TS26 postcode area · Hartlepool

The TS26 postcode district spans 5 neighbourhoods (MSOAs) in Hartlepool. Area Scores range from 2 to 81 across them. Every full TS26 postcode falls within one of the neighbourhoods below.

In summary

The TS26 district contains both ends of the scale: The Fens, Elwick & Hart at 82 out of 100 (#1,259 of 6,856 in England) against Old Town & Grange at 2, an 80-point gap between neighbouring areas. It mixes both ends of the national picture — 1 neighbourhood in the least-deprived third of England and 3 in the most-deprived third. House prices stretch as far as the scores do: medians run from £98,000 in Old Town & Grange to £275,000 in The Fens, Elwick & Hart — a 2.8× gap within the TS26 district.

Living here

Typical net household income£34,017a year, weighted avg of neighbourhood estimates

Recorded crime158per 1,000 residents, 12m

Median age (est.)44

Owner-occupied64%

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 TS26 district

£175,000median home sold over the past year · +12.2% over 5 years · -5.4% over the year · 437 sales

Detached£289,495

Semi-detached£167,000

Terraced£86,499

Flat£84,529

Hartlepool£155,000

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 →

Neighbourhood	Nat. rank	Area score	Median price
The Fens, Elwick & HartHartlepool	1,259	82	£275,000
ClaveringHartlepool	3,323	52	£166,000
Harbour, Victoria & Wooler RoadHartlepool	6,030	12	£120,500
JesmondHartlepool	6,641	3	£100,500
Old Town & GrangeHartlepool	6,716	2	£98,000

People living in TS26 Census 2021

Residents48,590

Median age (est.)44

Density728per km²

No qualifications20%

Degree or above28%

No car or van26%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 28%65+ 20%

Tenure

Own outright 34%Mortgage/shared 30%Social rent 17%Private rent 19%

Households

One person 33%Couple, no children 17%Couple with children 25%Lone parent 11%Other 14%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 18% · Associate professional 13% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups

Professional	18%
Associate professional	13%
Skilled trades	12%
Caring & leisure	10%
Managers & directors	10%
Elementary	10%
Administrative	9%
Sales & customer service	9%
Process & plant	9%

Ethnic group

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

Religion & identity

Christian 54% · No religion 38% · Muslim 2%

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.

Nearby areas

Postcode districts around TS26.

TS24 TS25 TS27 TS23 TS22 SR88 TS2 TS28

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.