My Area UK

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 (IoD2025). 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
37/ 100

My Area Score

Challenged

Ranked 245th of 294 English council areas — better than 17% of them.

Low crime1
Home affordability97
Affordable rents93
Good schools85
Life expectancy6
Low deprivation7
Employment14
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°CPatchy rain nearby

  • Today: 11° / 9° · 60% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:21

9h 6m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

Air pollution (PM2.5)

  • 6.0 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
  • 4.5% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

Crime

299 reported · August 2026▼ 28% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences87
  • Anti-social behaviour38
  • Criminal damage & arson29
  • Other theft28

2 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Eston · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • Drug dealing - Eston
  • Anti Social Behaviour - Eston

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

Road safety

139 reported road collisions (2025)

44 killed or seriously injured · 162 casualties · 9.7 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

Food hygiene

238 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 216 rated 4–5 ★ (201 top)
  • 2 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

£142,868 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Middlesbrough · to 2026-08

Detached£253,859
Semi-detached£155,009
Terraced£112,341
Flat£77,244

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£698 average monthly rent▲ 4% YoY

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

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

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

Property sales

1,501 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 (2.7 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (2.7 km)

12 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

52 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 16 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 250 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)

Internal migration

  • Moves in from elsewhere in the UK7,993
  • Moves out to elsewhere in the UK11,623
  • Net moves−3,630

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

Deprivation

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 21 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

50% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

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

65 schools · 25,470 pupils

41 primary · 8 secondary · 16 other

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

57 inspected 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

78 applications decided

75.6% granted · 59 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Your MP

Anna Turley

Labour (Co-op)

Redcar

Recent votes:

  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: Amendment 6
  • NoSporting Events Bill [Lords] Report: New Clause 1
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 86: High value council tax surcharge
  • AyeBudget Resolution No. 76: Rates of alcohol duty

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

4,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

30 jobs advertised · £50,286 avg

e.g. Experienced Commercial Cleaners Needed – Office Sites, Commercial Cleaners, HLTA

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£671 median full-time weekly pay

5.1% 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 38% · Nuclear 33% · Wind 29%

1 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

Health services

9 GP surgeries · 10 pharmacies in TS6

  • Normanby Medical Centre
  • South Grange Medical Group Practice
  • The Eston Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Local petitions

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Redcar:

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

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 IoD2025.