Hart

10°CPartly Cloudy

• Today: 11° / 10° · 60% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:14Sunset 16:23

9h 9m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

18US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, 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

28 reported · August 2026▼ 56% YoY

• Shoplifting13
• Anti-social behaviour4
• Violence & sexual offences4
• Criminal damage & arson3

Neighbourhood team: Hart · 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)

78 food businesses within 2 miles

• 78 rated 4–5 ★ (74 top)
• 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Hartlepool (4.7 km)
• 0 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: 157.9p · Esso (4.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 189.9p · Esso (4.2 km)

5 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

20 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Hartlepool Civic Centre (4.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports pitches1
• Golf courses1

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
• 7 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)

• Schools2
• Supermarkets1
• Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,810 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

9 jobs advertised · £36,699 avg

e.g. Pharmacy Assistant Aseptic Services, Rotational band 5 Physiotherapist, SEND Teaching Assistant

Source: Adzuna

£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

59% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Nuclear 35% · Wind 24% · Solar 0%

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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  Hart, County Durham · 0.0 km

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

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  St Mary Magdalene Church, Hart · 0.1 km

  St Mary Magdalene Church is a Church of England parish church in the village of Hart, County Durham, England. It was founded in 675 AD and is the oldest church in Hartlepool. The church is a Grade I listed building, w…

• Hart Bog · 1.7 km

  Hart Bog is a 1.79 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England notified in 1968.

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  Hart railway station · 1.8 km

  Hart railway station was a station that served the villages of Hart and Crimdon in County Durham, England.

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  Hart Station · 2.1 km

  Hart Station is the most northern area of Hartlepool in the borough of Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It is south of Crimdon, east of Hart and north of Throston. It is likely named after the former Hart railway s…

• Hartlepool Golf Club · 2.5 km

  Hartlepool Golf Club in England was established in 1906 and in 2006 celebrated its centenary year. The course is classified as a links course and is located on the north east coast.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)