Redcar and Cleveland
Redcar and Cleveland is a town in North Yorkshire, England. It has around 1 restaurant and café, with the nearest railway station being Marske, 3.2 km away. In June 2026, there were around 8 recorded street crimes, most commonly anti-social behaviour. Covers 16 towns with local open-data for the whole authority.
On deprivation, Redcar and Cleveland is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). It is home to around 136,531 residents at roughly 557 people per km².
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 227th of 294 English council areas — better than 23% of them.
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: 18° / 12° · 18% rain
- Tomorrow: 22° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:31Sunset 19:28
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
1 reported · July 2026▼ 67% YoY
- Anti-social behaviour1
Neighbourhood team: Guisborough · Cleveland
Local policing priorities
- Antisocial behaviour in and around the disused Guisborough Hospital.
- Retail crime
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
113 reported road collisions (2024)
31 killed or seriously injured · 152 casualties · 8.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
81 food businesses within 2 miles
- 73 rated 4–5 ★ (68 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
1 active warning/alert
- Flood alert: North Sea coast from Staithes to Whitby including tidal River Esk
Source: Environment Agency
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Marske (3.2 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Marske (3.2 km):
Loading live departures…
Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£153,205 average▲ 8.1% YoY
Across Redcar and Cleveland · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£643 average monthly rent▲ 1.2% YoY
- 1 bed £456
- 2 bed £608
- 3 bed £723
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07
Affordability
4.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.7 times median annual pay (4.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (10.3 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · Morrisons (11.6 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
26 charging locations within ~8 km
- 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 120 kW
- Nearest: Fountain Street West, Guisborough 6 (3.4 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
136,531 residents in Redcar and Cleveland · 557/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
Among the most deprived areas in England
Ranked 62 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
24% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
Council tax
£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (40% of 66,640)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
64 schools · 20,535 pupils
44 primary · 10 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 27 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Freebrough AcademyOutstanding
- Huntcliff SchoolGood
- Laurence Jackson SchoolGood
- Outwood Academy RedcarGood
- Rye Hills AcademyGood
- Sacred Heart Catholic SecondaryGood
- St Peter's Catholic CollegeGood
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth FormRequires improvement
- Outwood Academy NormanbyInadequate
- Outwood Academy Bydales
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Redcar and Cleveland
Care & health services
121 CQC-registered services
- Care homes43
- GP practices18
- Dentists25
- Homecare agencies20
- Hospitals & hospices4
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Redcar and Cleveland
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 32 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
100 applications decided
95% granted · 95 granted, 5 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 20
- Con 13
- LD 10
- Ref 1
- Oth 15
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Restaurants & cafés1
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,895 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Local economy
£703 median full-time weekly pay
3.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,739 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 67,766 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 54.3 women · 54.3 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office396 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s304 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test258 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership256 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance237 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Old Church of St Andrew, Upleatham · 0.8 kmThe Old Church of St Andrew is a redundant grade II* listed Anglican church in the village of Upleatham, Redcar and Cleveland, England. Parts of the church date back to the 12th century, and it was replaced as a worki…
Upleatham · 1.0 kmUpleatham is a village in the civil parish of Guisborough, in the unitary authority area of Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The village was mentioned in the Domesday Book an…
Old All Saints Church, Skelton-in-Cleveland · 2.0 kmOld All Saints Church is a redundant Anglican church in the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It is recorded in the National Heritage List for England as a designated Grade II* listed building, a…
Skelton Castle · 2.0 kmSkelton Castle can refer to either a ruined medieval castle or an 18th-century Gothic style country house that replaced it. The site of both buildings is the village of Skelton, in North Yorkshire, England. The house…
Skelton-in-Cleveland · 2.3 kmSkelton-in-Cleveland or Skelton is a market town in the civil parish of Skelton and Brotton at the foot of the Cleveland Hills and about 10 miles (16 km) east of Middlesbrough centre. It is in the borough of Redcar an…
- Laurence Jackson School · 2.4 km
Laurence Jackson School is a coeducational secondary school located in Guisborough, North Yorkshire, England. It has a capacity of 1,250 pupils.
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)