Stanley South

County Durham · North East · population 9,737 · 5 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,216 of 6,856 in England
  • #273 of 342 in North East
  • #55 of 65 in County Durham
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents9,597
Median age (est.)39
Density1,948per km²
No qualifications27%
Degree or above18%
No car or van31%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 11%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 16%

Tenure

Own outright: 22%Mortgage/shared: 28%Social rent: 33%Private rent: 17%
Own outright 22%Mortgage/shared 28%Social rent 33%Private rent 17%

Households

One person: 34%Couple, no children: 16%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 16%Other: 10%
One person 34%Couple, no children 16%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 16%Other 10%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 14% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary14%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service11%
Associate professional9%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors8%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 0%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 0%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 51% · Christian 44% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Stanley South is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,216 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #55 of 65 in County Durham. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (63) but weak on Health (4). Typical homes here sold for about £119,975 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+7%) (from 92 sales), 17% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,271 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 96 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 11 · #6,099
Employment 7 · #6,353
Education 12 · #6,044
Health 4 · #6,606
Crime 10 · #6,181
Housing & access 56 · #2,987
Living environment 63 · #2,528

House prices ?

£119,975median (12m) · +20.0% yr · n=92
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£119,97592+20.0%+7.1%
Detached£225,00021-2.2%+36.4%
Semi-detached£120,00029+3.4%+5.3%
Terraced£87,50042+9.4%+31.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£119,975
County Durham£144,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£31,271±£4,534 · #6,125 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£25,749
Price-to-income ?3.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

28Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

96 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 934 offences
County Durham95
North East97
England83

Rank #4,792 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences451
Theft175
Burglary20
Vehicle crime50
Criminal damage & arson129
Public order & weapons69
Drugs12
Robbery5
Other23

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 211 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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