Major Centres

In addition to the work carried out to produce statistical profiles of the 250+ settlements in County Durham and following numerous requests from local and national businesses, we have produced profiles for the 12 major centres in the County and surrounding areas at a radius of 3 miles, 5 miles and 10 miles. These profiles contain the most commonly requested topics and their associated 2001 Census indicators. The data is given as both counts, and as rates of the associated ‘population denominators’. For example, for employment, both the numbers employed and the percentage that number forms of the working age population, (16 to 59 for females and 16 to 64 for males), are given.

Major Centre Catchment Area Summary Sheets - Counts.pdf (180 pages, 595kb)

Major Centre Catchment Area Summary Sheets - Rates.pdf (156 pages, 511kb)

Further work has also been carried out to produce a full colour profile for each of the 12 major centres. Each profile primarily consists of data taken from the 2001 Census but there is also a section based on figures taken from the 2004 Index of Deprivation (ID2004). As the ID2004 was released at the Super Output Area (SOA) level, this has enabled deprivation measures to be built for the larger areas such as the Major Centres and their catchment areas. The Office for National Statistics is gradually releasing more and more data at the SOA level and it will be possible in the future to provide measures such as state benefits, unemployment and worklessness for the Major Centres and their surrounding areas.

Barnard Castle Major Centre (24 pages, 1496kb)

Bishop Auckland Major (24 pages, 1530kb)

Chester le Street Major Centre (24 pages, 1472kb)

Consett Major Centre (24 pages, 1637kb)

Crook Major Centre (24 pages, 1574kb)

Durham City Major Centre (24 pages, 1606kb)

Aycliffe Major Centre (24 pages, 1564kb)

Peterlee Major Centre (24 pages, 1491kb)

Seaham Major Centre (24 pages, 1525kb)

Shildon Major Centre (24 pages, 1533kb)

Spennymoor Major Centre (24 pages, 1500kb)

Stanley Major Centre (24 pages, 1772kb)

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For further information please contact the Corporate Research and Information team (Email), tel. 0191 3834341.

Other Geographies

2001 Census Summary Sheets - Wards
2001 Census Summary Sheets - Electoral Divisions
2001 Census Summary Sheets - Parishes

Other Statistics

County Durham Summary Statistics
Figures for County Durham
Unemployment in County Durham