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Hartlepool

Hartlepool is a unitary council in the North East of England. All 24 figures Groundsense publishes are available here. Figures fetched 3 October 2026.

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Cost of living

Council tax, band D£2,560

Higher than 81% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

MHCLG, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026-27, Table 9 · 2026-27 · How this is measured

Housing

Average house price, all homes£130k

Lower than 99% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Up 0.8% since June 2025

UK House Price Index · June 2026 · How this is measured

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£509

The lowest of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Up 0.6% since August 2025

ONS Price Index of Private Rents · August 2026 · How this is measured

Price to local earnings4.1

Lower than 96% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

UK House Price Index average price (June 2026) over ASHE median gross annual pay, full time workers (2025) · June 2026 prices, 2025 pay · How this is measured

Energy efficiency score of the typical home69

Higher than 35% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Joint 2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

ONS, Energy efficiency of housing, median score by local authority, from MHCLG certificates · to March 2025 · How this is measured

Transport

Households with no car or van29.6%

Higher than 86% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

Census 2021: ONS TS045 for England and Wales, NISRA for Northern Ireland · 2021 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station14.6%

Lower than 77% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

DfT NaPTAN active stations, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Amenities

Residents within 1km of a supermarket74.9%

Higher than 54% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

Food Standards Agency register of food businesses, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy87.3%

Higher than 65% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

NHS organisation register, dispensing contractors, read at every census area · October 2026 · How this is measured

Premises with full fibre available95.2%

Higher than 96% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, fixed broadband residential coverage by local authority · July 2025 · How this is measured

Education

Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths65%

Higher than 67% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Joint 3rd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Down 3 points since 2018/19

DfE, Key stage 2 attainment by pupil residency · 2025/26 · How this is measured

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score42.3

Lower than 86% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

2nd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

DfE, Key stage 4 performance, local authority district data by pupil residency · 2024/25 · How this is measured

Health

Patients per fully qualified GP2,335

Higher than 66% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

NHS England, General Practice Workforce, practice level, August 2026 · August 2026 · How this is measured

GP practices rated Good or Outstanding100%

Joint highest of the 293 councils in England it is published for.

Joint highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

CQC Syndication API, GP practices (inspection category P2) · October 2026 · How this is measured

Safety

Recorded crime per 1,000 residents132.2

Higher than 97% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Down 5.2% since 2022-23

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Residential burglary per 1,000 households10.7

Higher than 94% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Home Office recorded crime by community safety partnership, over Census 2021 household counts · 2025-26 · How this is measured

Killed or seriously injured on the roads, per 100,000 residents a year39.9

Lower than 59% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

2nd highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

DfT RAS0403, adjusted casualties by highway authority, 2023 to 2025, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2023 to 2025 · How this is measured

Community

Residents at the same address a year earlier90.9%

Higher than 64% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

ONS Census 2021, TS019 Migrant indicator · 2021 · How this is measured

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents6.5

Higher than 54% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 7.1% since 2021

ONS UK Business Counts, SIC 56301 and 56302, over ONS population estimates for June 2025 · 2026 · How this is measured

Wellbeing

Life satisfaction, mean out of 107.3

Lower than 80% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Anxiety, mean out of 103.5

Higher than 79% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

ONS, personal wellbeing estimates by local authority · 2022-23 · How this is measured

Healthy life expectancy at birth, women51.2 yrs

Lower than 99% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Down 6.1 years since 2011 to 2013

ONS, Healthy life expectancy, UK · 2022 to 2024 · How this is measured

Environment

Park and public garden space within 1km of the average home11.6 ha

Lower than 82% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

ONS, Access to public parks and playing fields, from OS Open Greenspace · April 2020 · How this is measured

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean7.3 µg/m³

Lower than 55% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 37.1% since 2019

Defra Pollution Climate Mapping, background NO2 on the 1km grid, read at every census area · 2024 · How this is measured

Next door, side by side

Hartlepool shares a boundary with County Durham and Stockton-on-Tees. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Hartlepool£509
  2. County Durham£579
  3. Stockton-on-Tees£668
Average house price, all homes
  1. Hartlepool£130k
  2. County Durham£138k
  3. Stockton-on-Tees£171k
Council tax, band D
  1. Hartlepool£2,560
  2. Stockton-on-Tees£2,590
  3. County Durham£2,622
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. County Durham90.8
  2. Stockton-on-Tees107.7
  3. Hartlepool132.2
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. County Durham2,118
  2. Hartlepool2,335
  3. Stockton-on-Tees2,350
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. County Durham62%
  2. Hartlepool65%
  3. Stockton-on-Tees66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. County Durham5.6 µg/m³
  2. Hartlepool7.3 µg/m³
  3. Stockton-on-Tees8.6 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. County Durham12.6%
  2. Hartlepool14.6%
  3. Stockton-on-Tees21.7%

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