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Saltburn-by-the-Sea

Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 5,958. It has 2 pharmacies, 25 restaurants and cafés, 10 bus stops, and the nearest railway station is Saltburn, 0.6 km away. The average sold house price is around £172,809, and there were around 62 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 Saltburn-by-the-Sea 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
39/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 230th of 294 English council areas — better than 22% of them.

Low crime13
Home affordability96
Affordable rents99
Good schools43
Life expectancy20
Low deprivation21
Employment34
Low council tax22

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° / 7° · 56% rain
  • Tomorrow: 11° / 10° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 07:12Sunset 16:22

9h 10m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

21US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees Eaglescliffe, 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

70 reported · August 2026▲ 106% YoY

  • Shoplifting21
  • Violence & sexual offences17
  • Anti-social behaviour13
  • Public order8

Neighbourhood team: Saltburn · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Off-road motorbike nuisance

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

205 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 184 rated 4–5 ★ (175 top)
  • 0 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Saltburn (0.2 km)
  • 10 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Saltburn (0.1 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£146,259 average▼ 3% YoY

Across Redcar and Cleveland · to 2026-08

Detached£243,765
Semi-detached£151,674
Terraced£115,599
Flat£77,700

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 (8.4 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 196.7p · Asda (1.7 km)

3 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

22 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 4 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 120 kW
  • Nearest: Cat Nab Car Park (0.4 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches4
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds5

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)

A £1,696
B £1,979
C £2,262
D £2,544
E £3,110
F £3,675
G £4,241
H £5,089

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

  • In a conservation area (Saltburn-by-the-Sea)
  • Not in the Green Belt
  • 45 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

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 (minority)

  • Lab 20
  • Con 13
  • LD 10
  • Ref 1
  • Oth 15

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools2
  • GPs & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens12
  • Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

Jobs

51 jobs advertised · £39,784 avg

e.g. CAD / CAM Programmer, Support Worker, CNC Miller

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

Grid electricity

62% low-carbon electricity

Imports 38% · Nuclear 34% · Wind 27%

1 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

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 Redcar:

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

Notable places nearby

  • Saltburn-by-the-Sea · 0.1 km

    Saltburn-by-the-Sea, commonly referred to as Saltburn, is a seaside town in the civil parish of Saltburn, Marske and New Marske, in the Redcar and Cleveland unitary authority, North Yorkshire, England. It lies 12 mile…

  • Saltburn railway station · 0.2 km

    Saltburn is a railway station on the Tees Valley Line, which runs between Bishop Auckland and Saltburn, via Darlington. The station, situated 12 miles 57 chains (20.5 km) east of Middlesbrough, serves the seaside town…

  • Langbaurgh East · 0.3 km

    Langbaurgh East was a wapentake of the North Riding of Yorkshire, the eastern division of Langbaurgh, England. The name is now in use as a local justice area, consisting of the eastern and mostly rural part of the bor…

  • Saltburn Miniature Railway · 0.3 km

    The Saltburn Miniature Railway is a 15 in gauge railway at Saltburn, in Redcar and Cleveland, North Yorkshire, England.

  • Saltburn Cliff Lift · 0.5 km

    The Saltburn Cliff Lift is a funicular railway in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland in the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It provides access to Saltburn Pier and the seafront from the town. The…

  • Saltburn Pier · 0.5 km

    Saltburn Pier is a pier located in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, Redcar and Cleveland and the ceremonial county of North Yorkshire, England. It is the last pier remaining in Yorkshire.

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Saltburn-by-the-Sea?
Saltburn-by-the-Sea is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the Redcar and Cleveland local authority.
What is the population of Saltburn-by-the-Sea?
Saltburn-by-the-Sea has an approximate settlement population of 5,958.
How deprived is Saltburn-by-the-Sea?
The Redcar and Cleveland local authority, which includes Saltburn-by-the-Sea, is more deprived than the average in England on the IoD2025.