Stockton-on-Tees noise and liveability

Teesside. Aircraft and road noise, affordability, schools, crime and access, from published sources.

6.3Sky Score out of 10
Published measurements for Stockton-on-Tees
Sky Score6.3 / 10
Quiet skies5.0 / 10
Affordability9.5 / 10Scored against borough prices across the whole country, not just this city - 5 of 5 here by price, cheapest first
Growth5.0 / 10Price trend after inflation (real terms), scored against every borough Sky Score covers in this currency, not just this city - 4 of 5 here by trend, fastest-rising first
Liveability4.2 / 10
Environment7.4 / 10
Average price£170,029HM Land Registry HPI
Price trend+3.0% year on yearHM Land Registry HPI
Aircraft noise bandModerateEstimated from airport geometry; DEFRA Round 4 does not map this airport
Recorded crime107.9ONS Table C4, per 1,000 residents per year
Progress 8-0.19DfE KS4 2023/24 revised, 0.0 is the national average
Road noiseLowDEFRA road Lden, share of addresses over WHO 53 dB
Air qualityGoodDEFRA background maps against WHO 2021
Flood riskLowEnvironment Agency RoFRS, risk after defences
Transport accessPoorNaPTAN, share of postcodes within 800 m of a station
Healthcare accessModerateNHS ODS

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Where these numbers come from

Prices: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index, July 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 March 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), July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; Postcode resolution: postcodes.io (Open Government Licence v3.0)

Methodology version 5.2. Full method: API reference. Figures are for the whole borough; a single address can differ, and the map shows postcode-level detail.