Elemore Vale, Durham

We have collated a series of socio-economic statistics for Elemore Vale in County Durham from UK government sources such as the 2021 Census and the Index of Multiple Deprivation. They should give you a broad snapshot of the area and the surrounding locations. Are the residents of Elemore Vale older than the national average or younger? What is the population of Elemore Vale and County Durham? Is Elemore Vale an unemployment hotspot? This page should provide you with the answers.

Elemore Vale & County Durham Immigration Statistics

We have analysed the Census 2021 raw data on country of birth and compiled immigration statistics as percentages of the population. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. Below are the figures for Elemore Vale in the County Durham local area district.

Elemore Vale has a lower rate of immigrants than County Durham, the North East region and England as a whole.
Area Born in UK Born outside UK
Shotton and South Hetton 96.88% 3.12%
County Durham 95.62% 4.38%
North East 93.23% 6.77%
England 82.65% 17.35%

Elemore Vale compared to other wards in County Durham

# Ward Born in UK Born outside UK
1 Elvet and Gilesgate 78.64% 21.36%
2 Neville's Cross 81.36% 18.64%
3 Belmont 89.99% 10.01%
4 Framwellgate and Newton Hall 90.46% 9.54%
5 Durham South 92.44% 7.56%
6 Brandon 93.64% 6.36%
7 Consett South 94.16% 5.84%
8 Coxhoe 94.97% 5.03%
9 Deerness 95.12% 4.88%
10 Aycliffe North and Middridge 95.25% 4.75%
11 Aycliffe West 95.31% 4.69%
12 West Auckland 95.89% 4.11%
13 Bishop Middleham and Cornforth 95.98% 4.02%
14 Sacriston 96.1% 3.9%
15 Dawdon 96.18% 3.82%
16 Barnard Castle West 96.25% 3.75%
17 Delves Lane 96.3% 3.7%
18 Craghead and South Moor 96.33% 3.67%
19 Chester-le-Street West Central 96.33% 3.67%
20 Woodhouse Close 96.33% 3.67%
21 Benfieldside 96.34% 3.66%
22 Tudhoe 96.37% 3.63%
23 Chester-le-Street East 96.52% 3.48%
24 Esh and Witton Gilbert 96.56% 3.44%
25 Leadgate and Medomsley 96.6% 3.4%
26 Bishop Auckland Town 96.63% 3.37%
27 Shildon and Dene Valley 96.73% 3.27%
28 Chester-le-Street South 96.74% 3.26%
29 Ferryhill 96.74% 3.26%
30 Consett North 96.75% 3.25%
31 Barnard Castle East 96.78% 3.22%
32 Sherburn 96.81% 3.19%
33 Annfield Plain 96.83% 3.17%
34 Shotton and South Hetton 96.88% 3.12%
35 Burnopfield and Dipton 96.92% 3.08%
36 Sedgefield 96.92% 3.08%
37 Weardale 96.97% 3.03%
38 Murton 97.01% 2.99%
39 Lanchester 97.01% 2.99%
40 Aycliffe East 97.07% 2.93%
41 Chilton 97.08% 2.92%
42 Willington and Hunwick 97.15% 2.85%
43 North Lodge 97.16% 2.84%
44 Peterlee East 97.19% 2.81%
45 Horden 97.2% 2.8%
46 Coundon 97.24% 2.76%
47 Stanley 97.31% 2.69%
48 Passfield 97.38% 2.62%
49 Tanfield 97.4% 2.6%
50 Chester-le-Street North 97.41% 2.59%
51 Spennymoor 97.42% 2.58%
52 Pelton 97.44% 2.56%
53 Lumley 97.54% 2.46%
54 Blackhalls 97.55% 2.45%
55 Trimdon and Thornley 97.56% 2.44%
56 Deneside 97.72% 2.28%
57 Crook 97.73% 2.27%
58 Easington 97.81% 2.19%
59 Seaham 97.83% 2.17%
60 Peterlee West 97.88% 2.12%
61 Evenwood 97.9% 2.1%
62 Tow Law 97.91% 2.09%
63 Wingate 97.91% 2.09%
'; Elemore Vale is ranked 34 out of 63 wards in County Durham for the number of residents born outside of the UK.

What are the occupations of the residents of Elemore Vale?

