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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 100,000. It has around 1 GPs & clinic, 2 pharmacies, and 6 restaurants & cafés, along with 19 bus stops and James Cook railway station 1.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 523 recorded street crimes, most commonly violence & sexual offences. Covers 4 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.

On deprivation, Middlesbrough is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2025). It is home to around 143,924 residents at roughly 2,671 people per km².

37/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 245th of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.

Low crime1
Home affordability97
Affordable rents93
Good schools85
Life expectancy6
Low deprivation7
Employment14
Low council tax21

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 54% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:21

9h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

42US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

575 reported · August 2026▲ 37% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences182
  • Shoplifting104
  • Vehicle crime67
  • Criminal damage & arson66

Neighbourhood team: Longlands and Beechwood · Cleveland

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

Road safety

139 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 162 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 401 rated 4–5 ★ (373 top)
  • 22 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: James Cook (1.2 km)
  • 19 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from James Cook University Hospital (1.2 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£142,868 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Middlesbrough · to 2026-08

Detached£253,859
Semi-detached£155,009
Terraced£112,341
Flat£77,244

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£698 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY

  • 1 bed £499
  • 2 bed £634
  • 3 bed £754

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

Affordability

4.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.5 times median annual pay (3.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Property sales

1,501 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (2.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (2.8 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

74 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 75 kW
  • Nearest: Broughton Avenue (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches41
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

143,924 residents in Middlesbrough · 2,671/km²

  • Under 16: 21%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,993
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,623
  • Net moves−3,630

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 21 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

50% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,549 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (50% of 66,360)

A £1,699
B £1,983
C £2,266
D £2,549
E £3,116
F £3,682
G £4,249
H £5,098

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

Schools

65 schools · 25,470 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 16 other

Ofsted: 23 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

57 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lift Unity CityGood
  • Macmillan AcademyGood
  • Outwood Academy RiversideGood
  • Outwood Academy OrmesbyInadequate
  • Acklam Grange School
  • Outwood Academy Acklam
  • The King's Academy
  • Trinity Catholic College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Middlesbrough

Care & health services

141 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes48
  • GP practices25
  • Dentists18
  • Homecare agencies25
  • Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Middlesbrough

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 14 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

Planning decisions

78 applications decided

75.6% granted · 59 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Andy McDonald

Labour

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Recent votes:

  • AyeRailways Bill: Carry-over extension (Motion)
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 8
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

  • Lab 24
  • Con 4
  • LD 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 15

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

Amenities nearby

  • Schools13
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens4
  • Restaurants & cafés7

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

919 jobs advertised · £41,203 avg

e.g. Finance Coordinator, Application Support Analyst, Van Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£671 median full-time weekly pay

5.1% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£17,855 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 79,990 certificates

11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

62% low-carbon electricity

Imports 38% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 29%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.6 yrs women · 76.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 54.2 women · 53.9 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Health services

8 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in TS4

  • Martonside Medical Centre
  • Oakwood (H&J) - Bcss Inpatient Unit
  • The Ridgeway Health Centre

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

Notable places nearby

  • St Mary's College, Middlesbrough · 0.4 km

    St Mary's College was a voluntary aided Catholic college situated in Saltersgill, Middlesbrough, England. Tracing its roots back to 1904, it was the only Catholic further education provision in the region of Teesside…

  • Trinity Catholic College, Middlesbrough · 0.5 km

    Trinity Catholic College is a large, co-educational secondary school and sixth form in the town of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is part of Nicholas Postgate Catholic Academy Trust.

  • Saltersgill · 0.5 km

    Saltersgill is an area in the Longlands and Beechwood Ward of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. In the 2011 census it had a population of 2,679. The area has a TS4 postcode.

  • Newlands School FCJ · 0.5 km

    Newlands Catholic School FCJ was a mixed 11–16 Catholic, state school in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. The school was awarded Specialist Maths and Computing College status.

  • Beverley School, Middlesbrough · 0.6 km

    Beverley School is a community special school in Middlesbrough, England. The school supports children with autism and is based in a campus with another school, Hollis Academy.

  • Easterside · 0.8 km

    Easterside is an area in the Ladgate ward of Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It is bounded to the east by Marton Road (A172) and by B1380 to the south. It had a population of 2,842 in 2011.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)