Lower house prices, with local trade-offs to explore

Stone Bench at a glance

House prices
£172,000
Lower prices11th percentile
Schools
69th percentile
Middle
Transport
62nd percentile
Middle
Crime rate
90.5 per 1,000 residents
Weak30th percentile
Flood risk
0.4% of the area in flood zones
Less flood-zone land17th percentile

Underlying data dates vary by measure.

How to read these figures

Is Stone Bench a good place to live?

Stone Bench may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in High Peak below.

Best fit and trade-offs

May suit

  • Buyers looking for lower house prices

Watch out for

  • Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally

Crime rate in Stone Bench

Crime rate

Crime rate
90.5 per 1,000 residents
Percentile
30th percentile nationally

Recorded crime is relatively higher; higher percentiles indicate lower crime.

Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.

House prices in Stone Bench

House prices

Median sale price
£172,000
Percentile
11th percentile nationally

House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.

Median of 31 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.

Schools in Stone Bench

Schools

69th percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.

Flood risk in Stone Bench

Flood risk

0.4% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3

Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 0.4% of the area. That is the 17th percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.

Transport in Stone Bench

Transport

62nd percentile nationally

Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.

What the full report adds

This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.

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FAQs

Is Stone Bench a good place to live?

Stone Bench may be a good fit for people who value lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.

Is Stone Bench safe?

Stone Bench ranks in the 30th percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.

What are house prices like in Stone Bench?

The median sale price was £172,000 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 11th percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.

How are schools in Stone Bench?

Schools rank in the 69th percentile nationally for this public profile.

What neighbourhoods are near Stone Bench?

Nearby public profiles include Barms in High Peak and Chowdene in Gateshead.