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Affluence in TS5

How TS5 ranks on deprivation and income, and the work and qualifications behind it.

Council
Middlesbrough
Region
North East
Population
49,642 (2024)
Deprivation

How well off TS5 is

On the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, TS5 scores 4.3 out of 10, placing it close to the middle of the range for England. Its lowest-scoring category is health and disability (3.5 out of 10). Scores are ranked within England only, so they can’t be compared across UK nations.

Overall score
4.3/ 10
Most deprivedLeast deprived
Its 27 neighbourhoods, from 1 to 10
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Most deprivedLeast deprived
By category, lowest first
  • Health and disability3.5
  • Crime3.6
  • Children in low-income families4.1
  • Employment4.1
  • Income4.2
  • Education and skills4.7
  • Living environment4.8
  • Older people in low-income households5.3
  • Barriers to housing and services5.8
Income

Household income

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

Annual income
£47,588
Before tax, all sources
England
£55,856
Below the national average
Higher than
35%
Of neighbourhoods in England and Wales
Work

Who is in work

51.7% of adults in TS5 are in work, broadly in line with the England average of 55.7%. 22.1% are retired and 8% are full-time students.

TS5England
Employee, full-time31.9%34.3%
Employee, part-time12.8%11.9%
Self-employed7%9.5%
Unemployed3.4%2.9%
Full-time student8%7.9%
Retired22.1%21.5%
Looking after home or family6.2%4.8%
Long-term sick or disabled4.9%4.1%
Other3.7%3.1%
Occupations

Social grade

25.8% of adults in TS5 work in managerial or professional jobs, below the England average of 33.2%.

TS5England
Higher managerial & professional7.8%13.2%
Lower managerial & professional18%19.9%
Intermediate12.2%11.4%
Small employers & self-employed8.3%10.6%
Lower supervisory & technical6.2%5.3%
Semi-routine13.3%11.3%
Routine13.5%12%
Never worked & long-term unemployed13%8.5%
Full-time students7.7%7.7%
Education

Highest qualification

28.9% of adults in TS5 hold a degree or equivalent, below the England average of 33.9%. 21.4% have no qualifications.

TS5England
Degree level or above28.9%33.9%
A level or equivalent18.1%16.9%
GCSE grade 4/C or above13.1%13.3%
Below GCSE grade 4/C9.5%9.7%
Apprenticeship6.5%5.3%
Other qualifications2.6%2.8%
No qualifications21.4%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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