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A town of 5,033 in County Durham, North East.
Wingate grades D overall against UK towns: better than 9% of UK towns. Its strongest subject is cost of living (B+): median sale £175,000, 4.1 years of area income; rent £650 a month. Its weakest is safety (D): 37.8 violent and sexual offences and 35.4 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 5%.
The 3 things Wingate 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 Wingate is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 2 buildings inside Wingate’s built-up area.
17% 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 Wingate.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 23.8 reports per 1,000, above County Durham’s towns (16) and England’s towns (7.8) alike. Reported offences in Wingate came to 600 over twelve months to August 2026; nuisance and anti-social incidents added 134. Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over a third of recorded crime.
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.
54% of pupils at the town’s 2 primary schools met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Of its 4 schools, two are shown below, each with the reason. GCSE results at the 3 secondary schools within 3 km: 50% of pupils get a strong pass (grade 5+) in English and maths, and the Attainment 8 average is 48.9.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 347 | C |
| Wellfield SchoolLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 862 | B |
The nearest A&E to Wingate is University Hospital North Durham, 9.5 miles away. Three quarters of the town’s residents described their health as good or very good at the census, below County Durham’s towns (77%) and England’s towns (82%) alike. Disability touches 23% of the town’s population. One GP practice serves the town; 90% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Wingate | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 75% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 8.7% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 23% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · 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.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Wingate counts 4 listed buildings, about level with County Durham’s towns (7) and below England’s towns (39). The pre-1919 share of homes is 17%.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 21% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
3.3% of 16 to 64s claimed unemployment benefits in 2026, higher than both County Durham’s towns (3%) and England’s towns (2.3%). At the census, 88% of commuters went by car. Of the commuters living in Wingate, 7% work in the town itself. For 31% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
The median sale, £175,000, comes from 281 standard sales inside Wingate’s built-up area from September 2023 to August 2026. 21% live in social housing, about level with County Durham’s towns (20%) and above England’s towns (18%). It is the 11th most expensive of 52 towns of 2,500+ in County Durham.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £244,999 | 111 |
| Semi-detached | £135,000 | 99 |
| Terraced | £90,000 | 69 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
18% of residents are children under 15. People 65 and over make up 17% of the town, about level with England’s towns (18%) and below County Durham’s towns (21%). Wingate has a median age of 40.3 years.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Wingate | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 11% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 26% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 17% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 24% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.2% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 24% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · County Durham and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
10 notable people were born in Wingate.
Thomas Kenny: Gallaher Cigarette Cards, CC BY-SA 3.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wingate | 5,033 | — | D | B+ | D | D |
| Trimdon Colliery | 1,788 | 1.2 | — | A− | D− | D− |
| Wheatley Hill | 3,148 | 1.8 | C | A− | D− | D− |
| Trimdon Grange | 1,233 | 2.2 | — | A− | D | D |
| Shotton Colliery | 4,943 | 2.2 | C | A− | D | D− |
| Peterlee | 19,750 | 2.6 | D | A− | D− | D− |
| Thornley | 2,543 | 2.9 | C− | A− | D | D− |
| Trimdon | 2,835 | 2.9 | C+ | A− | C− | D |
Trimdon Colliery 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.
Band D council tax in Wingate is £2,645 for 2026–27, more than in 92% 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.
Homes cost less than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £175,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: terraced houses £90,000, semi-detached houses £135,000 and detached houses £244,999.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Town in County Durham, England
Wingate is a built-up area of 5,033 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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