Weardale
Strong on schools, with transport to consider
Weardale at a glance
- House prices
- £179,975
- Lower prices13th percentile
- Schools
- 87th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 25th percentile
- Weak
- Crime rate
- 67.9 per 1,000 residents
- Middle49th percentile
- Flood risk
- 4.1% of the area in flood zones
- Middle44th percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Weardale a good place to live?
Weardale may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access 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
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Transport access appears weaker than most neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Weardale
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 67.9 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 49th percentile nationally
Crime levels are around the national middle range.
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 Weardale
House prices
- Median sale price
- £179,975
- Percentile
- 13th percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 98 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 Weardale
Schools
87th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Weardale
Flood risk
4.1% 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 1.8% of the area. That is the 44th 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 Weardale
Transport
25th 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 Weardale a good place to live?
Weardale may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. The available data also shows the share of land in flood zones is around the middle for England and crime is around the national middle range. Transport access appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Weardale safe?
Weardale ranks in the 49th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Weardale?
The median sale price was £179,975 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 13th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Weardale?
Schools rank in the 87th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Weardale?
Nearby public profiles include Seaham in County Durham and Chester-le-Street South in County Durham.
