Is Stockton-on-Tees a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Stockton-on-Tees, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,503 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in Stockton-on-Tees, from official data · 12 postcode districts · 5,503 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 Stockton-on-Tees sold for £170,029 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.0% on a year earlier. Across Stockton-on-Tees, police record 146 crimes per 1,000 residents a year, above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of Stockton-on-Tees, the nearest primary school is Mill Lane Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good); the nearest secondary is The Grangefield Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding); the nearest GP surgery is Alma Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 7 minute walk.
Stockton station is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest park, Grangefield Park, is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Across Stockton-on-Tees, police record 146 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 Stockton-on-Tees sold for £170,029 in the latest House Price Index, up 3.0% on a year earlier. By type: detached £276,341, semi-detached £164,015, terraced £127,713, flats £85,706. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Mill Lane Primary School, 0.2 mi away, about a 4 minute walk (Ofsted: good). The nearest secondary school is The Grangefield Academy, 0.7 mi away, about a 15 minute walk (Ofsted: outstanding). Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Stockton is 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £35,247 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.