Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees)
Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees) is a town or village in Durham, England. It has 3 bus stops and the Stockton railway station 5.2 km away. There were around 6 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly anti-social behaviour. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees) area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stockton-on-Tees area is around the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 196,594 residents at roughly 959 people per km².
- Council
- Stockton-on-Tees
- County
- Durham
- Constituency
- Stockton North
- Police force
- Cleveland
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 182nd of 294 English council areas — better than 38% 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 11° / 9° · 60% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:16Sunset 16:22
9h 6m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees A1305 Roadside, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
8 reported · August 2026▲ 60% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences3
- Other theft2
- Other crime2
- Burglary1
Neighbourhood team: Northern Parishes · Cleveland
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
149 reported road collisions (2025)
50 killed or seriously injured · 204 casualties · 7.6 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
94 food businesses within 2 miles
- 89 rated 4–5 ★ (87 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Stockton (5.2 km)
- 3 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Stockton (5.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£172,698 average▲ 3.1% YoY
Across Stockton-on-Tees · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£735 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY
- 1 bed £536
- 2 bed £668
- 3 bed £797
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.8× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.8 times median annual pay (4.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
2,560 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: 154.9p · Esso (7.2 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (7.2 km)
11 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
49 charging locations within ~8 km
- 13 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 150 kW
- Nearest: Tesco Extra-Stockton-on-Tees (2.5 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches2
- Playgrounds2
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
196,594 residents in Stockton-on-Tees · 959/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,817
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,320
- Net moves+497
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
Around the average in England
Ranked 119 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,590 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (38% of 90,890)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
87 schools · 31,808 pupils
60 primary · 13 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
77 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Egglescliffe SchoolOutstanding
- North Shore AcademyOutstanding
- The Grangefield AcademyOutstanding
- Ian Ramsey Church of England AcademyGood
- Ingleby Manor Free SchoolGood
- Northfield School and Sports CollegeGood
- St Michael's Catholic AcademyGood
- St Patrick's Catholic College, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyGood
- Thornaby AcademyRequires improvement
- All Saints Church of England Academy
- Conyers School
- Our Lady & St. Bede Catholic Academy
- Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Stockton-on-Tees
Care & health services
199 CQC-registered services
- Care homes60
- GP practices28
- Dentists42
- Homecare agencies43
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Stockton-on-Tees
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 9 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
159 applications decided
93.1% granted · 148 granted, 11 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Your MP
Matt Vickers
Conservative
Stockton West
Recent votes:
- NoBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
- NoBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty
- NoBudget Resolution No. 15: Charges in connection with employment visas
- NoBudget Resolution No. 8: Capital gains tax (business asset disposal relief)
Source: UK Parliament
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 22
- Con 26
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Parks & greens3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
7,255 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Local economy
£700 median full-time weekly pay
3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£20,623 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
47% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 103,094 certificates
9.2% 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: 82.4 yrs women · 78.7 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 54.9 women · 55.6 men
74% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.6
- Happiness yesterday7.3
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.2
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
3 GP surgeries · 3 pharmacies in TS21
- Park Lane Surgery
- Skerne Medical Group
- Sedgefield Community Hospital
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stockton West:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth272 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Ban balloon releases159 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK158 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills154 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND138 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Carlton, County Durham · 0.2 kmCarlton is a village and civil parish within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2021 census was 905, up from 726 in 2011. I…
Redmarshall railway station · 0.9 kmRedmarshall railway station was a railway station on the North Eastern Railway, in County Durham, England.
- Redmarshall · 0.9 km
Redmarshall is a village and civil parish in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population as of the 2011 census was 287. Redmarshall is situated to the west of Stockt…
Thorpe Thewles · 1.2 kmThorpe Thewles is a village which had history dating back to the 12th century. The village shares a parish with Grindon and is in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham, Northern England. It lies near the A177…
- Holy Trinity Church, Thorpe Thewles · 1.9 km
Holy Trinity Church was a church in the village of Thorpe Thewles, County Durham, England before being demolished in the late 1800s.
Outwood Academy Bishopsgarth · 2.0 kmOutwood Academy Bishopsgarth is a comprehensive secondary school with academy status in the Bishopsgarth area of Stockton on Tees, England. It has a mixed intake of both boys and girls, ages 11–16, and had 537 pupils…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees)?
- Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees) is a town in Durham, England, in the Stockton-on-Tees local authority.
- How deprived is Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees)?
- The Stockton-on-Tees local authority, which includes Carlton (Stockton-on-Tees), is around the average in England on the IoD2025.