Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 6,968 in County Durham, North East.
Easington grades C overall against UK towns: better than 25% of UK towns, and #33 of 52 in County Durham. Its strongest subject is hazard risk (A): 0% of homes at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea. Its weakest is safety (D−): 54.5 violent and sexual offences and 27.5 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026. Among UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, it has less crime per resident than 3%. The median home sold for £87,000 in the last three years, 2 times what households in the County Durham council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Easington 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 Easington is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 6 buildings inside Easington’s built-up area, 2 of them Grade I.
22% 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 Easington.
Homes saw 27.5 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, above both County Durham’s towns (17.7) and England’s towns (9.4). Police recorded 1,013 crimes inside Easington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 90 reports of anti-social behaviour. For its size, Easington records more crime per resident than 97% of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people.
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
Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Easington Colliery Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 525 | B |
| Easington AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 769 | B+ |
In the comparison, Easington comes below both County Durham’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (82%). Women here live to 80.5 on average and men to 76.1 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Easington | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 71% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 10% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 27% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £212,500 | 74 |
| Semi-detached | £112,750 | 74 |
| Terraced | £63,000 | 207 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Easington has 6 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 2 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 22% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 22% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For Easington, that is above both County Durham’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, 13% of commuters walked, cycled or took the bus or train.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Easington sits below both County Durham’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. 10% of residents are aged 15 to 24. Half the people of Easington are older than 44.5.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Easington | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 10% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 24% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 27% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.9% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 23% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · County Durham and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Easington | 6,968 | — | C | A− | D− | D− |
| Peterlee | 19,750 | 1.7 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Horden | 6,805 | 1.8 | C− | A− | D− | D− |
| Shotton Colliery | 4,943 | 2.7 | C | A− | D | D− |
| South Hetton | 2,877 | 3 | B− | A− | C | D |
| Murton | 7,239 | 3.1 | C | A− | D− | D− |
| Haswell | 1,185 | 3.2 | — | A− | C | D− |
| Blackhall Colliery | 4,577 | 3.4 | D | A− | D | D− |
Haswell has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
By type: terraced houses £63,000, semi-detached houses £112,750 and detached houses £212,500.
Police recorded 1,013 crimes inside Easington’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 39% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Band D council tax in Easington is £2,833 for 2026–27, more than in 99% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in County Durham, England
Easington is a built-up area of 6,968 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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