Is Chester le Street, Durham a nice place to live?

Is Chester le Street a nice place to live or is Chester le Street a bit rough? For us there are a number of factors that make any town a nice place to live, like a low crime rate, low levels of deprivation, the good health of the residents, rent affordability and excellent wages. In this article we will see if Chester le Street meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Chester le Street?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Chester le Street. They are a measure of how likely you are to be a victim of personal or material crime in an area, such as muggings or burglary. Naturally rural areas have less crime than urban areas, but for this part of our town assessment we've looked at the 10 wards nearest to the centre of Chester le Street. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5

#	Ward	Crime Rank
1	North Lodge	22916
2	Chester-le-Street South	22564
3	Lumley	17091
4	Chester-le-Street North	16370
5	Chester-le-Street East	15700
6	Birtley	11839
7	Lamesley	11714
8	Pelton	11036
9	Sacriston	8927
10	Chester-le-Street West Central	7574

Is Chester le Street a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Chester le Street, you want to know if the place is likely to put you on a downward spiral of ill health. For this section of the town assessment, we've examined government health statistics from the 2021 Census General Health question and the Indices of Multiple Deprivation's health element.The table below shows what percentage of Chester le Street residents answered saying their health was either bad or very bad. To pass this section, the local authority has to have a percentage score less than or equal to 7%.

Local Authority	%
Gateshead	7.37
County Durham (Chester le Street)	7.5
South Tyneside	7.66
Sunderland	8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Chester le Street. They measures the risk of premature death and the impairment of quality of life through poor physical or mental health, lovely! We've collated an average LSOA rank for 10 wards nearest to the centre of Chester le Street. To pass this section, 8 out of 10 of these wards need to be above the English national average rank of 16422.5.

#	Ward	Health Rank
1	North Lodge (Best)	16340
2	Chester-le-Street South	14677
3	Chester-le-Street East	12962
4	Chester-le-Street North	11183
5	Pelton	9694
6	Lumley	8844
7	Sacriston	6633
8	Birtley	6350
9	Lamesley	5582
10	Chester-le-Street West Central (Worst)	4112

Is Chester le Street rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Chester le Street. In layman's terms, this is how rough the ward is based on mutiple measures of deprivation including; employment, income, health, crime, housing and outside space. To pass this section as the town assessment, 8 out of 10 wards must have a ranking higher than the English average of 16422.5

#	Ward	Deprivation Rank
1	North Lodge	26141
2	Chester-le-Street East	22874
3	Chester-le-Street South	22197
4	Chester-le-Street North	18248
5	Lumley	16547
6	Pelton	14908
7	Sacriston	10992
8	Birtley	10474
9	Lamesley	8595
10	Chester-le-Street West Central	7465

How affordable are the rents in Chester le Street?

Every six months the Office for National statitics publishes a snapshot of rental costs. These market rental statistics are dated September 2023. We have used the median rental figure for this assessment as we believe this is a more realistic figure than the average (mean) that can be skewed by artificially low and high rents. To pass this section, Chester le Street rents for each size property have to be less than 5% more than the median rent for .

Beds	County Durham
1	£375	£
2	£425	£
3	£500	£
4	£727	£

How much can I earn in Chester le Street per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Chester le Street, you'll want to know how much you can earn in a job in the town. Every year the government publishes statistics on gross weekly pay, these figures are for September 2023. To pass this section Chester le Street's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	County Durham UA (Chester le Street)	£613.00
2	Gateshead	£605.10
3	South Tyneside	£600.00
4	Sunderland	£582.40

So, is Chester le Street a nice place to live?

* Probably.