Stanley West & Annfield Plain
County Durham · North East · population 7,757 · 5 LSOAs
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,339 of 6,856 in England
- #287 of 342 in North East
- #58 of 65 in County Durham
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Skilled trades 14% · Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12%
All occupation groups
| Skilled trades | 14% |
| Elementary | 13% |
| Caring & leisure | 12% |
| Process & plant | 12% |
| Professional | 11% |
| Associate professional | 10% |
| Sales & customer service | 10% |
| Administrative | 9% |
| Managers & directors | 9% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 48% · No religion 45% · Muslim 1%
Born outside the UK: 4%
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 West & Annfield Plain is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,339 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #58 of 65 in County Durham. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (56) and lowest on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £85,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 58% in five years (from 106 sales), 41% below the wider County Durham median of £144,000. Typical household take-home income is around £31,109 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 133 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.
Themed scores ?
Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £85,500 | 106 | -3.9% | +58.3% |
| Detached | £169,995 | 11 | -13.8% | -7.6% |
| Semi-detached | £138,002 | 18 | +1.5% | +27.5% |
| Terraced | £69,000 | 74 | +5.3% | +58.6% |
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=3) | |||
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Household income
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 ?
- #5,216 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #5,707 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 476 |
| Theft | 123 |
| Burglary | 38 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 187 |
| Public order & weapons | 94 |
| Drugs | 24 |
| Robbery | 9 |
| Other | 34 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 216 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in County Durham
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Pellon West & Highroad WellCalderdale8£120,000
- Scunthorpe WestcliffNorth Lincolnshire8£121,500
- Shard End & KingfisherBirmingham8£210,000
- Quinton EastBirmingham8£235,000
- West HoweBournemouth, Christchurch and Poole8£285,000
- Bruce Grove NorthHaringey8£445,000