What the figures for Old Penshaw cover
Every figure on this site comes from official or open public data. This page shows, for each one, the area it covers, the period, the source and when we last updated it.
Old Penshaw is part of the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area.
Official statistics are published for parishes and census areas, not for every village and hamlet, so there are no separate figures for Old Penshaw. Property, crime, broadband, food hygiene, businesses and population are for all of Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area (14,746 residents). Flood risk, planning, transport and weather are measured from Old Penshaw itself, and schools include the nearest to Old Penshaw.
Figure by figure
| Figure | Covers | Period | Source | Last updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | Usual residents of the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area | Census 2021 | ONS Census 2021 | 1 Nov 2026 |
| Property | Residential sales at postcodes in the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area | 12 months to Sept 2026 | HM Land Registry Price Paid Data | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Crime | Crimes reported in the 10 neighbourhood areas (census LSOAs) covering the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area; the rate is per 1,000 residents of those areas | 12 months to Aug 2026 | police.uk | 31 Oct 2026 |
| Broadband | Postcodes in the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area | Speeds measured 2023, availability 2025 | Ofcom Connected Nations | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Schools | Open schools in the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area, plus the nearest others within 5 km of Old Penshaw | Latest inspection for each school | DfE Get Information about Schools, Ofsted | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Food hygiene | Food businesses at postcodes in the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area | Latest inspection for each business | Food Standards Agency | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Businesses | Active companies with their registered office in the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area. A registered office is not always where a company trades. | Current register | Companies House | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Local trades | Active companies whose main activity is a trade, registered in the DH4 postcode district, those in the Shiney Row and Penshaw built-up area first | Current register | Companies House | 2 Nov 2026 |
| Planning | Applications within 5 km of the centre of Old Penshaw | Last 12 months | PlanIt, from council planning registers | 5 Nov 2026 |
| Flood risk | The kilometre square around the centre of Old Penshaw; nearest river measured from the centre | National assessment 2025 | Environment Agency (NaFRA2), OS Open Rivers | 30 Sept 2026 |
| Transport | The stations nearest to Old Penshaw, with walking routes from its centre | Departures live | National Rail, NaPTAN, OpenStreetMap | Live |
| Weather | The location of Old Penshaw | Live forecast | MET Norway | Live |
| National comparisons | England and Wales (broadband: the UK), worked out from the same datasets as the local figures | Same periods as above | Our own calculation | 3 Nov 2026 |
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