Housing in TS1 2RT
What the homes in TS1 2RT are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Middlesbrough Central
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,032 (2024)
TS1 2RTMiddlesbrough
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (49.7%). Flats make up 31.8%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
11.3% of households in the TS1 2RT area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 61.9% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 6.7% own outright and 4.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned11.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented61.9%20.5%
- Social rented26.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.4%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 48.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (43.8%). 13% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Middlesbrough
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Middlesbrough (August 2026, +4% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around TS1 2RT (Middlesbrough Central) (about 2,032 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.