Coxhoe reads as a former pit village that's kept its terraces and its pace: semi-detached and terraced streets running off a modest high street, pebble-dashed and brick-fronted, with the kind of housing stock that was built for miners and now houses their descendants and a handful of newcomers priced out of Durham city. The average age here nudges 48, well above the national median, and that shows in the rhythm of the place — quieter, settled, not much churn. The practical picture is where Coxhoe surprises you. A house typically changes hands around £164,000, less than half the national median and still under the regional norm, and with every sale in the local sample going through as freehold, a For Sale board here means you actually own the ground it sits on — no service charge, no leasehold small print. Semi-detached homes dominate the market and sell for roughly half what the same type fetches nationally, which is the clearest single fact about affordability in this village. Schooling runs through Coxhoe Primary School, rated Good and taking the bulk of the village's children, though the area has only one school counted locally, so your choice is narrower than in bigger towns. Connectivity and transport both score strongly against the national grade curve, with 22 transport stops serving a population of under 1,800 — this is a place built around getting out to Durham, Bishop Auckland, or Newcastle rather than staying entirely self-contained. Green space is generous relative to the size of the village — sixteen separate plots covering nearly 12 hectares, in line with what you'd expect regionally — and full-fibre broadband reaches over 80% of homes, which matters more than it once did now that home working is routine. What the data doesn't hand you is a long list of restaurants or named venues; this is not a place with a dining scene to speak of, and day-to-day life leans on Durham city or Bishop Auckland for that. Health outcomes score well here, among the strongest of the local grades, which fits an older population that has, on the whole, stayed put. The one grade that sits out of step with the rest is safety — a solid B+ overall, but violent and sexual offences make up nearly 40% of recorded crime, and the crime rate itself runs well above the County Durham average. It's not the headline number so much as its share of the total that's worth sitting with. This is a village for someone who wants a paid-off-feeling terrace or semi at a genuinely low price, doesn't need a night-time economy, and is happy to commute for both work and a proper meal out. The housing and connectivity grades are strong enough to make the numbers work; the safety picture is the one line item worth reading twice before you commit.