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Affluence in Middlesbrough

How Middlesbrough ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Middlesbrough
Region
North East
Population
162,207 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off Middlesbrough is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, Middlesbrough scores 3.4 out of 10, placing it more deprived than most of England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (2.6 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
3.4/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 94 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability2.6
  • Crime3.0
  • Employment3.2
  • Income3.4
  • Children in low-income families3.5
  • Education and skills3.6
  • Older people in low-income households3.9
  • Barriers to housing and services5.7
  • Living environment6.0
Income

Household income

Average yearly household income before tax (2022/23), estimated for local neighbourhoods.

Annual income
£43,021
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
20%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

47.3% of adults in Middlesbrough are in work, below the England average of 55.7%. 20.6% are retired and 10.4% are full-time students.

MiddlesbroughEngland
Employee, full-time29%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.5%11.9%
Self-employed5.8%9.5%
Unemployed3.8%2.9%
Full-time student10.4%7.9%
Retired20.6%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.6%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled6.9%4.1%
Other4.4%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

21.9% of adults in Middlesbrough work in managerial or professional jobs, well below the England average of 33.2%.

MiddlesbroughEngland
Higher managerial & professional6.6%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional15.2%19.9%
Intermediate10.8%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed6.9%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6%5.3%
Semi-routine14%11.3%
Routine15.2%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed15.3%8.5%
Full-time students10%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

26.2% of adults in Middlesbrough hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 24% have no qualifications.

MiddlesbroughEngland
Degree level or above26.2%33.9%
A level or equivalent17.5%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.5%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9.9%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.3%5.3%
Other qualifications2.7%2.8%
No qualifications24%18.1%

Sources: English Indices of Deprivation 2025; ONS small area income estimates; Census 2021 (ONS). Open Government Licence v3.0.

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