Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 17 min4:28 am – 9:45 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 16 min8:25 am – 3:40 pm
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People11,864 residentsin the Middlesbrough Central census areaMedian age 27.74,460 households25% of homes owner-occupied13% owned outright30% social rented, 45% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting22.4% unemployment rate47% of adults are economically active, 3,520 in work, 8% retiredMain industries: retail and wholesale 21%, health and social work 17%, hospitality 10%Getting to work: 15% work from home, 56% go by car, 8% take public transport, 19% walk or cycle77% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages30% of adults hold a degree or higher26% have no qualifications, 3% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 74%7% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 21°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 8°C, lows 2°C617 mm of rain a year, 12 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November37 days of air frost, 9 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksLower Lakelake · under a mileMiddlesbrough Reachtidal water · 1.0 miBillingham Reachtidal water · 1.3 miHemlington Lakelake · 3.4 miMiddlesbrough Dockdock · under a mileNorton Bottomsvalley · 2.0 miSource: Ordnance Survey Open Names
Parks and green spacesAlbert Parkpark · under a mile · 28 haCentre Squarepark · under a mile · 4 haAyresome Gardenspark · under a mile · 3 haBerwick Hills Allotmentsallotments · 1.1 mi · 9 haMiddlesbrough Badminton Clubsports ground · 1.0 miMill Hill Recreation Groundplaying field · 1.6 mi · 7 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes44 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19705 of magnitude 3+, 1 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 4.0 on 9 Aug 197050 mi away, Kirkby StephenMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 16 May 202547 mi away, Litton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 15 · PM2.5 6.3 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband90% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband97% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)5,477 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 2 to 13 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalWest Lane Hospital1.1 miGP surgeryThe Endeavour Practice40 surgeries within 2 milesunder a milePharmacyPharmacy Express20 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistOrthodontic Clinicright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi32 schools21 primary, 3 secondary, 2 independent, 4 special, 2 otherPrimaryNewport Primary Schoolages 3-11, 358 pupilsunder a milePrimaryAbingdon Primary Schoolages 2-11, 565 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryOutwood Academy Riversideages 11-16, 745 pupilsunder a mileCollegeMiddlesbrough Collegeunder a mileUniversityTeesside Universityright hereSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportTeesside International Airport MME8.8 miMajor airportNewcastle International Airport NCL37 miRailway stationMiddlesbroughunder a mileBus stationHartlepool Interchange7.9 miFerryTransporter Bridge South SideMiddlesbroughunder a mileBus stops175 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the TS4 postcode district.
