Middlesbrough

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 12° / 7° · 54% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 8° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:13Sunset 16:23

9h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Middlesbrough, United Kingdom

• 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

936 reported · August 2026▲ 2% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences290
• Anti-social behaviour122
• Shoplifting93
• Public order89

Neighbourhood team: Central · Cleveland

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

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)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 380 rated 4–5 ★ (340 top)
• 27 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: Middlesbrough (0.3 km)
• 88 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£142,868 average▲ 3.7% YoY

Across Middlesbrough · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£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

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

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

• Cheapest petrol: 153.9p · BP (4.5 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 188.9p · BP (4.5 km)

11 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

85 charging locations within ~8 km

• 23 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 150 kW
• Nearest: Buxton Street Car Park 5 (0.2 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres1
• Sports pitches18
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

• 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

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

£2,549 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

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

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)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · Middlesbrough

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

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

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

78 applications decided

75.6% granted · 59 granted, 19 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Andy McDonald

Labour

Middlesbrough and Thornaby East

Source: UK Parliament

Labour majority · directly-elected mayor

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

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

• Schools8
• GPs & clinics16
• Pharmacies10
• Supermarkets4
• Parks & greens44
• Restaurants & cafés106

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,540 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

919 jobs advertised · £41,203 avg

e.g. Finance Coordinator, Application Support Analyst, Van Delivery Driver

Source: Adzuna

£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

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

57% low-carbon electricity

Imports 43% · Nuclear 36% · Wind 21%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

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

• 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

14 GP surgeries · 7 pharmacies in TS1

• Park Surgery
• The Endeavour Practice
• Prospect Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Middlesbrough and Thornaby East:

• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth214 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND152 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide
• Ban balloon releases128 local signatures · 17,273 nationwide
• Remove sentence reductions for guilty pleas in controlling and coercive cases110 local signatures · 105,832 nationwide
• Raise Human Rights Issues in Azad Kashmir with the Government of Pakistan 108 local signatures · 20,508 nationwide

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

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