Norton South

Stockton-on-Tees · North East · population 9,121 · 5 LSOAs

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

11Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,106 of 6,856 in England
  • #264 of 342 in North East
  • #18 of 26 in Stockton-on-Tees
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents8,919
Median age (est.)37
Density3,036per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above21%
No car or van33%

Age

0–14 16%15–24 11%25–44 34%45–64 24%65+ 15%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 28%Private rent: 23%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 28%Private rent 23%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 17%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 15%Other: 11%
One person 38%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 15%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 14% · Professional 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Caring & leisure14%
Professional12%
Skilled trades11%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Process & plant10%
Administrative8%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 1%Black: 2%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 95%Asian 1%Black 2%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

No religion 47% · Christian 44% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 5%

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

Norton South is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #6,106 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #18 of 26 in Stockton-on-Tees. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (88) but weak on Health (2). Typical homes here sold for about £115,000 over the past year, broadly flat over five years (+4%) (from 89 sales), 34% below the wider Stockton-on-Tees median of £174,998. Typical household take-home income is around £31,302 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 152 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 16 · #5,770
Employment 12 · #6,024
Education 18 · #5,599
Health 2 · #6,723
Crime 4 · #6,613
Housing & access 88 · #848
Living environment 46 · #3,700

House prices ?

£115,000median (12m) · -0.4% yr · n=89
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£115,00089-0.4%+4.5%
Detached£213,0007+9.8%+18.3%
Semi-detached£120,00045-7.7%0.0%
Terraced£102,00035+9.7%+24.2%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=2)
This area£115,000
Stockton-on-Tees£174,998
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)£31,302±£4,459 · #6,122 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£28,118
Price-to-income ?3.7×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 ?

32Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

152 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 1,386 offences
Stockton-on-Tees115
North East97
England83

Rank #5,923 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences619
Theft217
Burglary68
Vehicle crime69
Criminal damage & arson150
Public order & weapons112
Drugs52
Robbery27
Other72

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 221 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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