Basic facts about Middlesbrough
This report provides a summary of the latest available information on the demographic and socioeconomic make-up of the 20 2015 election Wards in Middlesbrough. It looks at the population structure and provides information on the economic, housing and educational achievement of each 2015 election Ward.
Geography and population Here is a breakdown of Middlesbrough giving the area, population size and gender split of each 2015 election Ward. In terms of area, Middlesbrough is ranked 7 out of the 7 Unitarys within the North East Region, and is ranked 50 out of all 56 Unitarys in England.
The total area of Middlesbrough is 5,387 hectares. The 2015 election Ward with the largest area is Nunthorpe, representing 12.33% of the total area of the Unitary.
The most densely populated 2015 election Ward is Park with 60.50 persons per hectare, the least densely populated 2015 election Ward is Stainton and Thornton with 4.67 persons per hectare.
The total resident population of Middlesbrough is 138,412. The 2015 election Ward with the largest population is Newport, representing 8.27% of the total resident population of Middlesbrough.
Area Number Of all Percentage Of all usual Percentage Of all usual (census) usual residents residents - female residents - male
2011 2011 2011 2011
hectares people % %
Acklam 187 5,676 51.5 48.5
Ayresome 162 5,418 52.4 47.6
Berwick Hills and 220 9,368 55.1 44.9 Pallister
Brambles and 218 8,771 52.7 47.3 Thorntree
Central 572 10,897 45.2 54.8
Coulby Newham 411 8,967 52.2 47.8
Hem lington 155 6,557 52.3 47.7
Kader 162 5,074 52.6 47.4 Ladgate 262 6,004 51.5 48.5
Linthorpe 128 6,720 50.4 49.6
Longlands and 318 10,931 51.9 48.1 Beechwood
Marton East 272 4,728 52.1 47.9
Marton West 239 5,305 51.3 48.7
Newport 229 11,440 47.3 52.7
North Ormesby 99 3,402 51.2 48.8
Nunthorpe 665 4,866 50.8 49.2
Park 153 9,257 50.2 49.8
Park End and 167 8,112 52.3 47.7 Beckfield
Stainton and 490 2,287 52.4 47.6 Thornton
Trimdon 286 4,632 51.4 48.6
Age This table gives a broad age breakdown by 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough. Longlands and Beechwood 2015 election Ward has the highest number of 0-17 year olds representing 8.72% of that age group within the Unitary.
Kader 2015 election Ward has the highest number of people aged 65 and over representing 7.43% of that age group in Middlesbrough.
Population aged 0 to 17 Population aged 18 to 64 Population aged 65 and over (census) (census) (census)
2011 2011 2011
people people people
Acklam 1,134 3,415 1,127
Ayresome 1,491 3,239 688
Berwick Hills and 2,672 5,442 1,254 Pallister
Brambles and 2,672 5,137 962 Thorntree
Central 2,282 7,867 748
Coulby New ham 1,886 5,767 1,314
Hemlington 1,678 3,952 927
Kader 833 2,704 1,537
Ladgate 1,335 3,620 1,049
Linthorpe 1,661 4,144 915
Longlands and 2,768 6,673 1,490 Beechwood
Marton East 910 2,870 948
Marton West 1,066 3,125 1,114
Newport 2,450 7,940 1,050
North Ormesby 768 2,153 481
Nunthorpe 924 2,823 1,119
Park 2,135 5,960 1,162
Park End and 1,836 4,819 1,457 Beckfield Stainton and Thornton 394 1,416 477
Trimdon 855 2,905 872
This map shows numbers of households with dependent children for all 2015 election Wards in Middlesbrough.
Longlands and Beechwood is the 2015 election Ward with the highest number of households (1,566) with dependent children in the Unitary and Stainton and Thornton is the 2015 election Ward with the lowest number of households with dependent children (254).
Ethnic mix This table shows the ethnic mix of each 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough. Central 2015 election Ward has the highest number of Asian / Asian British residents in the Unitary.
Newport 2015 election Ward has the highest number of Black / African / Caribbean /Black British residents in Middlesbrough.
Residents Residents who are Residents who Residents who are Residents who who are Mixed/multiple are Asian/Asian Black/African/ are Other ethnic White ethnic groups British Caribbean/ Black British group
2011 2011 2011 2011 2011
people people people people people
Acklam 5,175 43 406 31 21
Ayresome 4,882 101 361 38 36
Berwick Hills and 9,107 118 50 86 7 Pallister
Brambles and 8,471 130 73 83 14 Thorntree
Central 6,040 326 3,612 411 508
Coulby 8,742 102 74 33 16 Newham
Hemlington 6,422 58 31 36 10
Kader 4,633 30 380 10 21
Ladgate 5,567 97 237 67 36
Linthorpe 5,227 176 1,175 33 109
Longlands and 9,934 193 603 107 94 Beechwood
Marton 4,480 56 155 15 22 East
Marton 5,087 31 161 9 17 West
Newport 8,603 339 1,664 515 319
North 3,002 93 224 67 16 Ormesby
Nunthorpe 4,606 50 157 27 26
Park 7,561 216 1,217 81 182
Park End and 7,843 128 58 72 11 Beckfield
Stainton and 2,245 27 10 4 1 Thornton
Trimdon 4,428 48 120 6 30
Housing
There are 57,203 households in Middlesbrough, this chart shows the households of each 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough broken down by tenure. Brambles and Thorntree 2015 election Ward has 1,220 households rented from the council, which is the highest number for any 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough.
Longlands and Beechwood 2015 election Ward has 1,225 households of other types of social renting, which is the highest number for any 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough.
Employment Central 2015 election Ward has the highest percentage of residents in Middlesbrough who are long term unemployed or who have never worked.
The bar chart below shows the size of these two groups separately for each 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough against the average for the Unitary.
Education The 2011 Census recorded the educational achievement of residents; this chart shows the proportion of residents split by each 2015 election Ward reporting to have no qualifications.
Park End and Beckfield 2015 election Ward has the highest percentage of residents in Middlesbrough who have no qualifications (34.43%) compared to 29.90% for Middlesbrough as a whole.
Health This chart shows the general health of residents by each 2015 election Ward in Middlesbrough, as self-reported in the 2011 Census. Longlands and Beechwood 2015 election Ward has the highest percentage of residents in Middlesbrough who report they are in very bad health (2.8%).