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Thornaby-on-Tees

Thornaby-on-Tees is a town in North Yorkshire, England, with a population of around 22,356. It has 1 GP surgery, 3 pharmacies, 1 supermarket, and around 13 restaurants and cafés, along with 23 bus stops and Thornaby railway station 2 km away. There were around 342 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly shoplifting. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Thornaby-on-Tees 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

11°CPartly Cloudy

  • Today: 19° / 10° · 12% rain
  • Tomorrow: 20° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:29Sunset 19:34

13h 5m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

50US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Stockton-on-Tees A1305 Roadside, United Kingdom

Crime

353 reported · July 2026 50% YoY

  • Shoplifting158
  • Violence & sexual offences62
  • Criminal damage & arson43
  • Anti-social behaviour33

Neighbourhood team: Stainsby Hill · Cleveland

Local policing priorities

  • Off road bike related ASB in green areas/housing estates
  • Criminal Damage

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

361 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 331 rated 4–5 ★ (322 top)
  • 1 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

Flood data temporarily unavailable.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Tees Small Gauge Railway (2.5 km)
  • 33 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Thornaby (2.9 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 (7.8 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 184.7p · Asda (9.6 km)

16 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

73 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 20 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 60 kW
  • Nearest: Stirling House (0.7 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Sports pitches10
  • Golf courses1
  • Playgrounds7

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
  • 5 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

Matt Vickers

Conservative

Stockton West

Recent votes:

  • NoTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • NoClosure motion
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: Amendment 1
  • AyeHealth Bill: Report Stage: New Clause 143

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 & clinics2
  • Pharmacies2
  • Supermarkets2
  • Parks & greens8
  • Restaurants & cafés21

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

4,435 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

397 jobs advertised · £46,848 avg

e.g. Registered Manager - Children's Homes, Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Delivery Opportunities Near Me? - Deliver with Uber Eats

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

55% low-carbon electricity

Imports 45% · Nuclear 24% · Wind 22% · Biomass 9%

12 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 Stockton West:

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

Notable places nearby

  • RAF Thornaby · 0.0 km

    Royal Air Force Thornaby, or more simply RAF Thornaby, is a former Royal Air Force station located in the town and borough of Thornaby-on-Tees, in the North Riding of Yorkshire, England. Fighter Command, Bomber Comman…

  • Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby-on-Tees · 0.9 km

    The Church of St Peter ad Vincula, Thornaby, is an Anglican church in Thornaby, North Yorkshire, England. The structure, which is grade II* listed, is dated to the 12th century, replacing an earlier building on the sa…

  • Stainsby, North Yorkshire · 1.2 km

    Stainsby, in North Yorkshire, England, is an abandoned village near the Acklam suburb of Middlesbrough and town of Thornaby. Little more than mounds near the A19 road are now visible. The site is a scheduled monument.

  • Thornaby Academy · 1.2 km

    Thornaby Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Thornaby-on-Tees in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, North Yorkshire, England.

  • St Patrick's Catholic College · 1.2 km

    St Patrick's Catholic College is a coeducational secondary school located in Thornaby-on-Tees in the Borough of Stockton-on-Tees, England.

  • Tees Jubilee Bridge · 1.4 km

    The Jubilee Bridge is a road and pedestrian/cycle bridge carrying the Queen Elizabeth Way north-south across the River Tees in the borough of Stockton-on-Tees, northern England. It links Preston-on-Tees with Ingleby B…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Thornaby-on-Tees?
Thornaby-on-Tees is a town in North Yorkshire, England, in the Middlesbrough local authority.
What is the population of Thornaby-on-Tees?
Thornaby-on-Tees has an approximate settlement population of 22,356.
How deprived is Thornaby-on-Tees?
The Middlesbrough local authority, which includes Thornaby-on-Tees, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.