Teesside
Suburb · 3,093 residents
29Modest
Modest · among the lowest-scoring suburbs
Check Local Score out of 100 · 60 is typical for the country
Each arc is a topic, coloured by its score
What’s good
- 46 places to eat and drink
- 10 GP practices within a short walk
- Affordability scores 83, well above the typical 60
Check before you view
- Flood risk: 12% of the area is in the highest flood zone, so check the street
- Safety scores 8, below the typical 60
- Schools scores 35, below the typical 60
The essentials
Everyday life
The area
Around Teesside
Map outline: Approximate — no official boundary exists for this neighbourhood
Is Teesside a good place to live?
Teesside scores 29/100 overall, which the scorecard rates as modest — 60 is typical for the country.
It stands out for food & drink (91) and health (88).
It scores lowest on safety (8) and schools (35).
Scores come from official data on safety, schools, transport, prices, health, food & drink and the local environment, for Teesside in North East, each measured against the national average.
Summary of Teesside
Terraced rows run close to the pavement here, dense and unbroken, the kind of streets where front doors open straight onto the street and the pattern rarely breaks. It's a compact, young area — the median age sits around 29, well below the national and regional norm — and the housing stock reflects a working inner-urban core rather than anywhere designed for retirees or second-steppers. Teesside University and the Northern School of Art sit in the mix too, which explains some of the youthful feel and the churn of shared housing alongside long-term residents.
The practical picture is mixed in a way that rewards reading closely rather than skimming the headline grade. Middlesbrough Rail Station gives you a direct line into the regional network, and with 69 local transport stops this is a place built around buses and trains rather than the car — the connectivity and transport grades bear that out. Schools are a different story: Abingdon Primary School and Outwood Academy Riverside both carry Good Ofsted ratings, but the area's own average sits lower, and the secondary progress score is markedly negative, which matters more if you've got teenagers than toddlers. Housing itself is startlingly cheap — a median of £120,000, less than half the regional figure and a fraction of the national one — and almost entirely freehold terraces, the kind of For Sale board that says "first buy" or "landlord portfolio" rather than "family upsize."