Skelton

Redcar and Cleveland · North East · population 7,675 · 4 LSOAs

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

26Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,036 of 6,856 in England
  • #168 of 342 in North East
  • #6 of 19 in Redcar and Cleveland
  • More deprived (bottom 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents7,706
Median age (est.)45
Density554per km²
No qualifications21%
Degree or above24%
No car or van19%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 10%25–44 23%45–64 29%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 35%Mortgage/shared: 31%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 18%
Own outright 35%Mortgage/shared 31%Social rent 16%Private rent 18%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 14% · Skilled trades 14% · Associate professional 13%

All occupation groups
Professional14%
Skilled trades14%
Associate professional13%
Caring & leisure12%
Elementary11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors9%
Administrative9%
Sales & customer service8%

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 53% · No religion 41% · 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

Skelton is in the more-deprived bottom third of England, ranked #5,036 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #6 of 19 in Redcar and Cleveland. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (51) and lowest on Employment (19). Typical homes here, about £175,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 52% in five years (from 108 sales), 8% above the wider Redcar and Cleveland median of £162,748. Typical household take-home income is around £35,587 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 84 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 32 · #4,639
Employment 19 · #5,578
Education 37 · #4,330
Health 23 · #5,249
Crime 31 · #4,714
Housing & access 36 · #4,406
Living environment 51 · #3,336

House prices ?

£175,000median (12m) · -1.4% yr · n=108
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£175,000108-1.4%+52.2%
Detached£267,49832-0.7%+33.7%
Semi-detached£175,00037+2.7%+50.9%
Terraced£106,00037-8.6%+60.6%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£175,000
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)£35,587±£5,105 · #4,853 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£29,686
Price-to-income ?4.9×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 ?

62Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

84 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 641 offences
Redcar and Cleveland112
North East97
England83

Rank #4,253 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences256
Theft128
Burglary30
Vehicle crime18
Criminal damage & arson95
Public order & weapons64
Drugs24
Robbery8
Other18

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 137 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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