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Middlesbrough

LOCAL AUTHORITY
Avg IMD
High deprivation
Population
143,843
Households
60,178
Crimes · Jun '26
1,641
60,178
Households
White Brit. · 80%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,641
Crimes · Jun '26
£155,618
Median property price
£641
Median rent
3,851
Postcodes
60,178
Households
White Brit. · 80%
Ethnicity
Christian · 46%
Religion
High deprivation
Avg IMD
1,641
Crimes · Jun '26
£155,618
Median property price
£641
Median rent
3,851
Postcodes

Sold prices in Middlesbrough

England & Wales
Property sales · Middlesbrough
HM Land Registry · Middlesbrough
Average price
£153,442
YoY: -0.3%
Median price: £149,828
View district TS1
Property type filter
Recent sale price trend
Aug '24 – Jul '26Jul '26: 51 sales · avg £176,843
X axis: MonthY axis: Avg sold price (hover shows sales count)
£177k£157k£137k
Aug '24Feb '25Aug '25Feb '26Jul '26
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Police Recorded Crime in Middlesbrough

England & Wales
Crime trends · Middlesbrough

Counts are the sum of electoral wards in this area, not a 1-mile street search around a point.

data.police.uk · YoY vs same month last yearJul '24 – Jun '26
Key categories · YoY
Violent Crime
583
YoY +16%
583498413
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
ASB
204
YoY -40%
419295170
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Vehicle Crime
60
YoY +33%
1137638
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Burglary
61
YoY -12%
896540
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Criminal damage
223
YoY +15%
289215140
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Notable spike detected in secondary categories
Public Order
132
YoY +32%
15511575
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Shoplifting
172
YoY +38%
17712267
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26
Robbery
34
YoY stable
362411
Jul '24Jan '25Jul '25Jan '26Jun '26

2 of 5 key categories improving · shoplifting up sharply · vehicle crime rising

1,641
incidents · Jun '26

Flood risk in Middlesbrough

No high or medium flood zones in the sample

9 sampled points outside Zones 2 and 3

Not in a flood zoneZone 2Zone 3

None of the sample points sit in published Zone 2 or Zone 3.

Environment Agency flood map for planning · 9-point area sample, not a check on any one property

School applications

We've matched this area to Middlesbrough.

You apply through this education local authority even if the school is in another council area.

Last published allocation

None of the schools listed here has a published last-distance figure, so we cannot compare a postcode with last year's allocation. We do not draw catchment maps.

Apply for a primary place via Middlesbrough
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Admission appeals in Middlesbrough

Appeals lodged

124

Local authority × school phase. Not a figure for one school.

Primary
36 · 1.7% of admissions
Lodged
18 · 0.9% of admissions
Heard
6 · 33.3% of those heard
Successful

2,087 admissions

Infant
20 · 1.1% of admissions
Lodged
7 · 0.4% of admissions
Heard
0 · 0.0% of those heard
Successful

1,870 admissions

Secondary
88 · 4.5% of admissions
Lodged
78 · 4.0% of admissions
Heard
6 · 7.7% of those heard
Successful

1,957 admissions

EES admission appeals · Reporting year 2026 · as at 6 Aug 2026

Transport in Middlesbrough

James Cook is a 14-minute walk from the centre

Rail · 1.1 km

  • James Cook

    Rail

    1.1 km

  • Marton

    Rail

    2.0 km

  • Middlesbrough Rail Station - main ent

    Rail

    2.9 km

  • Middlesbrough

    Rail

    3.0 km

  • Transporter Bridge South Side

    Ferry

    3.4 km

  • Transporter Bridge North Side

    Ferry

    3.6 km

NaPTAN · walking distance from the area centre · rail, Underground, tram, and ferry only

Amenities in Middlesbrough

GPs make up most of the mapped places

25 GPs · 5 Libraries · 5 Museums · 40 in all

  • GPs25
  • Libraries5
  • Museums5
  • Hospitals4
  • Universities1

OpenStreetMap · selected tags only · council totals; wards use the parent figure

Private rents in Middlesbrough

Median private rent

£641/month

VOA / ONS Price Index of Private Rents · as of 2026-05-31 — 2-bed median where published.

£505
1 bed
£641
2 bed
£761
3 bed
£1,004
4 bed

VOA private rental statistics · local authority aggregate, not an asking rent

Overview of Middlesbrough

Coordinates54.5529, -1.2257
Postcodes
3,851
Population (Census)
143,843
Households (Census)
60,178
Recorded crime · Jun '26
1,641

Demographics in Middlesbrough

Ethnicity

Total residents: 143,803
White Brit.79.5%
Pakistani6.2%
African2.3%
Other White2.2%
Indian1.9%
+ 3 other groups · 7.8%

Religion

Total residents: 143,810
Christian46.0%
No religion36.4%
Muslim10.2%
Not answered5.3%
Hindu1.0%
+ other · 1.1%

Age groups

Total residents: 143,843
50–6418.6%
35–4917.6%
25–3414.4%
65–749.5%
10–157.8%
+ 6 other age groups · 32.1%

Households

Total households: 60,178
Other20.2%
Any member 66+12.8%
Married or civil partnership couple: Dependent children11.7%
Lone parent family: With dependent children10.4%
Married or civil partnership couple: No children8.9%
+ 8 other households · 36.1%

Area Deprivation (Average IMD) for Middlesbrough

Area IMD profile
This area-level value is averaged from postcode IMD deciles within the area boundary.
High deprivation
Mean decile 3.19 (1 = most deprived, 10 = least)
1 - Most deprived10 - Least deprived
Overall this area reads as High deprivation on relative deprivation, with a mean IMD decile of 3.19 (average of postcode-level deciles in this boundary).