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Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough 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£2,549

Higher than 79% 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£138k

Lower than 98% of the 360 councils in the UK it is published for.

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

Up 2% since June 2025

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

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms£634

Lower than 95% of the 316 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

Up 4.1% since August 2025

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

Price to local earnings3.9

Lower than 98% of the 348 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

The 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 van33.1%

Higher than 90% of the 329 councils in England, Wales and Northern Ireland it is published for.

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

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 station17.9%

Lower than 67% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

3rd 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 supermarket95%

Higher than 89% of the 358 councils in the UK it is published for.

The highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

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

Residents within 1km of a pharmacy92.4%

Higher than 76% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

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

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

Premises with full fibre available61.7%

Lower than 86% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

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 maths64%

Higher than 57% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

Down 1 point since 2018/19

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

Attainment 8 at sixteen, average score41.9

Lower than 88% of the 296 councils in England it is published for.

The 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 GP2,243

Higher than 57% 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 residents153.3

Higher than 99% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The highest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Down 15% 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 households12.5

Higher than 98% of the 305 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

The 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 year30.9

Lower than 80% of the 350 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

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 earlier89.1%

Lower than 72% of the 318 councils in England and Wales it is published for.

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

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

Pubs, bars and licensed clubs per 10,000 residents5.6

Lower than 63% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

The lowest of the 12 councils in the North East.

Down 10.5% 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 71% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

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

Anxiety, mean out of 103.1

Lower than 69% of the 347 councils in the UK it is published for.

2nd lowest 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, women54.2 yrs

Lower than 95% of the 359 councils in the UK it is published for.

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

Down 4.6 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 home20.2 ha

Lower than 60% of the 343 councils in England, Scotland and Wales it is published for.

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

Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean10.3 µg/m³

Higher than 73% of the 361 councils in the UK it is published for.

Down 32.2% 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

Middlesbrough shares a boundary with North Yorkshire, Redcar and Cleveland and Stockton-on-Tees. Lowest first.

Average monthly rent, two bedrooms
  1. Redcar and Cleveland£609
  2. Middlesbrough£634
  3. Stockton-on-Tees£668
  4. North Yorkshire£769
Average house price, all homes
  1. Middlesbrough£138k
  2. Redcar and Cleveland£153k
  3. Stockton-on-Tees£171k
  4. North Yorkshire£271k
Council tax, band D
  1. North Yorkshire£2,544
  2. Redcar and Cleveland£2,544
  3. Middlesbrough£2,549
  4. Stockton-on-Tees£2,590
Recorded crime per 1,000 residents
  1. North Yorkshire47.1
  2. Stockton-on-Tees107.7
  3. Redcar and Cleveland108.7
  4. Middlesbrough153.3
Patients per fully qualified GP
  1. North Yorkshire1,777
  2. Middlesbrough2,243
  3. Stockton-on-Tees2,350
  4. Redcar and Cleveland2,568
Eleven year olds at the expected standard in reading, writing and maths
  1. North Yorkshire59%
  2. Middlesbrough64%
  3. Redcar and Cleveland65%
  4. Stockton-on-Tees66%
Nitrogen dioxide where people live, annual mean
  1. North Yorkshire5.1 µg/m³
  2. Redcar and Cleveland7 µg/m³
  3. Stockton-on-Tees8.6 µg/m³
  4. Middlesbrough10.3 µg/m³
Residents within 1km of a train, Underground or tram station
  1. Middlesbrough17.9%
  2. Stockton-on-Tees21.7%
  3. North Yorkshire26.3%
  4. Redcar and Cleveland27.4%

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