Beechwood & James Cook
Middlesbrough · North East · population 5,692 · 4 LSOAs
Postcode TS4
Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.
- #6,743 of 6,856 in England
- #329 of 342 in North East
- #14 of 19 in Middlesbrough
- Most deprived 10% in England
People living here Census 2021
Age
Tenure
Households
Work (top occupations)
Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 17% · Professional 15%
All occupation groups
| Elementary | 17% |
| Caring & leisure | 17% |
| Professional | 15% |
| Skilled trades | 11% |
| Administrative | 10% |
| Process & plant | 9% |
| Sales & customer service | 8% |
| Associate professional | 7% |
| Managers & directors | 5% |
Ethnic group
Religion & identity
Christian 46% · No religion 42% · Muslim 4%
Born outside the UK: 11%
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
Beechwood & James Cook is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, sitting at #6,743 of 6,856 nationally on the deprivation index, and #14 of 19 in Middlesbrough. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Living environment (74) but weak on Health (0). Typical homes here, about £126,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 42% in five years (from 23 sales), 19% below the wider Middlesbrough median of £155,000. Typical household take-home income is around £29,814 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 357 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.
House prices ?
| Type | Median (12m) | Sales | 1yr | 5yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All homes | £126,000 | 23 | +8.4% | +41.6% |
| Detached | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
| Semi-detached | £128,500 | 19 | +8.8% | +31.8% |
| Terraced | Too few sales to report (n=4) | |||
| Flat | Too few sales to report (n=0) | |||
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Household income
Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →
Affordability-adjusted Score ?
- #6,538 best value of 6,851 priced areas in England
- Combines this area's Area Score with how affordable its homes are nationally (geometric mean). Higher = a less-deprived area for less money.
Recorded crime ?
Rank #6,371 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).
| Category (12 months) | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence & sexual offences | 987 |
| Theft | 287 |
| Burglary | 54 |
| Vehicle crime | 78 |
| Criminal damage & arson | 262 |
| Public order & weapons | 229 |
| Drugs | 60 |
| Robbery | 24 |
| Other | 53 |
Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 276 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 →
Official sources
Nearby areas
The closest neighbourhoods on the map, whichever authority they fall in.
Other areas in Middlesbrough
- Marton West92
- Nunthorpe & Marton East90
- Trimdon83
- Acklam66
- Kader60
- Linthorpe West32
- Coulby Newham25
- Easterside15
Similar areas across England
Neighbourhoods with the closest Area Score elsewhere in the country, for comparison.
- Seaforth SouthSefton2£123,750
- Little Hulton NorthSalford2£186,000
- SummerfieldBirmingham2£196,000
- Belchers Lane & Eastfield RoadBirmingham2£207,500
- Broughton EastSalford2£248,750
- WhitehawkBrighton and Hove2£385,000