TS23 postcode area · Billingham

The TS23 postcode district covers Billingham and spans 6 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hartlepool, Stockton-on-Tees. Area Scores range from 5 to 81 across them. Every full TS23 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TS23 district contains both ends of the scale: The Fens, Elwick & Hart at 82 out of 100 (#1,259 of 6,856 in England) against Eastbourne & Newham Grange at 5, a 76-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 2 neighbourhoods in the least-deprived third of England and 4 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £105,100 in Billingham East & Haverton Hill to £275,000 in The Fens, Elwick & Hart — a 2.6× gap within the TS23 district. Note that the district straddles 2 local authorities — Hartlepool and Stockton-on-Tees — so its neighbourhoods answer to different councils.

Living here

Typical net household income£35,414a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates
Recorded crime88per 1,000 residents, 12m
Median age (est.)45
Owner-occupied68%

Income: ONS model-based estimates (FYE 2023). Crime: data.police.uk, recorded incidents. Age & tenure: Census 2021. All OGL v3.0 — methodology.

House prices in the TS23 district

£135,000median home sold over the past year · +19.7% over 5 years · +5.1% over the year · 341 sales
Detached£222,500
Semi-detached£137,000
Terraced£120,000
Flat£70,000
Stockton-on-Tees£174,998
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.
Area Score:more deprivedless deprivedTap a neighbourhood to open it →
NeighbourhoodNat. rankArea scoreMedian price
The Fens, Elwick & HartHartlepool 1,25982 £275,000
Billingham North & WolvistonStockton-on-Tees 1,25982 £175,000
Billingham SouthStockton-on-Tees 5,10526 £141,000
Billingham CentralStockton-on-Tees 5,26323 £140,000
Billingham East & Haverton HillStockton-on-Tees 6,3737 £105,100
Eastbourne & Newham GrangeStockton-on-Tees 6,4835 £130,000

People living in TS23 Census 2021

Residents52,633
Median age (est.)45
Density537per km²
No qualifications19%
Degree or above26%
No car or van22%

Age

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

Tenure

Own outright: 36%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 16%Private rent: 16%
Own outright 36%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 16%Private rent 16%

Households

One person: 30%Couple, no children: 18%Couple with children: 25%Lone parent: 12%Other: 14%
One person 30%Couple, no children 18%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 12%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 16% · Associate professional 13% · Elementary 12%

All occupation groups
Professional16%
Associate professional13%
Elementary12%
Skilled trades11%
Caring & leisure11%
Administrative10%
Managers & directors10%
Process & plant9%
Sales & customer service9%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 96%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 39% · Muslim 1%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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.

Towns & places in TS23

Places whose neighbourhoods overlap the TS23 district.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TS23.

A postcode district overlaps several neighbourhoods, so per-neighbourhood figures are shown alongside the district-wide medians — neighbouring areas can differ a lot. Neighbourhood (MSOA) boundaries contain ONS data © Crown copyright and database right 2025, Open Government Licence v3.0.