Colenso Street, Hartlepool, TS26 9BD

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding TS26 9BD is primarily male, with 53.1% of the population being male. Several factors can contribute to this, including areas with industries or sectors that predominantly employ men, proximity to universities or technical schools with a higher enrollment of male students, presence of all-male or predominantly male institutions (military academies, boarding schools).

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	49.4%	46.9%	-2.5%	51.0%	-4.1%
Male	50.6%	53.1%	2.5%	49.0%	4.1%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around TS26 9BD, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 61.2% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	62.9%	61.2%	-1.7%	37.9%	23.3%
Married: Opposite sex	14.8%	21.7%	6.9%	44.2%	-22.5%
Married: Same sex	0.5%	2.6%	2.1%	0.3%	2.3%
Separated	5.7%	5.3%	-0.4%	2.2%	3.1%
Divorced	14.3%	7.9%	-6.4%	9.1%	-1.2%
Widowed	1.9%	1.3%	-0.6%	6.1%	-4.8%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	44.2%	45.4%	1.2%	48.4%	-3.0%
Good health	36.7%	28.6%	-8.1%	33.6%	-5.0%
Fair health	10.5%	16.3%	5.8%	12.7%	3.6%
Bad health	6.4%	8.7%	2.3%	4.0%	4.7%
Very bad health	2.2%	1%	-1.2%	1.2%	-0.2%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

This area stands out for its low percentage of residents with higher education degree. The UK average is 33.8%, while in this area it is 16.4%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	25.2%	19.7%	-5.5%	18.2%	1.5%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	25.2%	13.2%	-12.0%	9.6%	3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	16.4%	1.2%	13.4%	3.0%
Apprenticeship	1.4%	9.9%	8.5%	5.3%	4.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	17.1%	21.1%	4.0%	16.9%	4.2%
Degree or Similar	9.5%	16.4%	6.9%	33.8%	-17.4%
Other	6.2%	3.3%	-2.9%	2.8%	0.5%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is predominantly white, with 91.8% identifying as such, significantly higher than the UK average of 81.4%. This indicates a lower level of ethnic diversity compared to the broader UK population.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Chinese	1.1%	0%	-1.1%	0.7%	-0.7%
Other Asian	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	1.6%	-1.6%
Black African	0%	3.6%	3.6%	2.5%	1.1%
Other Black	0%	1%	1.0%	0.5%	0.5%
Mixed White and African	0%	0.5%	0.5%	0.4%	0.1%
Mixed Other	0%	1.5%	1.5%	0.8%	0.7%
White	97.8%	91.8%	-6.0%	81.4%	10.4%
Other	0.7%	1.5%	0.8%	1.6%	-0.1%

Country of Birth

In this area, 88.6% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is similar to the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	95.9%	88.6%	-7.3%	83.2%	5.4%
European Union	1.9%	2.6%	0.7%	6.1%	-3.5%
Rest of Europe	0.4%	1%	0.6%	0.8%	0.2%
Africa	0.4%	4.1%	3.7%	2.7%	1.4%
Middle East and Asia	1.1%	1.6%	0.5%	5.6%	-4.0%
The Americas and the Caribbean	0%	2.1%	2.1%	1.3%	0.8%
Oceania	0.4%	0%	-0.4%	0.3%	-0.3%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	95.9%	87.7%	-8.2%	83.2%	4.5%
10+ Years	0.7%	0.5%	-0.2%	9.8%	-9.3%
5-10 Years	1.1%	3.6%	2.5%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	0.4%	4.6%	4.2%	2.2%	2.4%
Less than 2 years	1.9%	3.6%	1.7%	1.9%	1.7%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	55.4%	76.7%	-21.3%
Germany	0.5%	0.2%	0.3%
Poland	3.1%	1.3%	1.8%
Other EU countries	0.5%	1.5%	-1.0%
North Africa	0.5%	0.1%	0.4%
No passport held	40%	13.5%	26.5%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	48.5%	37.2%	11.3%
Christian	40.7%	46.2%	-5.5%
Buddhist	0.5%	0.5%	0.0%
Muslim	1.5%	6.5%	-5.0%
Sikh	1%	0.9%	0.1%
Other religion	0.5%	0.6%	-0.1%
Not answered	7.2%	6.0%	1.2%

Safety

Is Colenso Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Colenso Street was 545.0 per 1,000 residents, which is 68.6% higher than the Burn Valley average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Colenso Street has the 16th highest crime rate of 90 local areas in Burn Valley and the 21st highest crime rate of 320 local areas in Hartlepool .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 246.4 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -32.3%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a much lower level of wealth compared to the average household in England and Wales. 98% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£29,800

Income Rank
1/10

Household Income in TS26 9BD, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 10/10 (very high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 1/10 (very low )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Colenso Street are based on 99 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Hartlepool.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Colenso Street, Hartlepool, TS26 9BD

Estimated Average Property Prices for TS26 9BD

Average Price
£70,654

Semi-Detached
£70,245

Terraced
£70,688

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
no sales

Estimated Average Property Prices for Colenso Street

Average Price
£76,400

Semi-Detached
£66,552

Terraced
£77,302

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£41,737

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Colenso Street

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
37 Colenso Street, Hartlepool, Hartlepool Terraced, an established residential building	£58,000	2025-03-19	£58,000
13 Colenso Street, Hartlepool, Hartlepool Terraced, an established residential building	£45,000	2024-12-20	£45,994
6 Colenso Street, Hartlepool, Hartlepool Terraced, an established residential building	£40,000	2024-04-05	£47,028
22 Colenso Street, Hartlepool, Hartlepool Terraced, an established residential building	£79,999	2024-02-01	£88,206
22 Colenso Street, Hartlepool, Hartlepool Terraced, an established residential building	£52,000	2023-11-24	£57,874

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for TS26 9BD

Employment

TS26 9BD area has a very high unemployment rate. According to Census 2021, 11% residents of this area were unemployed, while the average in the UK was 4.83%. High levels of unemployment lead to more frequent crime and reduce the quality of life in this area.

