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 0.7% of the area. That is the 26th 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 Thornley & Wheatley Hill
Transport
19th 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 Thornley & Wheatley Hill a good place to live?
Thornley & Wheatley Hill may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. The available data also shows schools are around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker and crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Thornley & Wheatley Hill safe?
Thornley & Wheatley Hill ranks in the 8th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Thornley & Wheatley Hill?
The median sale price was £126,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 2nd percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Thornley & Wheatley Hill?
Schools rank in the 50th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Thornley & Wheatley Hill?
Nearby public profiles include Easington & Shotton in County Durham and Dalton & Dawdon in County Durham.
