"To be and to feel economically secure is to live with dignity,
to be able to seize opportunities and to have a sense of hope
for the future. That requires sufficient and predictable resources,
of income and wealth, in relation to the costs and burdens of life.
But it also rests on secure work and a secure home, on education,
on good health, and on support and time for caring. It is sustained
by relationships of family, friends and community." — Graeme Cooke,
Director of Insight and Policy, JRF.
This is the Economic Insecurity spotlight page for County Durham.
Proportion of the population living in fuel poverty
Poverty index
This map shows the result of creating a poverty index for economic insecurity
by combining a number of leading indicators of poverty into a single number in the range 0 to 1.
A score closer to 0 means that the model is suggesting lower levels of economic insecurity in this area.
Annfield Plain
0.453Aycliffe East
0.453Aycliffe North and Middridge
0.453Aycliffe West
0.453Barnard Castle East
0.453Barnard Castle West
0.453Belmont
0.453Benfieldside
0.453Bishop Auckland Town
0.453Bishop Middleham and Cornforth
0.453Blackhalls
0.453Brandon
0.453Burnopfield and Dipton
0.453Chester-le-Street East
0.453Chester-le-Street North
0.453Chester-le-Street South
0.453Chester-le-Street West Central
0.453Chilton
0.453Consett North
0.453Consett South
0.453Coundon
0.453Coxhoe
0.453Craghead and South Moor
0.453Crook
0.453Dawdon
0.453Deerness
0.453Delves Lane
0.453Deneside
0.453Durham South
0.453Easington
0.453Elvet and Gilesgate
0.453Esh and Witton Gilbert
0.453Evenwood
0.453Ferryhill
0.453Framwellgate and Newton Hall
0.453Horden
0.453Lanchester
0.453Leadgate and Medomsley
0.453Lumley
0.453Murton
0.453Neville's Cross
0.453North Lodge
0.453Passfield
0.453Pelton
0.453Peterlee East
0.453Peterlee West
0.453Sacriston
0.453Seaham
0.453Sedgefield
0.453Sherburn
0.453Shildon and Dene Valley
0.453Shotton and South Hetton
0.453Spennymoor
0.453Stanley
0.453Tanfield
0.453Tow Law
0.453Trimdon and Thornley
0.453Tudhoe
0.453Weardale
0.453West Auckland
0.453Willington and Hunwick
0.453Wingate
0.453Woodhouse Close
0.453
In the context of this model, a value closer to 1 indicates that a given place tends to rank higher relative to other places in metrics that
we have identified as contributing to economic insecurity. This does not necessarily mean that you are more likely to experience poverty in those
places, however.
How we calculate the index
The highest and lowest values will score 1 and 0, respectively, and everything else will fall
somewhere in between.
We create an average index across 6 metrics
economic inactivity
unemployment
mean weekly wage
median weekly wage
claimants as a proportion of residents aged 16-64
proportion of households that are fuel poor
This is a proof of concept. You can see the code and read more about the logic to create these stats here.
Key indicators
The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of County Durham.
This chart shows the percentage of households in fuel poverty across the different
areas in County Durham.
In County Durham 35210
of 239995 households are in fuel poverty.
Annfield Plain
16.7% of households are fuel poorAycliffe East
14.4% of households are fuel poorAycliffe North and Middridge
8.1% of households are fuel poorAycliffe West
14.7% of households are fuel poorBarnard Castle East
16.5% of households are fuel poorBarnard Castle West
13.7% of households are fuel poorBelmont
14.0% of households are fuel poorBenfieldside
11.1% of households are fuel poorBishop Auckland Town
14.8% of households are fuel poorBishop Middleham and Cornforth
18.0% of households are fuel poorBlackhalls
16.6% of households are fuel poorBrandon
13.4% of households are fuel poorBurnopfield and Dipton
12.3% of households are fuel poorChester-le-Street East
13.2% of households are fuel poorChester-le-Street North
13.9% of households are fuel poorChester-le-Street South
8.1% of households are fuel poorChester-le-Street West Central
15.2% of households are fuel poorChilton
19.4% of households are fuel poorConsett North
15.3% of households are fuel poorConsett South
16.4% of households are fuel poorCoundon
19.4% of households are fuel poorCoxhoe
15.8% of households are fuel poorCraghead and South Moor
21.4% of households are fuel poorCrook
15.6% of households are fuel poorDawdon
16.8% of households are fuel poorDeerness
14.9% of households are fuel poorDelves Lane
13.4% of households are fuel poorDeneside
17.3% of households are fuel poorDurham South
7.5% of households are fuel poorEasington
17.2% of households are fuel poorElvet and Gilesgate
29.2% of households are fuel poorEsh and Witton Gilbert
14.0% of households are fuel poorEvenwood
18.0% of households are fuel poorFerryhill
18.1% of households are fuel poorFramwellgate and Newton Hall
10.2% of households are fuel poorHorden
22.0% of households are fuel poorLanchester
12.8% of households are fuel poorLeadgate and Medomsley
15.4% of households are fuel poorLumley
12.6% of households are fuel poorMurton
16.3% of households are fuel poorNeville's Cross
15.2% of households are fuel poorNorth Lodge
7.2% of households are fuel poorPassfield
8.0% of households are fuel poorPelton
12.5% of households are fuel poorPeterlee East
13.6% of households are fuel poorPeterlee West
12.7% of households are fuel poorSacriston
12.6% of households are fuel poorSeaham
7.3% of households are fuel poorSedgefield
12.3% of households are fuel poorSherburn
13.3% of households are fuel poorShildon and Dene Valley
18.8% of households are fuel poorShotton and South Hetton
15.4% of households are fuel poorSpennymoor
12.9% of households are fuel poorStanley
15.4% of households are fuel poorTanfield
14.7% of households are fuel poorTow Law
20.0% of households are fuel poorTrimdon and Thornley
16.1% of households are fuel poorTudhoe
11.6% of households are fuel poorWeardale
17.5% of households are fuel poorWest Auckland
12.9% of households are fuel poorWillington and Hunwick
16.5% of households are fuel poorWingate
13.3% of households are fuel poorWoodhouse Close
16.2% of households are fuel poor
Percentage of people in low income households by their savings and investments
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by the savings and investments of adults in the family in County Durham.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household
income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
Percentage of jobs below living wage by gender and hours
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the percentage of jobs that are paid below living wage in County Durham.
Percentages can add to more than 100 as "All sexes" includes those already counted in "Men" and "Women".
This chart shows the gender pay gap as a percentage differenece in County Durham.
Gender pay gap (GPG) is calculated as the difference between average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men and women as a proportion of average hourly earnings
(excluding overtime) of men. For example, a 4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% less, on
average, than men. Conversely, a -4% GPG denotes that women earn 4% more, on average, than men.
-3-601215182124369Part-TimeFull-TimeAllMedian gap (%)
All: 19.2Median gap (%)
Full-Time: 7.8Median gap (%)
Part-Time: -3.2Mean gap (%)
All: 9.4Mean gap (%)
Full-Time: 4.6Mean gap (%)
Part-Time: 22.9Go to the start of bar chart
People in low income households by ethnic group
What's on this chart?
This chart shows the poverty rates by ethnic group in County Durham.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.
This method helps smooth erratic series and so give more robust estimates as the FRS sample size
and coverage issues mean that single year results broken down below the level of UK region are
unlikely to be reliable.
This chart shows the poverty rates by marital/cohabiting status in County Durham.
The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.
These statistics have been three-year averaged and rounded according to the guidance on
statXplore.