Hartlepool

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• Today: 18° / 11° · 32% rain
• Tomorrow: 15° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:31

13h 1m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

30US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

744 reported · July 2026▲ 2% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences262
• Shoplifting116
• Anti-social behaviour75
• Criminal damage & arson74

Neighbourhood team: Burn Valley · Cleveland

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

74 reported road collisions (2024)

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

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 463 rated 4–5 ★ (420 top)
• 2 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Hartlepool (0.2 km)
• 34 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£130,271 average▲ 0.8% YoY

Across Hartlepool · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 157.9p · Esso (8.1 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (2.1 km)

9 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

19 charging locations within ~8 km

• 5 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: Hartlepool Transport Interchange (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres5
• Gyms2
• Swimming pools3
• Sports pitches29
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

• New recycling champion helps Hartlepool go greener· 10 Sept 2026
• Summer Reading Challenge champions rewarded as participation trebles· 10 Sept 2026
• Bestselling historical novelist Ben Kane brings epic Roman adventure to Hartlepool· 9 Sept 2026
• Street Food Carousel returns to Hartlepool· 9 Sept 2026
• Council’s clampdown on fraud pays off· 9 Sept 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)

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

£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%)

39inspected 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

• In a conservation area (Church)
• Not in the Green Belt
• 50 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

52 applications decided

92.3% granted · 48 granted, 4 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

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)

• Schools12
• GPs & clinics4
• Pharmacies9
• Supermarkets5
• Parks & greens6
• Restaurants & cafés83

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

2,750 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

408 jobs advertised · £38,706 avg

e.g. Therapist, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Duty Solicitor

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

62% low-carbon electricity

Imports 39% · Wind 36% · Nuclear 16% · Biomass 10%

14 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

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Hartlepool:

• Legislate to ban FPNs and prosecutions related to school attendance549 local signatures · 94,447 nationwide
• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office453 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership320 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth282 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test227 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide

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

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  Hartlepool Art Gallery · 0.0 km

  Hartlepool Art Gallery is an art gallery in Hartlepool, County Durham, England.

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  Borough of Hartlepool · 0.1 km

  The Borough of Hartlepool is a unitary authority area with borough status in County Durham, England. Hartlepool Borough Council became a unitary authority in 1996; it is independent from Durham County Council. It is n…

• Hartlepool College of Further Education · 0.2 km

  Hartlepool College of Further Education is a non-denominational mixed further education college based in Hartlepool, United Kingdom, providing courses to students aged 16 and over. The college has existed in several f…

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  Hartlepool railway station · 0.2 km

  Hartlepool is a railway station on the Durham Coast Line, which runs between Newcastle and Middlesbrough. The station serves the port town of Hartlepool, in County Durham, England; it is situated 18 miles 5 chains (29…

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  West Hartlepool Town Hall · 0.2 km

  West Hartlepool Town Hall is an events venue in Raby Road, Hartlepool, County Durham, England. It is a Grade II listed building.

• West Hartlepool War Memorial · 0.3 km

  West Hartlepool War Memorial or Victory Square War Memorial or Victoria Square Cenotaph is a war memorial in Hartlepool, County Durham, England commemorating those from West Hartlepool who died in World War I and Worl…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)