Middlesbrough
Middlesbrough is a town in Durham, England, with a population of around 142,707. The nearest railway station is South Bank, 2.9 km away. The average sold house price is around £181,104. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Middlesbrough area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Stockton-on-Tees area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2019). 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
12°CSunny
- Today: 19° / 10° · 25% rain
- Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Overcast
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 06:30Sunset 19:31
13h 1m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
30US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)
Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Crime
1 reported · July 2026
- Other theft1
Neighbourhood team: Billingham South · Cleveland
Local policing priorities
- Drugs – Roscoe Road; Mill Lane and Port Clarence
- ASB – Roscoe Road
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
143 reported road collisions (2024)
39 killed or seriously injured · 185 casualties · 7.3 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
13 food businesses within 2 miles
- 13 rated 4–5 ★ (12 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: South Bank (2.9 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from South Bank (3.2 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£170,923 average▲ 3.9% YoY
Across Stockton-on-Tees · to 2026-06
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£735 average monthly rent▲ 4.2% YoY
- 1 bed £537
- 2 bed £669
- 3 bed £797
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 (4.7× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Fuel prices
- Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (6.8 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Morrisons (6.7 km)
21 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
63 charging locations within ~8 km
- 17 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
- Fastest nearby: 300 kW
- Nearest: Hartlepool Power Station (3 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Population
196,594 residents in Stockton-on-Tees · 959/km²
- Under 16: 20%
- 16–64: 61%
- 65+: 19%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 113 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
21% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019
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 · 32,040 pupils
60 primary · 13 secondary · 14 other
Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)
78inspected 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
197 CQC-registered services
- Care homes59
- GP practices28
- Dentists42
- Homecare agencies43
- Hospitals & hospices6
CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Stockton-on-Tees
Planning decisions
132 applications decided
89.4% granted · 118 granted, 14 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 22
- Con 26
- Oth 8
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
Local businesses
7,065 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)
Jobs
1,212 jobs advertised · £40,852 avg
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Source: Adzuna
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
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
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stockton North:
- Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office384 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
- Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership307 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth271 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
- Do not ban social media for under 16s262 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
- Review the evidence and fund the addition of SMA to the Newborn Screening Test257 local signatures · 151,287 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06
Notable places nearby
Teesport · 1.5 kmTeesport is a large sea port located in the unitary authority of Redcar and Cleveland, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, Northern England.
- Tees Renewable Energy Plant · 1.5 km
Tees Renewable Energy Plant is a proposed biomass fueled power station situated on the River Tees at Teesport in Redcar and Cleveland, North East England. The plant will operate alongside other renewable energy units…
- Seal Sands Power Station · 1.6 km
Seal Sands Power Station is a gas-fired gas turbine power station situated on the River Tees at Seal Sands near Billingham, in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, which is part of County Durham, North East England.
Thor Cogeneration Power Station · 1.7 kmThor Cogeneration is a planned, but undeveloped, gas-fired cogeneration plant, which was to be built on Seal Sands near Billingham, in County Durham, North East England.
- Seal Sands · 1.8 km
Seal Sands is a 294.37 hectare biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in County Durham, England, notified in 1966.
Redcar Bulk Terminal · 2.3 kmRedcar Bulk Terminal (RBT), also known as Redcar Ore Terminal, is a privately run dock at the mouth of the Tees Estuary in North Yorkshire, England. The port is used for the transhipment of coal and coke and for many…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
Nearby towns
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Middlesbrough?
- Middlesbrough is a town in Durham, England, in the Stockton-on-Tees local authority.
- What is the population of Middlesbrough?
- Middlesbrough has an approximate settlement population of 142,707.
- How deprived is Middlesbrough?
- The Stockton-on-Tees local authority, which includes Middlesbrough, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2019.