Redcar and Cleveland noise and liveability

Teesside. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime, transport, air quality and flood risk, from published sources.

8.1Sky Score out of 10; on every score here, 10 is best

Published measurements for Redcar and Cleveland
Sky Score	8.1 / 10
Quiet skies	10.0 / 10
Affordability	10.0 / 10Scored against the prices of every UK area we cover, not just this city - 3 of 5 here by price, cheapest first
Growth	3.2 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 5 of 5 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability	3.8 / 10
Environment	8.1 / 10
Average price	£146,259HM Land Registry HPI
Price trend	-3.0% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI
Aircraft noise band	LowEstimated from the distance to the airport and its routes; DEFRA's noise maps do not cover this airport
Recorded crime	109.8ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year
Progress 8	-0.36DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average
Road noise	LowDEFRA road Lden, share of postcodes over WHO 53 dB
Air quality	GoodDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021
Flood risk	LowEnvironment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, allowing for defences
Transport access	PoorThe national stop register (NaPTAN), share of postcodes within 800 m of a station
Healthcare access	ModerateNHS Organisation Data Service, share of postcodes within 500 m of a GP practice

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Where these numbers come from

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, August 2026 vintage, Open Government Licence v3.0; Aviation noise context: ESTIMATED from Teesside International Airport (MME) runway 05/23 geometry, with the distance ladder floored at the smallest published DEFRA Round 4 footprint because this airport is below the threshold DEFRA maps at all; NOT a DEFRA sample at this address; Crime: ONS Crime in England and Wales, Police Force Area data tables, year ending June 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. Cleveland for four authorities and Durham for Darlington, this city region spanning two forces; Liveability (4 of 4 inputs): DfE Key Stage 4 Progress 8, 2023/24 Revised; ONS Crime in England and Wales, Table C4; NaPTAN rail, metro and tram access within 800 m; NHS Organisation Data Service GP practices within 500 m. Any absent input has its weight redistributed, not defaulted; Air quality: DEFRA background pollution maps (PCM), Open Government Licence v3.0; Road noise: DEFRA Strategic Noise Mapping Round 4 road Lden, Open Government Licence v3.0; Flood risk: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Open Government Licence v3.0; Inflation: ONS CPIH 12-month rate, all items (series L55O, dataset MM23), August 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0); Flight routes: UK Aeronautical Information Publication (NATS), derived by Sky Score for the aircraft noise estimate; public but not openly licensed, and not for navigation

Methodology version 5.7. Full method: the methodology (and the API reference). Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.