The largest employment sector in Elemore Vale is Skilled Trades. The smallest employment sector is Managers, Directors & Senior Officials.
Sector Proportion
Skilled Trades 13.13%
Professional Occupations 12.93%
Elementary Occupations 12.69%
Process Plant & Machine Operatives 11.59%
Associate Professional & Technical 11.17%
Caring, leisure & Other Services 11.12%
Administrative & Secretarial 9.36%
Managers, Directors & Senior Officials 8.14%

How many residents own or rent their home in Elemore Vale and County Durham

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census and calculated what proportion of people in Elemore Vale either own or rent their home. All percentages have been rounded to two decimal places. 60.53 of residents own their home either outright or mortgaged. 39.47 of Elemore Vale residents rent their home either privately or through a social landlord.
Area Owned Rented
Shotton and South Hetton 60.53% 39.47%
County Durham 62.54% 37.46%
North East 60.27% 39.73%
England 61.31% 38.69%

Elemore Vale has a lower level of home ownership than than the national average.

Elemore Vale compared to other wards in County Durham

# Ward Owned Rented
1 Durham South 88.35% 11.65%
2 North Lodge 87.74% 12.26%
3 Seaham 77.05% 22.95%
4 Lanchester 76.54% 23.46%
5 Chester-le-Street South 75.71% 24.29%
6 Framwellgate and Newton Hall 73.26% 26.74%
7 Benfieldside 73.18% 26.82%
8 Chester-le-Street East 72.76% 27.24%
9 Weardale 72.34% 27.66%
10 Sedgefield 72.2% 27.8%
11 Neville's Cross 71.2% 28.8%
12 Aycliffe North and Middridge 71.06% 28.94%
13 Burnopfield and Dipton 71.02% 28.98%
14 Barnard Castle West 70.86% 29.14%
15 Evenwood 70.57% 29.43%
16 Pelton 69.34% 30.66%
17 Delves Lane 69.07% 30.93%
18 Chester-le-Street North 68.58% 31.42%
19 Lumley 68.51% 31.49%
20 Leadgate and Medomsley 68.17% 31.83%
21 Passfield 68.08% 31.92%
22 Bishop Auckland Town 67.65% 32.35%
23 Esh and Witton Gilbert 67.25% 32.75%
24 West Auckland 66.66% 33.34%
25 Sherburn 66.08% 33.92%
26 Tanfield 65.17% 34.83%
27 Spennymoor 64.83% 35.17%
28 Barnard Castle East 64.21% 35.79%
29 Blackhalls 64.14% 35.86%
30 Chilton (County Durham) 63.51% 36.49%
31 Coxhoe 63.2% 36.8%
32 Wingate 62.68% 37.32%
33 Easington 62.33% 37.67%
34 Tow Law 62.21% 37.79%
35 Crook 62.21% 37.79%
36 Willington and Hunwick 62.2% 37.8%
37 Consett South 61.27% 38.73%
38 Belmont (County Durham) 60.72% 39.28%
39 Shotton and South Hetton 60.53% 39.47%
40 Aycliffe East 60.1% 39.9%
41 Trimdon and Thornley 59.88% 40.12%
42 Tudhoe 59.79% 40.21%
43 Sacriston 59.02% 40.98%
44 Bishop Middleham and Cornforth 58.9% 41.1%
45 Deerness 58.86% 41.14%
46 Peterlee West 58.58% 41.42%
47 Dawdon 57.98% 42.02%
48 Murton 57.8% 42.2%
49 Brandon 56.97% 43.03%
50 Consett North 56.94% 43.06%
51 Shildon and Dene Valley 56.39% 43.61%
52 Craghead and South Moor 55.82% 44.18%
53 Deneside 54.34% 45.66%
54 Annfield Plain 54.29% 45.71%
55 Ferryhill 53.56% 46.44%
56 Coundon 53.3% 46.7%
57 Horden 50.47% 49.53%
58 Woodhouse Close 49.81% 50.19%
59 Chester-le-Street West Central 49.45% 50.55%
60 Stanley (County Durham) 48.6% 51.4%
61 Peterlee East 47.87% 52.13%
62 Aycliffe West 43.68% 56.32%
63 Elvet and Gilesgate 28.95% 71.05%
Elemore Vale is ranked 39 out of 63 wards in County Durham for the percentage of home owners.

Elemore Vale Health Statistics

Shotton and South Hetton has a significantly lower proportion of residents (>5%) describing their health as very good than the national average for England.
Area VG G F B VB
Shotton and South Hetton 41.7% 33.27% 15.82% 7.19% 2.02%
County Durham 42.96% 33.9% 15.63% 5.78% 1.72%
North East 44.58% 33.46% 14.95% 5.41% 1.61%
England 48.49% 33.71% 12.65% 3.98% 1.17%
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

How has the health of residents in County Durham changed since 2011?

