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Private rents average £689 a month. This town in County Durham, North East has a population of 2,667.
Recorded crime is low: 19.1 violent or sexual offences per 1,000 residents a year, plus 6 home and vehicle crimes. Overall, Hurworth-on-Tees earns a B: better than 55% of UK towns, and #13 of 52 in County Durham. It takes 5.6 years of household income in the Darlington council area to buy the median home, at £259,500. Pupils here do less well than most (C−): primary results beat just over a fifth of towns in England; secondary results beat 22% of towns in England. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health and B for jobs & income.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Hurworth-on-Tees is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Hurworth-on-Tees does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists 35 buildings inside Hurworth-on-Tees’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
16% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →35 listed buildings in Hurworth-on-Tees.
Bay Horse Cottage Bay Horse Public House: Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of All Saints: Photo: Trevor Littlewood · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Hurworth and Neasham War Memorial: Photo: Ian S · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph · The Comet Public House: Photo: Peter Bond · CC BY-SA 2.0
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Hurworth-on-Tees.
Secondary results at the one secondary school within 3 km: an Attainment 8 score of 42.4, with 36% at grade 5 or above in English and maths. Its two schools are listed below. Key Stage 2 results at the 7 primary schools within 3 km: 55% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hurworth Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 218 | B+ |
| Hurworth SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 621 | C |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 33% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Driving is how 88% of commuters got to work at the census. Short trips to work, under 5 km: 35%, below County Durham’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%) alike. 2% of people aged 16 to 64 were on unemployment benefits in 2026. About 8% of its commuters stay in Hurworth-on-Tees for work.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Grade II* covers 1 of them. Hurworth-on-Tees has 35 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. Of Hurworth-on-Tees’ land, 20% lies in conservation areas, above County Durham’s towns (0%) and England’s towns (7%) alike.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
For its size, Hurworth-on-Tees records less crime per resident than three quarters of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Reported offences locally came to 104 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 24. Of all the crimes, 60% were violence and sexual offences.
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 · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
8% of households rent from a council or housing body. Private renters make up just over one in ten households, below County Durham’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. Also worth knowing: only one of the 52 towns in County Durham costs more to buy into than Hurworth-on-Tees, whose median sale is £259,500.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £354,950 | 51 |
| Semi-detached | £215,000 | 45 |
| Terraced | £208,000 | 21 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
A disability affects 17% of people in Hurworth-on-Tees. At the census, 83% of people in Hurworth-on-Tees called their health good or very good, above both County Durham’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (82%). One GP practice serves the town; 99% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Hurworth-on-Tees | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · No age adjustment applies to these census answers, which flatter younger towns; the Health Grade’s measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them, do allow for age.
The middle age in Hurworth-on-Tees is 50.5. 8.7% of residents are 15 to 24, lower than both County Durham’s towns (12%) and England’s towns (12%). The share of residents under 15 is 16%.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Hurworth-on-Tees | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 16% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.7% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 29% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 14% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 7.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · County Durham and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Hurworth-on-Tees. Best known first.
MuseumHopetown Darlington4.9 km outside town, to the north
CastleSockburn Hall4.3 km outside town, to the southeastArt galleryArt galleryDarlington Library Art Gallery3.9 km outside town, to the northAbbey or prioryAbbey or priorySt Clare's Abbey4.7 km outside town, to the northwestPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Town in County Durham, England
Hurworth-on-Tees is a built-up area of 2,667 people, in the Darlington 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hurworth-on-Tees | 2,667 | — | B | B | B+ | B− |
| Darlington | 93,022 | 3.3 | C+ | A | D | C− |
| Middleton St George | 4,756 | 3.6 | B− | B | C− | B− |
| Scorton | 1,011 | 6.8 | — | B− | A | B− |
| Yarm | 9,601 | 7.4 | B+ | A− | D− | A− |
| Egglescliffe | 10,250 | 7.8 | A+ | A− | B | B+ |
| Brompton-on-Swale | 1,899 | 8.1 | — | B+ | B | B− |
| Heighington | 1,548 | 8.2 | — | B | A− | A− |
Scorton, Brompton-on-Swale and Heighington have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
That is 5.4 times the typical UK town for its size.
GCSE results trail 78% of towns in England, and primary results trail 78% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2). Hurworth-on-Tees has 2 state schools; places are handled by Darlington council.
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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