Ayresome

Middlesbrough · North East · population 9,062 · 6 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

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  • #6,846 of 6,856 in England
  • #341 of 342 in North East
  • #19 of 19 in Middlesbrough
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,502
Median age (est.)30
Density7,522per km²
No qualifications32%
Degree or above26%
No car or van62%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 18%25–44 34%45–64 18%65+ 9%

Tenure

Own outright: 16%Mortgage/shared: 9%Social rent: 21%Private rent: 54%
Own outright 16%Mortgage/shared 9%Social rent 21%Private rent 54%

Households

One person: 40%Couple, no children: 10%Couple with children: 15%Lone parent: 16%Other: 20%
One person 40%Couple, no children 10%Couple with children 15%Lone parent 16%Other 20%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 27% · Caring & leisure 16% · Process & plant 16%

All occupation groups
Elementary27%
Caring & leisure16%
Process & plant16%
Sales & customer service10%
Skilled trades9%
Professional7%
Associate professional7%
Administrative5%
Managers & directors4%

Ethnic group

White: 55%Asian: 22%Black: 13%Mixed: 2%Other: 8%
White 55%Asian 22%Black 13%Mixed 2%Other 8%

Religion & identity

Christian 41% · No religion 26% · Muslim 21%

Born outside the UK: 43%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Ayresome is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,846 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #19 of 19 in Middlesbrough. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (29) and lowest on Crime (0). Typical homes here, about £74,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 73% in five years (from 78 sales), 52% below the wider Middlesbrough median of £155,000. Typical household take-home income is around £26,197 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 197 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 1 · #6,798
Employment 1 · #6,805
Education 0 · #6,839
Health 2 · #6,730
Crime 0 · #6,846
Housing & access 29 · #4,865
Living environment 0 · #6,819

House prices ?

£74,500median (12m) · +4.9% yr · n=78
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£74,50078+4.9%+73.3%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Terraced£75,00075+6.0%+70.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£74,500
Middlesbrough£155,000
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£26,197±£3,858 · #6,793 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£20,869
Price-to-income ?2.8×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

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Recorded crime ?

197 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,783 offences
Middlesbrough159
North East97
England83

Rank #6,170 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences779
Theft209
Burglary83
Vehicle crime107
Criminal damage & arson186
Public order & weapons205
Drugs95
Robbery70
Other49

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 357 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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