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Elwick

Elwick is a village in Durham, England, with a population of around 479. There are around 1 restaurants and cafés and 3 bus stops in the area. The nearest railway station is Hartlepool, 5.6 km away. In June 2026, there were around 4 recorded street crimes, most commonly burglary. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Elwick area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Hartlepool area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 92,339 residents at roughly 986 people per km².

Council
Hartlepool
County
Durham
Constituency
Hartlepool
Police force
Cleveland
33/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 269th of 294 English council areas — better than 9% of them.

Low crime2
Home affordability95
Affordable rents99
Good schools45
Life expectancy13
Low deprivation8
Employment22
Low council tax19

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

14°COvercast

  • Today: 16° / 14° · 20% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 14° · Sunny

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

50US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees A1305 Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

3 reported · July 2026

  • Violence & sexual offences2
  • Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Rural West · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • Tackling Rural Crime and Protecting Our Rural Communities
  • Reducing Anti-Social Behaviour in Our Communities linked to Parks and play areas

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

Road safety

74 reported road collisions (2024)

31 killed or seriously injured · 107 casualties · 8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

13 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 13 rated 4–5 ★ (13 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Hartlepool (5.6 km)
  • 3 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Hartlepool (5.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£130,271 average 0.8% YoY

Across Hartlepool · to 2026-06

Detached£234,007
Semi-detached£141,502
Terraced£101,568
Flat£72,547

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£556 average monthly rent 0.5% YoY

  • 1 bed £400
  • 2 bed £507
  • 3 bed £606

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

Affordability

4.8× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.8 times median annual pay (3.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 183.7p · Asda (5.5 km)

10 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

28 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 9 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: West Side Car Park 3 (5.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches1
  • Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local news

Population

92,339 residents in Hartlepool · 986/km²

  • Under 16: 19%
  • 16–64: 61%
  • 65+: 20%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 25 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

36% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,560 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (52% of 46,130)

A £1,707
B £1,991
C £2,276
D £2,560
E £3,129
F £3,698
G £4,267
H £5,120

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

Schools

43 schools · 14,800 pupils

30 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

Ofsted: 14 of 16 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (88%)

39inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Dyke House Sports and Technology CollegeOutstanding
  • Manor Community AcademyGood
  • St Hild's Church of England SchoolRequires improvement
  • English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College
  • High Tunstall College of Science

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hartlepool

Care & health services

72 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes27
  • GP practices11
  • Dentists14
  • Homecare agencies11
  • Hospitals & hospices4

CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Hartlepool

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

52 applications decided

92.3% granted · 48 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Mr Jonathan Brash

Labour

Hartlepool

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 145
  • NoHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 6

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK / Independent coalition

  • Lab 14
  • Ref 15
  • Oth 7

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools1
  • Parks & greens1
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

2,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

5 jobs advertised

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Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£667 median full-time weekly pay

4.5% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,080 disposable income per head (2024)

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

Energy efficiency

45% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 55,843 certificates

10.6% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

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

Grid electricity

41% low-carbon electricity

Imports 60% · Nuclear 21% · Biomass 11% · Wind 8%

15 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

Life expectancy: 81.1 yrs women · 77.8 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 51.2 women · 52.1 men

73% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.8
  • Happiness yesterday7.6
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.5

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

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hartlepool:

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

Notable places nearby

  • Elwick, County Durham · 0.0 km

    Elwick is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is situated near the A19 road to the west of Hartlepool. Historically, Elwick was a township until 1866 when it became a…

  • Dalton Piercy · 1.5 km

    Dalton Piercy is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, in England. The population of the civil parish taken at the 2011 Cernsus was 289.

  • Hartlepool (constituency) · 2.8 km

    Hartlepool HART-lih-pool is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Jonathan Brash of the Labour Party from 2024. The constituency covers the town of Hartlepool plus nearby s…

  • Brierton · 2.8 km

    Brierton is a civil parish and hamlet in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. At the 2011 Census the population of the civil parish was less than 100. Dalton Piercy village hall hold the parish's records.

  • Hart, County Durham · 3.0 km

    Hart is a village and civil parish in County Durham, England, northwest of Hartlepool.

  • West Park, Hartlepool · 3.0 km

    West Park is a suburban area of Hartlepool, County Durham, in England. It is situated on the western fringes of Hartlepool.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Elwick?
Elwick is a town in Durham, England, in the Hartlepool local authority.
What is the population of Elwick?
Elwick has an approximate settlement population of 479.
How deprived is Elwick?
The Hartlepool local authority, which includes Elwick, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.