Is having a private garden important to you when it comes to buying a house in County Durham?

If you’re looking to move in the area, you might be wondering where some of the best places are when it comes to having a garden that isn’t overlooked.

With this in mind, the most affordable areas in County Durham to own a property with a private garden space have been unveiled in a new study.

It comes as MG Timber and Online Marketing Surgery have created the “Garden Space Report” which helped rank areas in the county based on their home outdoor space, revealing the best areas to buy houses with a garden.

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To do this, the experts have used data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) around access to gardens and public green spaces in UK, where they found the property garden space area for all neighbourhoods in County Durham.

Top 10 areas in County Durham with the most private garden space

  1. Evenwood, Cockfield & Staindrop (area) - 2,058,269 (home garden space area m2)
  2. Stanhope & Weardale - 1,498,713
  3. Benfieldside, Hamsterley & Medomsley - 1,439,531
  4. Barnard Castle & Upper Teesdale - 1,284,480
  5. Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor - 1,116,883
  6. Sherburn & West Rainton - 1,074,703
  7. Sedgefield & Bishop Middleham - 1,037,232
  8. Burnopfield - 916,009
  9. Chester-le-Street North - 912,618
  10. Newton Aycliffe North - 911,671

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Top 10 areas in County Durham with the least private garden space

Additionally, here are the locations with the least private garden space in the county:

  1. Newton Aycliffe West (area) - 213,352 (home garden space area m2)
  2. Durham City - 219,414
  3. Horden - 316,139
  4. Newton Aycliffe East - 364,552
  5. Seaham Central & South - 392,136
  6. Peterlee West - 403,706
  7. Stanley West & Annfield Plain - 410,439
  8. Pelton & Perkinsville - 438,215
  9. Blackhall - 440,135
  10. Gilesgate & Old Durham - 455,807

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The ONS data suggests Evenwood, Cockfield and Staindrop are the best areas with the most private garden space.

The locations have an average home garden space of 2,058,269 m2.

In contrast, Gilesgate and Old Durham are among the places with the least amount of private garden space, resulting in an average of 455,807 m2.