Brotton

Redcar and Cleveland · North East · population 5,362 · 4 LSOAs

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

23Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,249 of 6,856 in England
  • #185 of 342 in North East
  • #8 of 19 in Redcar and Cleveland
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,395
Median age (est.)47
Density698per km²
No qualifications23%
Degree or above21%
No car or van20%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 21%45–64 28%65+ 24%

Tenure

Own outright: 41%Mortgage/shared: 29%Social rent: 15%Private rent: 15%
Own outright 41%Mortgage/shared 29%Social rent 15%Private rent 15%

Households

One person: 28%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 24%Lone parent: 12%Other: 17%
One person 28%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 24%Lone parent 12%Other 17%

Work (top occupations)

Skilled trades 15% · Caring & leisure 14% · Elementary 13%

All occupation groups
Skilled trades15%
Caring & leisure14%
Elementary13%
Process & plant12%
Professional11%
Associate professional10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors9%
Sales & customer service7%

Ethnic group

White: 99%Asian: 0%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 99%Asian 0%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 57% · No religion 36% · Other 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

Brotton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,249 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #8 of 19 in Redcar and Cleveland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (65) and lowest on Employment (14). Typical homes here, about £152,500 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 27% in five years (from 53 sales), 6% below the wider Redcar and Cleveland median of £162,748. Typical household take-home income is around £33,734 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 75 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 31 · #4,714
Employment 14 · #5,880
Education 42 · #4,008
Health 16 · #5,729
Crime 35 · #4,447
Housing & access 41 · #4,063
Living environment 65 · #2,377

House prices ?

£152,500median (12m) · +1.7% yr · n=53
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£152,50053+1.7%+27.4%
Detached£249,5009-5.1%+24.8%
Semi-detached£155,75030+3.8%+32.0%
Terraced£75,00013-6.2%-11.8%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£152,500
Redcar and Cleveland£162,748
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)£33,734±£4,903 · #5,429 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,718
Price-to-income ?4.5×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 →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

59Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

75 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 402 offences
Redcar and Cleveland112
North East97
England83

Rank #3,822 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences191
Theft38
Burglary24
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson52
Public order & weapons38
Drugs16
Robbery9
Other20

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 77 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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