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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 (IoD2019). It is home to around 143,924 residents at roughly 2,671 people per km².

38/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 243rd of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.

Low crime1
Home affordability97
Affordable rents92
Good schools85
Life expectancy11
Low deprivation5
Employment13
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

13°COvercast

  • Today: 20° / 12° · 16% rain
  • Tomorrow: 23° / 13° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:32Sunset 19:29

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

25US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Crime

581 reported · July 2026 45% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences196
  • Shoplifting101
  • Criminal damage & arson69
  • Public order52

Neighbourhood team: Longlands and Beechwood · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • Youth Anti-Social Behaviour and Community Harm
  • Clear Hold Build and Serious Organised Crime Disruption

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

Road safety

170 reported road collisions (2024)

43 killed or seriously injured · 232 casualties · 11.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

  • 409 rated 4–5 ★ (375 top)
  • 25 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

£137,773 average 2% YoY

Across Middlesbrough · to 2026-06

Detached£247,654
Semi-detached£149,234
Terraced£107,734
Flat£74,117

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£699 average monthly rent 4.7% YoY

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

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (2.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (2 km)

20 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)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 16 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

49% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

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

64 schools · 25,653 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other

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

58inspected 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

79 applications decided

72.2% granted · 57 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Andy McDonald

Labour

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6
  • AyeRepresentation of the People Bill: Third Reading

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

4,435 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

1,212 jobs advertised · £40,852 avg

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£671 median full-time weekly pay

5.2% 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

100% low-carbon electricity

Wind 40% · Nuclear 32% · Biomass 28%

34 gCO₂/kWh · 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 2026-08-06

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)