Elwick

11°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 10° · 65% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:25

9h 13m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

26US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

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

• 5.5 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.1% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

5 reported · August 2026▲ 25% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour3
• Criminal damage & arson1
• Vehicle crime1

Neighbourhood team: Rural West · Cleveland

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

92 reported road collisions (2025)

46 killed or seriously injured · 116 casualties · 10 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

13 food businesses within 2 miles

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

Source: Food Standards Agency

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

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£136,625 average▲ 4.7% YoY

Across Hartlepool · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£558 average monthly rent▲ 0.3% YoY

• 1 bed £401
• 2 bed £509
• 3 bed £608

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

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

1,306 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

• Cheapest petrol: 154.9p · Esso (10.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (10.1 km)

7 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

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

• Sports pitches1
• Playgrounds1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• Free weekend town centre parking returns to Hartlepool in run-up to Christmas· 30 Oct 2026
• Remembrance Sunday services· 30 Oct 2026
• Government announcement of £100 payment to help with energy bills· 29 Oct 2026
• Children’s safety initiative reaches 30-year milestone· 27 Oct 2026
• Court grants injunction against aggressive beggar· 26 Oct 2026

Source: Hartlepool Council

92,339 residents in Hartlepool · 986/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK4,815
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK3,445
• Net moves+1,370

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

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 30 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

42% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£2,560 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

43 schools · 14,800 pupils

30 primary · 5 secondary · 8 other

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

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

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Hartlepool

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

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

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

52 applications decided

94.2% granted · 49 granted, 3 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Mr Jonathan Brash

Labour

Hartlepool

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK / Independent coalition

• Lab 14
• Ref 15
• Oth 7

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

• Schools1
• Parks & greens1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

£667 median full-time weekly pay

4.4% 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

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

64% low-carbon electricity

Nuclear 37% · Imports 36% · Wind 23% · Solar 5%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

1 GP surgery · 2 pharmacies in TS27

• Blackhall And Peterlee Practice

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hartlepool:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth282 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK182 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
• Ban balloon releases182 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide
• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England132 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
• End the mandatory fortification of white flour with folic acid immediately127 local signatures · 76,640 nationwide

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

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