County Durham residents who describe their health as either good or very good has increased by 1.08% between the 2011 and 2021 census.
Year VG G F B VB
2011 42.35% 33.43% 16.06% 6.35% 1.82%
2021 42.96% 33.9% 15.63% 5.78% 1.72%
VG = Very Good, G = Good, F = Fair, B = Bad & VB = Very Bad

Elemore Vale Age Distribution Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 Census and the calculated the proportion of age groups in Shotton and South Hetton.
Age Band Proportion
4 & under
5 - 9 years
10 - 15 years
16 - 19 years
20 - 24 years
25 - 34 years
35 - 49 years
50 - 64 years
65 - 74 years
75 - 84 years
85 years & over

Elemore Vale Unemployment Statistics

Since the introduction of Universal Credit, The Department for Work & Pensions have not issued any statistics (in our view) that can be used to ascertain the levels of unemployment or under employment in the UK, just meaningless geographic counts. However, the Office of National Statistics does publish claimant counts of people receiving out of work benefits, be that legacy Jobseeker’s Allowance or Universal Credit as a proportion of people over 16. These figures are usually updated once a month and are for Local Authority Districts and Unitary Authority Districts. So below are the figures of County Durham.
Area Unemployed Yearly Change
County Durham 3.4% -0.7%
North East 4.3% -0.5%
England 3.8% -0.3%
UK 3.7% -0.3%
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS), Last Retrieved: March 2023
The 2021 census had data on people who were economically active (seeking work) yet unemployed on Census day (Sunday March 21st 2021). These statitics do cover Elemore Vale on a ward level. However, it has to be noted that the Census day was during the height of the Covid19 pandemic and therefore are not reflective of normal levels of unemployment. For example, between March 2020 and June 2020 people claiming Universal Credit doubled in most areas of the United Kingdom and then steadily declined up to the day of the Census and beyond. This data also contains the proportion of people in part-time work (working between 1-35 hours per week), which maybe an indicator of under employment in Elemore Vale.
Economic Status Proportion
In Employment 52.86%
In Part-Time Work 24.53%
Unemployed 4.82%
75.47% of the people in work, are in full-time employment in Elemore Vale

Elemore Vale Education Statistics

We have taken the raw data from the 2021 census to found of the level of education Elemore Vale residents have in terms of formal qualifications as a percentage. The UK government breaks qualifications down into 7 levels. A detailed explanation of these levels can be found here. However, the Census groups these into just 4 \'levels\'. Here are some examples of the qualifications each census level represents when not stated;

  • Level 1 - GCSE grades D, E, F, or G & below
  • Level 2 - GCSE A*, A, B, C or O Level grades A, B or C
  • Level 3 - A or AS qualification at any grade
  • Level 4 - HNC, Bachelors Degree, Masters Degree or Phd

In this first table we have compared Elemore Vale to the national average for England.
Level Shotton and South Hetton England
No Qualifications 26.21% 18.08%
Level 1 10.38% 9.69%
Level 2 15.38% 13.32%
Apprenticeship 6.48% 5.32%
Level 3 18.33% 16.92%
Level 4 21.05% 33.92%

What is the population of Elemore Vale and County Durham?

The table below contains the populations figures for each ward in County Durham including Elemore Vale. These population ONS figures are estimated are dated Mid 2020.

Ward Population
Annfield Plain 8227
Aycliffe East 8281
Aycliffe North and Middridge 10717
Aycliffe West 7969
Barnard Castle East 8532
Barnard Castle West 8539
Belmont 14730
Benfieldside 8200
Bishop Auckland Town 7861
Bishop Middleham and Cornforth 3669
Blackhalls 7871
Brandon 10300
Burnopfield and Dipton 8193
Chester-le-Street East 3909
Chester-le-Street North 3899
Chester-le-Street South 7516
Chester-le-Street West Central 7931
Chilton 4441
Consett North 7868
Consett South 5610
Coundon 4417
Coxhoe 12514
Craghead and South Moor 8428
Crook 12374
Dawdon 8826
Deerness 12803
Delves Lane 8638
Deneside 7085
Durham South 2200
Easington 7629
Elvet and Gilesgate 12245
Esh and Witton Gilbert 8172
Evenwood 8208
Ferryhill 10798
Framwellgate and Newton Hall 14597
Horden 7397
Lanchester 7620
Leadgate and Medomsley 8866
Lumley 7280
Murton 8017
Neville's Cross 16042
North Lodge 3464
Passfield 4338
Pelton 13062
Peterlee East 7209
Peterlee West 8187
Sacriston 7697
Seaham 7011
Sedgefield 8239
Sherburn 8500
Shildon and Dene Valley 13364
Shotton and South Hetton 9394
Spennymoor 11273
Stanley 8968
Tanfield 8057
Tow Law 4687
Trimdon and Thornley 13207
Tudhoe 9398
Weardale 7980
West Auckland 8821
Willington and Hunwick 9000
Wingate 4332
Woodhouse Close 8542
County Durham Total 533149



Last updated: 20/02/2024, Additional Sources: Office for National Statistics & Department for Work & Pensions.

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