Is Hartlepool a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Hartlepool, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 2,693 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Hartlepool, from official data · 6 postcode districts · 2,693 postcodes
The average home in Hartlepool sold for £136,894 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.5% on a year earlier. Across Hartlepool, police record 163 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Hartlepool, the nearest primary school is Eldon Grove Academy, 140 m away, about a 2 minute walk; the nearest secondary is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Gladstone House Surgery, 0.5 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
Hartlepool station is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk; the nearest park, Burn Valley Gardens, is 160 m away, about a 2 minute walk.
Across Hartlepool, police record 163 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in Hartlepool sold for £136,894 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.5% on a year earlier. By type: detached £243,933, semi-detached £148,823, terraced £107,343, flats £76,394. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Eldon Grove Academy, 140 m away, about a 2 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College, 0.4 mi away, about a 9 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Hartlepool is 1.0 mi away, about a 20 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £42,105 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).