Economic Activity

Full-Time Employee	42
Other	21
Long-Term Sick or disabled	19
Looking after home or family	18
Unemployed	17
Part-Time Employee	12
Retired	9
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	6
Student (economically inactive)	3
Self-Employed	2

Employment Industry

Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	19
Human health and social work activities	19
Education	12
Accommodation and food service activities	9
Construction	8
Other	7
Manufacturing	7
Transport and storage	6
Professional, scientific and technical activities	3
Administrative and support service activities	3
Mining and quarrying	3
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2
Financial and insurance activities	2
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities	2
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	2
Agriculture, forestry and fishing	1

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Eldon Grove Academy Eldon Grove , TS26 9LY	3out of 4	269 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Stranton Primary School Southburn Terrace , TS25 1SQ	4out of 4	693 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool Stratford Road , TS25 5AJ	- not rated	846 yd	Academy converter	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Kingsley Primary School Taybrooke Avenue , TS25 5JR	3out of 4	1,029 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Lynnfield Primary School Grosvenor Street , TS26 8RL	2out of 4	1,082 yd	Community school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
English Martyrs Catholic School and Sixth Form College Catcote Road , TS25 4HA	2out of 4	967 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School
High Tunstall College of Science Elwick Road , West Park TS26 0LQ	3out of 4	2,028 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School
Dyke House Sports and Technology College Mapleton Road , TS24 8NQ	3out of 4	2,132 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Manor Community Academy Owton Manor Lane , TS25 3PS	2out of 4	2,883 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
St Hild's Church of England School King Oswy Drive , West View TS24 9PB	- not rated	3,856 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Hartlepool College of Further Education Stockton Street , TS24 7NT	- not rated	1,134 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Catcote Academy Catcote Road , TS25 4EZ	3out of 4	886 yd	Academy special converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Horizon School, Hartlepool C.E.T.L , Brierton Lane TS25 4BY	3out of 4	1,789 yd	Pupil referral unit	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Springwell School Wiltshire Way , TS26 0TB	4out of 4	2,357 yd	Community special school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Cambian Hartlepool School Unit E, Sovereign Way , Sovereign Park TS25 1NN	- not rated	2,387 yd	Other independent special school	No	Mixed	More About School
Catcote Futures Warren Road , Oakesway TS24 0RG	- not rated	3,352 yd	Special post 16 institution	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
One 77	175-177 York Road	518 yd
The Copper Kettle and Deli	103 Park Road	535 yd
Robbo's Kitchen	Hartlepower, 81 Stranton	677 yd
Mary Lambert	1 Villiers Street	689 yd
The Arches Cafe	Unit 10, The Arches, Park Road	725 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
South Durham Social Club	Westbourne Road	372 yd
Hartlepool Snooker and Social Club	Waldon Street	484 yd
Carol Hammond Dance Studio	62 Dalton Street	535 yd
Stranton Social Club	Waldon Street	541 yd
The Park Inn	Park Road	587 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Queen B's	119 Elwick Road	80 yd
Panda Noodle Bar	51a Elwick Road	334 yd
Pizza Time	49 Elwick Road	334 yd
The Little Kitchen	41 Elwick Road	372 yd
Tony's Parmesan Place	235 York Road	382 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Eldon Grove Leisure Centre (Closed) Eldon Grove	health and fitness suite	401 yd
Eldon Grove Bowling & Tennis Club ELDON GROVE	tennis courts	454 yd
Bodywise Gym (Closed) Stockton Road	health and fitness suite	466 yd
Westbourne Methodist Church STOCKTON ROAD		495 yd
Bodywise Gym (Closed) Park Road	health and fitness suite	498 yd
Stranton Primary School SOUTHBURN TERRACE	grass pitches	578 yd
Hartlepool 6Th Form College BRINKBURN BRINKBURN BLAKELOCK ROAD	grass pitches, health and fitness suite, swimming pool	621 yd
Brinkburn Youth Centre (Closed) Blakelock Road		709 yd
St Cuthberts R.C Primary School STRATFORD ROAD	athletics tracks, grass pitches	779 yd
West Hartlepool Rugby Football Club CATCOTE ROAD	grass pitches	922 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	100.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	100.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	0.0%

Download Speed

Median download speed	100 Mbit/s
Average download speed	160.2 Mbit/s
Minimum download speed	1000 Mbit/s
Maximum download speed	1000 Mbit/s

Upload Speed

Median upload speed	17 Mbit/s
Average upload speed	16.3 Mbit/s
Maximum upload speed	50 Mbit/s

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.