Area guide

Living in TS18, Stockton-on-Tees

What the open data says about house prices, schools, crime and flood risk around TS18 in Stockton-on-Tees. Built from the same sources as every property report on this site, not opinion or marketing copy.

Figures gathered 11 October 2026, each from the source named in its section.

House prices

Average price in Stockton-on-Tees: £170,029, up 3.0% on a year ago (July 2026). The wider North East average is £166,943.

Check sold prices for a specific address in TS18 →
See where TS18 ranks across North East →

Council tax at Band D in Stockton-on-Tees: £2,590 a year (2026-27). Running costs by postcode: council tax, energy, tenure, and the estate charge no listing shows →

Compare TS18 with another district

Sold prices, the price trend, schools, flood zone, Band D council tax and crime for TS18 against any other district, each from the source the section below names.

What actually sold around TS18

129 recorded home sales on the streets around central TS18 in the last 2 years, with a median of £72,500 and a range from £30,000 to £300,000. Mostly terraced houses.

AddressTypeSold forDate
14 Outram Street, TS18 3EW Terraced £75,000 14 Aug 2026
3 Osborne Road, TS18 4DJ Terraced £95,000 31 Jul 2026
10 Osborne Road, TS18 4DJ Terraced £126,205 27 Jul 2026
22 Grove Street, TS18 3JA Terraced £60,000 24 Jul 2026
27 Edwards Street, TS18 3HU Terraced £58,500 22 Jul 2026
39 Yarm Road, TS18 3NP Terraced £300,000 14 Jul 2026
How to read this

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Every sale of a registered property in England and Wales appears here once it completes, so the most recent weeks are always still filling in.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Schools nearby

52 schools within 3 miles , of which 78% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

Nearest well-rated schoolsStageOfstedDistanceAdmitted from
The Grangefield Academy Secondary Outstanding 0.8 mi away no figure
St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy Primary Outstanding 1.2 mi away no figure
Billingham South Community Primary School Primary Outstanding 2.9 mi away no figure
Oxbridge Lane Primary School Primary Good 0.1 mi away no figure
Bowesfield Primary School Primary Good 0.2 mi away no figure
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Stockton Primary Good 0.3 mi away no figure

36 state primary and 8 state secondary schools within range, plus 2 fee-paying schools.

See the full school breakdown for TS18 →

Private schools

2 fee-paying schools within 3 miles: Red House School, Teesside High School.

All 2 fee-paying schools near TS18, with ages and admissions →

Fee-paying schools are inspected by the Independent Schools Inspectorate, not Ofsted, and the ISI publishes no open data feed. That is why they carry no rating here. A missing grade means we cannot see one, not that the school was judged poorly.

What people here do for work

The most common occupations among working residents, from the 2021 Census. This is occupation rather than industry: it says what people do, not which industries employ them.

Occupation groupShare of workers
Elementary occupations21.7%
Process, plant and machine operatives19.0%
Sales and customer service11.6%
Skilled trades10.4%
Associate professional and technical10.2%

Source: ONS Census 2021, table TS063, for this district's small area.

How TS18 has changed since 2011

The biggest move: white residents, down 29.9 points since 2011, with England's change beside each line.

How to read this

The census neighbourhood at the centre of TS18 (E01035200, 2,080 residents in 2021, down 17.4% on 2011) on the 2011 and 2021 censuses, with England's own change over the same decade for scale. Each line is a share of the neighbourhood's households or residents, so a growing area and a shrinking one compare fairly. The biggest move here: white residents, down 29.9 points.

Measure20112021ChangeEngland
Households that own their home 28.8% 31.8% +3.0 pts -2.0 pts
Households renting privately 48.5% 49.6% +1.1 pts +3.7 pts
Households renting socially 20.7% 17.5% -3.2 pts -0.6 pts
Residents under 15 17.0% 22.6% +5.6 pts -0.3 pts
Residents 65 and over 8.5% 6.1% -2.4 pts +2.1 pts
Adults with a degree or equivalent 13.2% 21.5% +8.3 pts +6.5 pts
Residents born outside the UK 19.9% 31.6% +11.7 pts +3.6 pts
Residents in good or very good health 74.1% 77.6% +3.5 pts +0.8 pts
Residents in a white ethnic group 67.4% 37.5% -29.9 pts -4.4 pts

Office for National Statistics, Census 2011 and Census 2021, Open Government Licence. A district holds many neighbourhoods; the full report for an address shows the one it sits in.

