Brotton
Brotton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 5,394. It has no listed amenities or bus stops, but Forest Halt railway station is 2.3 km away. There were around 56 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 Brotton area — all from official UK open data.
On deprivation, the Redcar and Cleveland area is more deprived than the average in England (IoD2025). The wider council area has around 136,531 residents at roughly 557 people per km².
- Council
- Redcar and Cleveland
- County
- North Yorkshire
- Constituency
- Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
- Police force
- Cleveland
My Area Score
Mixed
Ranked 230th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% 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
10°CPatchy rain nearby
- Today: 10° / 8° · 66% rain
- Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby
Source: WeatherAPI
Daylight
Sunrise 07:10Sunset 16:24
9h 14m of daylight today
Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec
Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk
Air quality
26US AQI · Good
Main pollutant: ozone
Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom
Air pollution (PM2.5)
- 5.3 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
- 4.0% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution
Lower is better for both figures.
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024
Crime
38 reported · August 2026▼ 17% YoY
- Violence & sexual offences12
- Shoplifting10
- Anti-social behaviour5
- Public order5
Neighbourhood team: Brotton · Cleveland
Local policing priorities
- Anti-social behaviour & crime related issues within the Brickyard area
Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)
Road safety
108 reported road collisions (2025)
33 killed or seriously injured · 140 casualties · 7.9 collisions per 10,000 residents
Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)
Food hygiene
176 food businesses within 2 miles
- 160 rated 4–5 ★ (151 top)
- 0 rated 0–2 (poor)
Source: Food Standards Agency
Flood risk
Buses & trains
- Nearest station: Forest Halt (2.3 km)
- 0 bus stops within ~½ mile
Live trains from Saltburn (2.7 km):
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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail
House prices
£146,259 average▼ 3% YoY
Across Redcar and Cleveland · to 2026-08
Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)
Private rents
£644 average monthly rent▲ 1% YoY
- 1 bed £457
- 2 bed £609
- 3 bed £723
Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08
Affordability
4.7× house price to earnings
A typical home costs 4.7 times median annual pay (4.5× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).
Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025
Property sales
1,765 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: 169.9p · Asda (9.5 km)
- Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (1.7 km)
3 stations within ~8 miles
Source: CMA fuel price scheme
EV charging
7 charging locations within ~8 km
- Fastest nearby: 22 kW
- Nearest: Skelton Depot (1.2 km)
Source: Open Charge Map
Sport & leisure
- Sports pitches4
- Golf courses1
- Playgrounds4
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Population
136,531 residents in Redcar and Cleveland · 557/km²
- Under 16: 18%
- 16–64: 59%
- 65+: 23%
Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)
Internal migration
- Moves in from elsewhere in the UK6,070
- Moves out to elsewhere in the UK5,089
- Net moves+981
Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025
Deprivation
More deprived than the average in England
Ranked 62 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)
25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%
Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Council tax
£2,544 a year · Band D, 2026-27
Most homes here are Band A (40% of 66,640)
Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27
Schools
64 schools · 20,535 pupils
44 primary · 10 secondary · 10 other
Ofsted: 27 of 31 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (87%)
58 inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)
Secondary schools:
- Freebrough AcademyOutstanding
- Huntcliff SchoolGood
- Laurence Jackson SchoolGood
- Outwood Academy RedcarGood
- Rye Hills AcademyGood
- Sacred Heart Catholic SecondaryGood
- St Peter's Catholic CollegeGood
- Nunthorpe School & Sixth FormRequires improvement
- Outwood Academy NormanbyInadequate
- Outwood Academy Bydales
Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Redcar and Cleveland
Care & health services
123 CQC-registered services
- Care homes44
- GP practices18
- Dentists26
- Homecare agencies20
- Hospitals & hospices4
CQC ratings: 94% of rated services Good or Outstanding
Source: Care Quality Commission · Redcar and Cleveland
Heritage & planning
- Not in the Green Belt
- 17 listed buildings within ~1.5 km
Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)
Planning decisions
89 applications decided
94.4% granted · 84 granted, 5 refused
Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2
Council control
Labour (minority)
- Lab 20
- Con 13
- LD 10
- Ref 1
- Oth 15
Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)
Amenities nearby
- Schools4
- Parks & greens1
- Restaurants & cafés3
Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)
Local businesses
3,990 active business enterprises in the area
Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)
Jobs
2 jobs advertised · £28,028 avg
e.g. Complex Care Assistant, Support Worker
Source: Adzuna
Local economy
£703 median full-time weekly pay
3.9% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits
£19,739 disposable income per head (2024)
Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI
Energy efficiency
41% of homes rated EPC C or above
Most common band: D · 67,766 certificates
10.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)
Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty
Health
Life expectancy: 81.8 yrs women · 79.2 yrs men
Healthy life expectancy: 54.3 women · 54.3 men
67% of adults overweight or obese
Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025
Wellbeing
- Life satisfaction7.3
- Feeling worthwhile7.7
- Happiness yesterday7.5
- Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3
Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23
Health services
5 GP surgeries · 6 pharmacies in TS12
- Brotton Surgery
- Hillside Practice
- Huntcliff Surgery
Source: NHS Organisation Data Service
Local petitions
Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland:
- Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth206 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
- Ban balloon releases161 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide
- Launch a public inquiry into illegal migration in the UK151 local signatures · 78,478 nationwide
- Protect legal right to support for children with SEND122 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
- Support the Ceramics Industry and protect British manufacturing jobs and skills120 local signatures · 111,154 nationwide
Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05
Notable places nearby
Brotton · 0.2 kmBrotton is a village in the civil parish of Skelton and Brotton, in the Redcar and Cleveland district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England It is situated approximately 2.5 miles (4 km) south-east of S…
Brotton railway station · 0.3 kmBrotton railway station served the village of Brotton in North Yorkshire, England.
Freebrough Academy · 0.4 kmFreebrough Academy is a coeducational secondary school and sixth form located in Brotton, Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.
Skelton and Brotton · 1.1 kmSkelton and Brotton is a civil parish in the unitary authority area of Redcar and Cleveland, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It consists of the town of Skelton-in-Cleveland and village of Brotton.
- Saltburn Gill · 1.1 km
Saltburn Gill is an 19.11 hectares biological Site of Special Scientific Interest in Redcar and Cleveland district, in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. The site was notified in 1986. The "gill" in th…
A174 road · 1.6 kmThe A174 is a major road in North Yorkshire, England. It runs from the A19 road at Thornaby-on-Tees, across South Teesside and down the Yorkshire Coast to Whitby. The A174 is the coastal route between Teesside and Whi…
Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)
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Frequently asked questions
- Where is Brotton?
- Brotton is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the Redcar and Cleveland local authority.
- What is the population of Brotton?
- Brotton has an approximate settlement population of 5,394.
- How deprived is Brotton?
- The Redcar and Cleveland local authority, which includes Brotton, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.