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Eston

Eston is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 7,005. It has 1 GP & clinic, 2 pharmacies, 2 supermarkets, 2 restaurants and cafés, 7 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Marton, 2.3 km away. There were around 261 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 Eston area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the Middlesbrough area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 143,924 residents at roughly 2,671 people per km².

Council
Middlesbrough
County
North Yorkshire
Constituency
Middlesbrough
Police force
Cleveland
38/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 243rd of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.

Low crime1
Home affordability97
Affordable rents92
Good schools85
Life expectancy11
Low deprivation5
Employment13
Low council tax21

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°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 20° / 10° · 48% rain
  • Tomorrow: 18° / 12° · 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

53US AQI · Moderate

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Crime

272 reported · July 2026 39% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences84
  • Anti-social behaviour42
  • Criminal damage & arson40
  • Shoplifting28

Neighbourhood team: Eston · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • Drug dealing - Eston
  • Anti Social Behaviour - Eston

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

Road safety

170 reported road collisions (2024)

43 killed or seriously injured · 232 casualties · 11.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

238 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 216 rated 4–5 ★ (202 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: South Bank (3.5 km)
  • 13 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Gypsy Lane (3.7 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£137,773 average 2% YoY

Across Middlesbrough · to 2026-06

Detached£247,654
Semi-detached£149,234
Terraced£107,734
Flat£74,117

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£699 average monthly rent 4.7% YoY

  • 1 bed £499
  • 2 bed £634
  • 3 bed £754

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

Affordability

4.5× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 4.5 times median annual pay (3.9× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (2.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (3.3 km)

19 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

51 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 15 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Flatts Lane Centre (1.5 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports pitches14
  • Playgrounds4

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

143,924 residents in Middlesbrough · 2,671/km²

  • Under 16: 21%
  • 16–64: 62%
  • 65+: 17%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 16 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

49% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

Council tax

£2,549 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (50% of 66,360)

A £1,699
B £1,983
C £2,266
D £2,549
E £3,116
F £3,682
G £4,249
H £5,098

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

Schools

64 schools · 25,653 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 15 other

Ofsted: 23 of 24 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (96%)

58inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Secondary schools:

  • Lift Unity CityGood
  • Macmillan AcademyGood
  • Outwood Academy RiversideGood
  • Outwood Academy OrmesbyInadequate
  • Acklam Grange School
  • Outwood Academy Acklam
  • The King's Academy
  • Trinity Catholic College

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Middlesbrough

Care & health services

141 CQC-registered services

  • Care homes48
  • GP practices25
  • Dentists18
  • Homecare agencies25
  • Hospitals & hospices8

CQC ratings: 96% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · Middlesbrough

Heritage & planning

  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 21 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

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

Planning decisions

79 applications decided

72.2% granted · 57 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Anna Turley

Labour (Co-op)

Redcar

Recent votes:

  • AyeDraft Code of Practice on Electronic and Workplace Ballots for Statutory Trade Union Ballots
  • AyeDraft Trade Unions (Permissible Means of Voting) and Employment Rights (Unfair Dismissal) (Amendment) Order 2026
  • NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19
  • NoPublic Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

  • Lab 24
  • Con 4
  • LD 1
  • Ref 2
  • Oth 15

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools9
  • GPs & clinics1
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens3
  • Restaurants & cafés1

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,435 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

32 jobs advertised · £46,503 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Trainee Driving Instructor - Eston, North Yorkshire, England, Residential End of Lease Cleaners

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£671 median full-time weekly pay

5.2% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£17,855 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

Energy efficiency

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 79,990 certificates

11.9% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

Grid electricity

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

Health

Life expectancy: 81.6 yrs women · 76.9 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 54.2 women · 53.9 men

70% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

Wellbeing

  • Life satisfaction7.3
  • Feeling worthwhile7.6
  • Happiness yesterday7.0
  • Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.1

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Redcar:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Eston · 0.1 km

    Eston is a former industrial town in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary area of North Yorkshire, England. It is part of Greater Eston, which includes the outlying settlements of Grangetown, Normanby, South Bank, Teesvil…

  • Eston railway station · 0.1 km

    Eston railway station formerly served the North Yorkshire town of Eston. It was used as a passenger station between 1902 and 1929 and as a goods-only station until 1966. It was the terminus of a short spur that curved…

  • Normanby, Redcar and Cleveland · 0.9 km

    Normanby is an area in the borough of Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It is part of Greater Eston, which includes the area and the outlying settlements of Eston, Grangetown, South Bank, Teesville and p…

  • Lackenby · 1.0 km

    Lackenby is a small village in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England. It is situated to the immediate east of Eston and Middlesbrough and immediately to the west of Lazenby.

  • Eston Town Hall · 1.1 km

    Redcar and Cleveland Town Hall, formerly Eston Town Hall, was a municipal building in the Teesville area of Eston, in North Yorkshire, England. The building, which was the headquarters of Redcar and Cleveland District…

  • Eston Park Academy · 1.3 km

    Eston Park Academy was a mixed academy and sixth form in Teesville, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England. It merged with neighbouring Gillbrook Academy in September 2014 and now forms part of a new single Hillsview…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Eston?
Eston is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the Middlesbrough local authority.
What is the population of Eston?
Eston has an approximate settlement population of 7,005.
How deprived is Eston?
The Middlesbrough local authority, which includes Eston, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.