United Kingdom · North East · Local Authority
Stockton-on-Tees
Unitary authority · North East, England · population ~197k · 78 state-funded schools
Accessible to buyers but expensive to maintain, Stockton-on-Tees presents a clear fiscal trade-off. While the median house price sits at a manageable 4.8 times annual earnings, the annual Band D council tax of £2,590 is higher than 85% of England authorities. Rent consumes 24.1% of median gross pay, a figure that sits above the North East median. The area faces significant social challenges, with a crime rate of 99.7 per 1,000 residents, yet it offers a major institutional advantage: 97.9% of pupils attend Good or Outstanding schools, the highest share in the region. This location suits families prioritising educational outcomes and entry-level property costs, provided they can absorb the relatively high tax burden and local crime statistics.
Written from the indicators on this page, 2026-10 data.
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How Stockton-on-Tees ranks across 361 UK Local Authorities
Pay
£36,405/yr
Low
Worse than 80% of UK LAs
House price
£175,000
Most affordable
Better than 91% of UK LAs
Rent
£732/mo
Most affordable
Better than 85% of UK LAs
Council tax
£2,590/yr
Most expensive
Worse than 86% of UK LAs
Crime
99.7/1k
Highest
Worse than 84% of UK LAs
Deprivation
25.8
High
Worse than 76% of UK LAs
Schools
94.9%
Strong
Better than 67% of UK LAs
Colour shows quintile position against 361 UK Local Authorities. Green is the best position for someone moving here; red is the worst. Direction is set per indicator — higher pay, lower rent, less crime, less deprivation are all green.
Schools
95 state-funded schools · Ofsted Sep 2026
74 of 78 (94.9%) rated Good or Outstanding under Ofsted's legacy framework. 17 schools are on the post-2024 report-card framework and don't roll up into the legacy total. How we count →
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78 schools · pins coloured by Ofsted grade
Grades, phase and pupil numbers for all 78 schools, sortable and filterable.
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