Is Stanley, Durham a nice place to live?

Is Stanley a nice place to live or is Stanley 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 Stanley meets our criteria.

How likely are you to a victim of crime in Stanley?

The English Indices of Deprivation has a crime element for Stanley. 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 Stanley. 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	Lanchester	23952
2	Burnopfield and Dipton	23675
3	North Lodge	22916
4	Chester-le-Street North	16370
5	Tanfield	14687
6	Lamesley	11714
7	Stanley	11264
8	Pelton	11036
9	Annfield Plain	9483
10	Craghead and South Moor	6842

Is Stanley a healthy place to live?

If you are thinking of moving to Stanley, 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 Stanley 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	%
Newcastle upon Tyne	6.33
Gateshead	7.37
County Durham (Stanley)	7.5
Sunderland	8

The English Indices of Deprivation also has health statistics for Stanley. 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 Stanley. 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	Lanchester	12986
3	Chester-le-Street North	11183
4	Burnopfield and Dipton	10049
5	Pelton	9694
6	Tanfield	6877
7	Lamesley	5582
8	Annfield Plain	4945
9	Stanley	4837
10	Craghead and South Moor (Worst)	4813

Is Stanley rough?

Using the English Indices of Deprivation statistics, we've collated the average rank for 10 wards in and around Stanley. 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	Lanchester	20623
3	Burnopfield and Dipton	19170
4	Chester-le-Street North	18248
5	Pelton	14908
6	Tanfield	11731
7	Lamesley	8595
8	Stanley	6560
9	Annfield Plain	6177
10	Craghead and South Moor	4672

How affordable are the rents in Stanley?

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, Stanley 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 Stanley per week?

If you are thinking of moving to Stanley, 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 Stanley's local authority needs to be in first or second place compared to the three nearest local authorities.

#	Local Authority	Median Pw
1	Newcastle upon Tyne	£635.00
2	County Durham UA (Stanley)	£613.00
3	Gateshead	£605.10
4	Sunderland	£582.40

So, is Stanley a nice place to live?

* Probably.