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Wolviston

Wolviston is a village in Durham, England, with a population of around 1,200. It has one pharmacy and around 11 restaurants and cafés, 12 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Billingham, 2.5 km away. There were around 75 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Wolviston area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Stockton-on-Tees area is around the average in England (IoD2025). 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
45/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 182nd of 294 English council areas — better than 38% of them.

Low crime15
Home affordability95
Affordable rents95
Good schools76
Life expectancy21
Low deprivation40
Employment32
Low council tax15

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

9°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 10° / 6° · 74% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 6° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:09Sunset 16:27

9h 18m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

38US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

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

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 5.8 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.3% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

99 reported · August 2026▲ 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences31
  • Shoplifting18
  • Anti-social behaviour16
  • Other theft10

Neighbourhood team: Billingham West and Wolviston · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • ASB around Wolviston
  • Off Road bikes throughout the Ward Area

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

Road safety

149 reported road collisions (2025)

50 killed or seriously injured · 204 casualties · 7.6 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

185 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 167 rated 4–5 ★ (159 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Billingham (2.5 km)
  • 12 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Billingham (2.4 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£172,698 average▲ 3.1% YoY

Across Stockton-on-Tees · to 2026-08

Detached£278,896
Semi-detached£167,011
Terraced£130,147
Flat£87,564

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£735 average monthly rent▲ 3.6% YoY

  • 1 bed £536
  • 2 bed £668
  • 3 bed £797

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

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

Property sales

2,560 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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (11.3 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (11.3 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

61 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: MFG Wolviston Services (0.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres3
  • Sports pitches15
  • Playgrounds5

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

196,594 residents in Stockton-on-Tees · 959/km²

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK9,817
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK9,320
  • Net moves+497

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

Deprivation

Around the average in England

Ranked 119 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

19% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Council tax

£2,590 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (38% of 90,890)

A £1,727
B £2,014
C £2,302
D £2,590
E £3,165
F £3,741
G £4,316
H £5,180

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

Schools

87 schools · 31,808 pupils

60 primary · 13 secondary · 14 other

Ofsted: 28 of 30 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (93%)

77 inspected 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

199 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes60
  • GP practices28
  • Dentists42
  • Homecare agencies43
  • Hospitals & hospices6

CQC ratings: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Stockton-on-Tees

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

159 applications decided

93.1% granted · 148 granted, 11 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Chris McDonald

Labour

Stockton North

Recent votes:

  • AyeWithdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Access and Unfair Practices During the Recognition and Derecognition Process
  • AyeDraft Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026
  • AyeNorthern Ireland Troubles Bill: Third Reading

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour (minority)

  • Lab 22
  • Con 26
  • Oth 8

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools8
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Pharmacies1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens7
  • Restaurants & cafés17

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

7,255 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

47 jobs advertised · £41,511 avg

e.g. Electrician, Key Stage 2 Teacher - Billingham, QC Environmental Monitoring Technician

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

Grid electricity

60% low-carbon electricity

Imports 40% · Nuclear 32% · Wind 28%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

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

Health services

0 GP surgeries · 1 pharmacy in TS22

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Stockton North:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Northfield School & Sports College · 0.9 km

    Northfield School & Sports College is a comprehensive secondary school in Billingham, north-east England.

  • Wolviston · 1.4 km

    Wolviston is a village and civil parish within the borough of Stockton-on-Tees and the ceremonial county of County Durham, England. The population of the civil parish as of the 2011 census was 877. It is situated in t…

  • Bede Sixth Form College · 1.5 km

    Bede Sixth Form College is a further education sixth-form college, based in Billingham, County Durham, England. The college provides A-Level, vocational courses, apprenticeship training, and higher education courses.…

  • Billingham Campus School and Arts College · 1.6 km

    Billingham Campus School and Arts College was a co-educational comprehensive secondary school and Specialist Arts College, located on Marsh House Avenue in the town of Billingham, England.

  • Newton Bewley · 1.6 km

    Newton Bewley is a village and civil parish in the borough of Hartlepool in County Durham, England. It is situated between the towns of Hartlepool and Billingham. At the 2011 census the population of the civil parish…

  • 2005 Seve Trophy · 2.3 km

    The 2005 Seve Trophy took place 22–25 September at Wynyard Golf Club, in North East England. The team captain for Great Britain and Ireland was Colin Montgomerie, with the captain for Continental Europe being José Mar…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Wolviston?
Wolviston is a town in Durham, England, in the Stockton-on-Tees local authority.
How deprived is Wolviston?
The Stockton-on-Tees local authority, which includes Wolviston, is around the average in England on the IoD2025.