Is Redcar and Cleveland a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Redcar and Cleveland, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 4,098 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Redcar and Cleveland, from official data · 9 postcode districts · 4,098 postcodes
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).
The average home in Redcar and Cleveland sold for £151,341 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.2% on a year earlier. Across Redcar and Cleveland, police record 135 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Redcar and Cleveland, the nearest primary school is New Marske Primary School, 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk; the nearest secondary is Laurence Jackson School, 2.2 mi away (Ofsted: good); the nearest GP surgery is Bentley Medical Practice, 1.9 mi away.
Longbeck station is 1.7 mi away; the nearest park is 0.6 mi away, about a 11 minute walk.
Across Redcar and Cleveland, police record 135 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 Redcar and Cleveland sold for £151,341 in the latest House Price Index, up 4.2% on a year earlier. By type: detached £253,865, semi-detached £156,760, terraced £119,296, flats £79,940. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is New Marske Primary School, 0.9 mi away, about a 17 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is Laurence Jackson School, 2.2 mi away (Ofsted: good). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Longbeck is 1.7 mi away.
The ONS estimates average household income of £46,793 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.