Housing in TS2
What the homes in TS2 are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Council
- Middlesbrough
- Region
- North East
- Population
- 4,206 (2024)
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (45.6%). Flats make up 49.6%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
22.5% of households in TS2 own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 12.3% own outright and 10.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned22.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented17.5%20.5%
- Social rented59.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.6%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 56.1% 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 (39.6%). 16.2% 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.
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.