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A town of 4,542 in County Durham, North East.
Coxhoe grades B overall against UK towns: better than 56% of UK towns, and #12 of 52 in County Durham. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 90% of towns in England. Its weakest is health (C−): life expectancy 78.7 for men, 82 for women. The median home sold for £170,000 in the last three years, 4 times what households in the County Durham council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Coxhoe does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Coxhoe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 1 building inside Coxhoe’s built-up area.
20% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Coxhoe.
Coxhoe Primary School’s results beat 92% of schools in England like it. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coxhoe Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 309 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Coxhoe has 1 listed building inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 0 Grade I, 0 Grade II*. 20% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Women here live to 82 on average and men to 78.7 (2019–23). At the census, 20% of people here had a disability, below County Durham’s towns (22%) but above England’s towns (17%). The nearest A&E to Coxhoe is University Hospital North Durham, 6.1 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Coxhoe | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 81% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 5.8% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 20% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
Police recorded 248 crimes inside Coxhoe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 56 reports of anti-social behaviour. Violent crime ran at 30.1 per 1,000 residents a year, below County Durham’s towns (36.6) but above England’s towns (22). Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Coxhoe has more crime per resident than 76% of them.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
Coxhoe sits below both County Durham’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) on this measure. 70% of households own their home.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £262,497 | 94 |
| Semi-detached | £143,500 | 92 |
| Terraced | £115,750 | 68 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 26% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
That puts Coxhoe below both County Durham’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%). 11% of commuters went to work on foot, by bike or by public transport at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
11% of residents are 15 to 24 and 18% are 65 or over, against 12% and 21% across County Durham’s towns. 32% of residents 16 and over have a degree-level qualification (County Durham 27%, England 34%).
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Coxhoe | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 30% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 18% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.3% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 20% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 32% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · County Durham and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
4 notable people were born in Coxhoe.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coxhoe | 4,542 | — | B | B+ | C | C− |
| Cornforth | 2,424 | 1 | — | A− | D | D− |
| Kelloe | 1,434 | 1.4 | — | A | D | D |
| Bowburn | 4,843 | 1.8 | B | A− | C− | C− |
| Bishop Middleham | 1,136 | 2.6 | — | A− | B+ | B− |
| Ferryhill | 8,857 | 2.7 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| High Shincliffe | 1,045 | 2.9 | — | C | A+ | C+ |
| Trimdon Grange | 1,233 | 3.2 | — | A− | D | D |
Cornforth, Kelloe, Bishop Middleham, High Shincliffe and Trimdon Grange have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Primary results beat 90% of towns in England (Department for Education, Key Stage 2). One state school is inside the town; places are handled by County Durham council.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £170,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £115,750, semi-detached houses £143,500 and detached houses £262,497.
Police recorded 248 crimes inside Coxhoe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 50% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Town in County Durham, England
Coxhoe is a built-up area of 4,542 people, in the County Durham council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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