Financial advice in Durham

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Retirement & pensions

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Inheritance & family wealth

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Investments

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Finding the right experience around Durham

Durham sits within County Durham, with nearby places including Chester-le-Street (about 6 miles away), Ferryhill (about 6 miles away), Hetton-le-Hole (about 6 miles away), Houghton-le-Spring (about 6 miles away). Distance is useful for meetings; specialist experience, minimums, service style and fees still need comparing.

What to compare before choosing

County Durham in context

The local-authority figures cover the County Durham council area, rather than Durham alone. Each figure shows the period it covers.

Planning for retirement

Residents aged 65 or over: 22.3%

County Durham · ONS 2025

If retirement is your reason for seeking advice, ask how the adviser plans withdrawals and reviews your income over time.

Questions for a retirement adviser

Planning around your work

Self-employed share of people in work: 13.3%

County Durham · Census 2021

If you work for yourself, ask how pension contributions fit with variable income and business commitments.

Advice when you are self-employed

Property and your wider finances

Average house price: £138,148

County Durham · ONS · June 2026

If your plans involve selling or inheriting a home, ask how the adviser considers property alongside savings and pensions.

Planning after a property sale

Area averages do not describe your own finances or determine whether you need advice. See the full figures and sources.

Know what you will pay, and what it covers.

Ask for initial advice and ongoing charges separately, including any minimum fee. Compare the cost in pounds and check which other charges apply.

What firms include in their published prices

Illustrative annual adviser fee£3,750a year

0.75% of £500,000

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Your questions about advice in Durham

How do I choose a financial adviser in Durham?

Start with the financial problem you need help with, then compare regulation, specialist experience, typical clients, minimum assets, service style and fees. Being the closest adviser is useful, but it is not enough on its own.

Should I only look for a financial adviser in Durham?

Not necessarily. Start locally if face-to-face meetings matter, then widen the search when a nearby or remote adviser has more relevant experience, a better-fitting service or clearer fees.

Helpful guides

Do you need a financial adviser for a pension?Retirement decision guide How pension adviser fees workCompare pension costs Financial advice after an inheritanceInherited wealth guide Turn adviser percentages into poundsUse the fee calculator

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Consider nearby places alongside the experience and meeting arrangements you need.

Chester-le-Street6 miles away Houghton-le-Spring6 miles away Stanley8 miles away

Local information and sources

Full local figures and how to read them

The local-authority figures cover the County Durham council area, rather than Durham alone. Each figure shows the period it covers.

Population: 539,146
Residents aged 65 or over: 22.3%
Self-employed share of people in work: 13.3%
Average house price: £138,148
Disposable income per person: £20,261
Median weekly pay before tax: £576.90
Selected company registrations: 49
Wider-area company registrations: 107

Company figures are not adviser counts. They count active company registrations in selected business categories (SIC codes 64999, 66190, 70221) and do not show FCA authorisation or whether a business trades locally.

Sources: Companies House · ONS population estimates · ONS local statistics · Open Government Licence v3.0.

For County Durham, the 2021 Census gives this industry breakdown: Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motorcycles accounts for 14.7% of employment, 0.3 percentage points below the England benchmark. Manufacturing accounts for 10.9% of employment, 3.6 percentage points above the England benchmark. Human health and social work activities accounts for 15.2% of employment, 0.6 percentage points above the England benchmark. Among the three sectors shown, Human health and social work activities is 4.3 percentage points higher than Manufacturing. These figures show which industries local residents work in. They do not measure demand for financial advice or the number of advisers.

These population figures cover the County Durham local authority area. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) estimates 539,146 residents, with 22.3% aged 65 or over. The geography is the named council area; it should not be read as a separate total for Durham.

Gross median weekly pay was £576.9 in 2025. Gross disposable household income per head was £20,261 in 2024. The published average house price was £138,148 in June 2026. The self-employment rate among people in work is 13.3%, compared with 16.9% across England. The figures come from different time periods and measure different things. They do not describe the finances of a typical household.

The selected Companies House business categories contain 49 active registrations mapped to Durham; the Durham and Bishop Auckland travel-to-work area contains 107. These figures count registered companies in the area. They do not show how many financial advisers work here, whether a company trades locally or whether it is FCA authorised.

Place names, nearby locations and geography

We use official place data to tell apart places with the same name and identify nearby towns. It does not imply that Advisedly or an adviser has an office here.

Official place: Durham
Classification: City · England
Council area and region: County Durham · North East
Nearby places: Chester-le-Street · Ferryhill · Hetton-le-Hole · Houghton-le-Spring

Source: OS Open Names · July 2026 · checked 2026-08-29Contains OS data © Crown Copyright and database rights 2026.Contains Royal Mail data © Royal Mail copyright and database right 2026.Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.

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Durham. Photograph by No machine-readable author provided. Jungpionier assumed (based on copyright claims).. CC BY-SA 3.0.