Rimswell & Bishopsgarth

Stockton-on-Tees · North East · population 5,119 · 4 LSOAs

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

71Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,959 of 6,856 in England
  • #59 of 342 in North East
  • #10 of 26 in Stockton-on-Tees
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,031
Median age (est.)50
Density2,109per km²
No qualifications18%
Degree or above25%
No car or van14%

Age

0–14 14%15–24 8%25–44 22%45–64 28%65+ 27%

Tenure

Own outright: 49%Mortgage/shared: 35%Social rent: 5%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 49%Mortgage/shared 35%Social rent 5%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 9%Other: 18%
One person 30%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 9%Other 18%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 15% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 13%

All occupation groups
Professional15%
Associate professional13%
Skilled trades13%
Caring & leisure11%
Elementary11%
Administrative11%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%
Managers & directors9%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 2%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 97%Asian 2%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 59% · No religion 34% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

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

Rimswell & Bishopsgarth is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,959 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #10 of 26 in Stockton-on-Tees. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Living environment (81) and lowest on Health (31). Typical homes here, about £157,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 26% in five years (from 63 sales), 10% below the wider Stockton-on-Tees median of £174,998. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #29 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £34,188 a year, in the bottom third of England. Recorded crime ran at 51 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 72 · #1,890
Employment 56 · #2,980
Education 68 · #2,171
Health 31 · #4,707
Crime 72 · #1,938
Housing & access 80 · #1,342
Living environment 81 · #1,280

House prices ?

£157,000median (12m) · -0.9% yr · n=63
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£157,00063-0.9%+26.4%
Detached£190,0007-11.2%+8.0%
Semi-detached£155,000520.0%+25.0%
TerracedToo few sales to report (n=4)
FlatToo few sales to report (n=0)
This area£157,000
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)£34,188±£4,926 · #5,287 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£33,830
Price-to-income ?4.6×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 ?

100Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
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Recorded crime ?

51 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 263 offences
Stockton-on-Tees115
North East97
England83

Rank #2,225 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences98
Theft60
Burglary16
Vehicle crime9
Criminal damage & arson32
Public order & weapons21
Drugs12
Robbery9
Other6

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 67 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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