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A town of 2,835 in County Durham, North East. 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport.
Trimdon grades C+ overall against UK towns: better than 38% of UK towns, and #22 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 jobs & income (D−): mean household income £38,952; 3.5% of 16 to 64s claim unemployment benefits. The median home sold for £125,000 in the last three years, 2.9 times what households in the County Durham council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Trimdon 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 Trimdon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Trimdon’s built-up area.
8% 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 Trimdon.
At 44.5, the median resident of Trimdon sits in the middle of the age range. People aged 15 to 24 make up 11% of the town. Over-65s are just over a fifth of the population.
50% women, 50% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Trimdon | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 21% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 26% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 20% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · County Durham and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Between them, two primaries teach 335 pupils in Trimdon. Both of its schools are shown below. 64% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bluebell Meadow Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 210 | C+ |
| St William's Catholic Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 125 | A− |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Before 1919: that is when 8% of homes were built. Of Trimdon’s land, 15% 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
Men in Trimdon can expect to live to 78.1, women to 80.8 (2019–23). 73% of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below both County Durham’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (82%). A disability affects 25% of people here. There is no GP practice here: the nearest is 2.8 miles off.
| Census 2021 | Trimdon | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 73% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.7% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 25% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Read these answers with age in mind: they aren’t adjusted, so younger places do better. The Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
13% rent privately, below County Durham’s towns (18%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. The owner-occupied share of households is 58%. From September 2023 to August 2026, 114 homes sold inside Trimdon’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £125,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £259,995 | 33 |
| Semi-detached | £102,500 | 58 |
| Terraced | £106,500 | 22 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Violent crime ran at 26.3 per 1,000 residents a year, lower than County Durham’s towns (36.6) yet higher than England’s towns (22). Police figures for Trimdon’s built-up area: 213 crimes and 43 anti-social behaviour reports in the 12 months to August 2026. For its size, Trimdon records more crime per resident than nearly four fifths of the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people. Of all the crimes, 40% 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.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 19% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Nearly a fifth of workers worked mainly from home, below both County Durham’s towns (22%) and England’s towns (31%). The 2026 claimant rate among 16 to 64s was 3.5%. Work in town: 4% of resident commuters. Jobs per working resident: 0.2.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
10 notable people were born in Trimdon.
Jim Provett: Ingy The Wingy, CC BY-SA 2.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trimdon | 2,835 | — | C+ | A− | C− | D |
| Trimdon Grange | 1,233 | 1 | — | A− | D | D |
| Fishburn | 2,387 | 1.1 | — | A− | C− | D |
| Trimdon Colliery | 1,788 | 1.8 | — | A− | D− | D− |
| Kelloe | 1,434 | 2.2 | — | A | D | D |
| Bishop Middleham | 1,136 | 2.7 | — | A− | B+ | B− |
| Wingate | 5,033 | 2.9 | D | B+ | D | D |
| Wheatley Hill | 3,148 | 3 | C | A− | D− | D− |
Trimdon Grange, Fishburn, Trimdon Colliery, Kelloe and Bishop Middleham have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £125,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £106,500, semi-detached houses £102,500 and detached houses £259,995.
Band D council tax in Trimdon is £2,680 for 2026–27, more than in 94% 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
Trimdon is a built-up area of 2,835 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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