Neighbourhood · Stockton-on-Tees · North East
Fairfield
Stockton-on-Tees 015 · 5 sub-areas · 7,910 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (73/100)Watch-out: Young professionals (52/100)Liveability 95/100 · Best 5% nationally
Fairfield is a mid-density neighbourhood of Stockton-on-Tees in the North East region. It sits between busier and quieter parts of the local authority and isn't dominated by a single use — there's a mix of workplaces, housing and local services. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
95/100
Best 5% nationally
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Fairfield?
A snapshot of Fairfield
2 parks and 2 playgrounds are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Crime sits around the national average — neither a notable concern nor a notable selling point; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £732 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Fairfield in Stockton-on-Tees
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Fairfield?
- The median monthly rent across Fairfield is £732.
- How safe is Fairfield?
- Fairfield has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Fairfield?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 40 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Fairfield?
- There are 10 schools within 2 km of Fairfield, of which 50% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 1593 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Fairfield?
- The most common council tax band in Fairfield is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,222. Council tax is set by Stockton-on-Tees council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Fairfield to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Fairfield to central London is approximately 198 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Fairfield?
- 100% of premises in Fairfield are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Fairfield?
- Fairfield sits in IMD decile 8 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Fairfield?
- 89% of households in Fairfield are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Fairfield?
- The average property price across Stockton-on-Tees (the local authority covering Fairfield) is approximately £166,277, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Fairfield a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.43 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £29,877.)
- Which local areas are part of Fairfield?
- Fairfield contains 5 local areas: Stockton-on-Tees 015B, Stockton-on-Tees 015C, Stockton-on-Tees 015A, Stockton-on-Tees 015D, Stockton-on-Tees 015E.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Fairfield
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Fairfield?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Fairfield is £732. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Fairfield a safe place to live?
- Fairfield has a safety score of 69/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Fairfield?
- 50% of schools within 2 km of Fairfield are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Fairfield?
- Public-transport commute time from Fairfield to central London is approximately 198 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Fairfield different from the rest of Stockton-on-Tees?
- Fairfield contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Fairfield rank in Stockton-on-Tees?
- Fairfield scores 95/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Stockton-on-Tees, see the Cities table on the Stockton-on-Tees page.
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