Stockton Grange
Suburb · 1,960 residents
54Fair
Fair · better than 3 in 10 suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- Affordability scores 79, well above the typical 60
- 100% of schools are rated Good or better by Ofsted
- 86% of residents live within five minutes of a park
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- Health scores 20, below the typical 60
- Food & drink scores 21, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Stockton Grange
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Is Stockton Grange a good place to live?
Stockton Grange scores 54/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as fair — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for affordability (79) and schools (79).
It scores lowest on health (20) and food & drink (21).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Stockton Grange in North East, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Stockton Grange
Stockton Grange is semi-detached streets and pebble-dashed bay windows, the kind of place where the cars on the drive are a few years old and nobody's in a rush. It reads as settled rather than transitional — the median age sits close to eight years above the national figure, and you notice it in the quiet of the place as much as in any statistic: fewer young families pushing buggies, more people who've been on the same road a while and intend to stay there.
The schools are the strongest card this area holds. The Grangefield Academy carries an Outstanding rating and anchors the secondary offer, while The Oak Tree Academy covers primary age with a Good result — between them they explain why the schools grade here sits well clear of everything else on the scorecard. Housing is unusually affordable to go with it: a median price around £212,000 is comfortably below both the regional and national averages, and freehold semi-detached homes dominate the market almost completely, so a For Sale board here is nearly always advertising the same thing — a modest, owned, three-bed semi rather than a flat or a new-build. Connectivity is more mixed; there's no rail station in the picture, and with five transport stops serving the area, this reads as a driving suburb rather than a commuter-belt one.
Green space is tight rather than generous — two plots totalling just over five hectares — so daily life here leans on what's close rather than a sprawling park to wander. Health outcomes lag the national picture more than the other grades would suggest, and nightlife is modest too, which fits a suburb built around family life and routine rather than evenings out. Crime is the area's one genuine flag: violence and sexual offences make up the largest single share of incidents, and the overall rate runs notably higher than the Stockton-on-Tees average, even though the safety grade itself holds at a respectable B+ and has stayed flat rather than worsening. That gap between the letter grade and the raw comparison is worth sitting with rather than glossing over — it's not a place that feels unsafe day to day, but the numbers say the borough average is some way below it.