City Profile • Local Authority

Middlesbrough

Middlesbrough is a local authority district comprising 7 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £146k, reflecting a upward trend of 1.8% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (184 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.

Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.

Population Trajectory

Annual residents (1991 – 2022)

148,285
Residents (2022)

Constituent Districts

7 Areas

Population Composition

Detailed breakdown of the residents within the Middlesbrough authority according to the Census 2021.

Top Ethnicities

White: English79.5%
Pakistani6.2%
African2.3%
White: Other White2.2%
Indian1.9%
Other Asian1.4%

Age Profile

30-34 years7.2%
25-29 years7.2%
20-24 years7.1%
5-9 years6.8%
10-14 years6.6%
35-39 years6.5%

Top Occupations

Professional15.9%
Elementary occupations13.5%
Caring and leisure13.4%
Associate professional10.9%
Skilled trades10.4%
Process and machine operatives9.9%

Housing Tenure

Owned: Outright28.6%
Owned: Mortgage26.4%
Private rented: Landlord18.7%
Social rented: Other12.0%
Social rented: Council11.3%
Private rented: Other2.3%

Area DNA

health9/10
safety1/10
transit9/10
investment9/10