Crime

768 crimes recorded within roughly a mile of central TS18 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime.

Flood risk

Zone 1 (low probability). This is the Environment Agency's flood zone for the area's centre point, an individual property's own risk can differ, especially near a specific watercourse.

Deprivation

This area falls in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation (most deprived nationally), based on Stockton-on-Tees's figures.

Buses from the centre of TS18

Best-served stop: Varo Terrace, with 9.7 buses an hour on weekday daytimes.

Evenings, Sundays and routes

The best-served stop within 800 m of the centre of TS18 is Varo Terrace: 9.7 buses an hour on a weekday daytime, 2.8 in the evening and 4.8 on Sunday daytime; first bus 06:01, last 23:30. Routes there: 7, 61, X67, 13, X66. 5 stops with a scheduled service within that distance.

Departures a passenger can board, from the timetables operators publish to the Department for Transport's Bus Open Data Service, for Tuesday 8 Sep 2026 and Sunday 13 Sep 2026. Scheduled, not observed. Two stops on opposite sides of a road are two stops. The full report does this for the stops within 500 m of an address.

Source: operators' timetables on the Bus Open Data Service (Department for Transport)

GP practices and A&E

3 GP practices within 3.0 km of the centre of TS18. The nearest, Woodlands Family Medical Centre, has 12,104 registered patients and 2,364 patients per fully qualified GP, against an England median of 2,186.

PracticeFrom the centrePatientsPer qualified GP
Woodlands Family Medical Centre154 yd12,1042,364
The Densham Surgery0.2 mi3,7245,819
The Dovecot Surgery0.2 mi3,9992,678

Nearest A&E: County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust, where 59.0% of type 1 attendances were seen within four hours in July 2026; then The Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at 57.9%.

How to read this

NHS England: patients registered at a GP practice (1 Aug 2026), the general practice workforce (July 2026), and A&E attendances by provider, monthly. Fully qualified GPs exclude trainees. Practices are matched by postcode.

Source: NHS England, monthly releases

Council tax and the council's finances

A Band D household in Stockton-on-Tees pays £2,590 for 2026-27, all precepts included, a rise of 4.9% on the year before against an England median rise of 4.8%. Every band for Stockton-on-Tees, and how it compares.

Band D bill a year at Stockton-on-Tees, all precepts included, from MHCLG. Every year and its rise is in the table below.
YearBand D billRise
2021-22£2,076+3.5%
2022-23£2,138+3.0%
2023-24£2,245+5.0%
2024-25£2,353+4.8%
2025-26£2,469+4.9%
2026-27£2,590+4.9%

No exceptional financial support from government since 2020-21 and no section 114 notice on record for Stockton-on-Tees, as at 7 Sep 2026.

How to read this

A home's own band is on its council tax bill, free to look up at gov.uk/council-tax-bands; the report shows every band's bill at the council beside the home's other checks.

Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, live council tax tables (Band D, area averages) and the Exceptional Financial Support lists published each year; section 114 notices as published by the councils.

Source: MHCLG live council tax tables and Exceptional Financial Support lists

Common questions about TS18

What is the average house price in TS18?

The average sold price in Stockton-on-Tees is £170,029 as of July 2026, according to the UK House Price Index.

Are house prices rising in TS18?

Prices in Stockton-on-Tees are up 3.0% on a year ago (UK House Price Index).

What do houses actually sell for in TS18?

The median of 129 recorded sales around central TS18 in the last 2 years is £72,500, ranging from £30,000 to £300,000 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data).

Are the schools good in TS18?

52 schools sit within 3 miles of central TS18, and 78% are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted.

How much crime is there in TS18?

768 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TS18 in August 2026, most commonly violent crime (Police.uk).

Is TS18 at risk of flooding?

Central TS18 sits in Zone 1 (low probability) for river and sea flooding (Environment Agency). Individual addresses vary, so check the full report for a specific property.

Is TS18 a good place to live?

That depends on what you need, so here is what the official data says rather than an opinion: 78% of nearby schools are rated Outstanding or Good by Ofsted; the median home sells for £72,500; the area sits in decile 1 of 10 on the Index of Multiple Deprivation; 768 crimes were recorded within about a mile. Every one of those figures names its source on this page.

Is TS18 safe?

768 crimes were recorded within roughly a mile of central TS18 in August 2026, according to Police.uk. The most common category was violent crime. Crime counts follow how many people are around, so a busy district records more than a quiet one of the same size.

Neighbouring districts

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