Crawcrook and Greenside vs Hexham

At £164,178, Crawcrook And Greenside undercuts Hexham (£325,321) by around 50% on average house prices. The most affordable entry point in Crawcrook And Greenside is a flat at £102,500, while in Hexham it is a flat at £143,719.

Hexham has a crime rate of 52.9 per 1,000 residents, which is 70% lower than Crawcrook And Greenside at 89.8 per 1,000. The most common crime category in Crawcrook And Greenside is violent-crime, while in Hexham it is violent-crime.

Crime Rate by Category (per 1,000 residents)

→Both towns share the same top crime category: violent crime.

Of the 3 schools in Crawcrook And Greenside, 100% are in the top two inspection bands. In Hexham, which has 6 schools, the figure is 100%.

Broadband & Connectivity

Broadband in Crawcrook And Greenside averages 390.3 Mbps – ahead of Hexham's 131.4 Mbps. Superfast coverage (30 Mbps+) reaches 94.7% of premises in Crawcrook And Greenside and 85.9% in Hexham. Gigabit availability stands at 74.2% in Crawcrook And Greenside and 14.5% in Hexham.

→Crawcrook And Greenside is the faster of the two by 197% on average download speed (390 vs 131 Mbps).

Energy Efficiency & Running Costs

Energy efficiency favours Hexham, scoring 70.9 on average (band C) compared to 70.6 (band C) in Crawcrook And Greenside. Estimated annual energy costs average £1,103 in Crawcrook And Greenside and £1,377 in Hexham. 64.6% of homes in Crawcrook And Greenside have an EPC rating of C or above, compared to 65.6% in Hexham.

→Hexham has more energy-efficient housing — 65.6% reach band C or above, vs 64.6% in the other.

Demographics & Economy

Median household income is £29,915 in Hexham and £27,490 in Crawcrook And Greenside. The median age is 44.4 in Crawcrook And Greenside and 47.9 in Hexham. Employment rates stand at 54.1% in Crawcrook And Greenside and 52.4% in Hexham. Owner-occupancy is 58% in Crawcrook And Greenside versus 65.2% in Hexham. Crawcrook And Greenside has a population of 7,881 and Hexham has 10,945.

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