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Thornaby South

Middle area

South Stockton-on-Tees. 5,228 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.2 square kilometres.

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Radon Affected Area by middle area

Worked out by Open Index · 2022

Under 1%90% or more

About 0% of people in Thornaby South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

Median sale price
£137,850
346th cheapest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
5,042
1,947th least populated of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
People in radon Affected Area squares
0%
UK 44%
Worked out by Open Index
Gigabit broadband coverage
90.9%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026

Recorded crime in Thornaby South

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thornaby South at a rate of 225.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 144.1 per 1,000 people across Stockton-on-Tees.

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Recorded by police, 12 months to August 2026
Kind of crimeRecorded
Violence and sexual offences330
Shoplifting209
Anti-social behaviour189
Criminal damage and arson174
Other crime171
Burglary35
Drug offences32
Robbery21
Vehicle crime16
Theft from the person3

Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026

How Thornaby South compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price26 middle areas, Stockton-on-Tees · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in Stockton-on-Tees26 areas from £85,000 to £312,761. The middle area is £153,500. Thornaby South is £137,850.
£137,8507th cheapest
Population26 middle areas, Stockton-on-Tees · 2021
Population: every middle area in Stockton-on-Tees26 areas from 5,032 to 11,015. The middle area is 7,454. Thornaby South is 5,042.
5,0422nd least populated
People in radon Affected Area squares26 middle areas, Stockton-on-Tees · 2022
People in radon Affected Area squares: every middle area in Stockton-on-Tees26 areas from 0.0% to 29.0%. The middle area is 0.0%. Thornaby South is 0.0%.
0%joint fewest people in radon Affected Areas
Gigabit broadband coverage26 middle areas, Stockton-on-Tees · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in Stockton-on-Tees26 areas from 57.3% to 99.7%. The middle area is 96.3%. Thornaby South is 90.9%.
90.9%7th lowest

Is Thornaby South safe? What police records show

In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thornaby South at a rate of 225.7 per 1,000 people.

That compares with 144.1 per 1,000 people across Stockton-on-Tees.

Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.

In August 2026 alone, 94 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thornaby South.

In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (330), shoplifting (209) and anti-social behaviour (189).

Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.

Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.

Figures for the whole of Stockton-on-Tees

These figures are published for the whole of Stockton-on-Tees, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Stockton-on-Tees and not Thornaby South alone. See Stockton-on-Tees

Average house price
£172,698
Up 3.1% in a year
HM Land Registry · Aug 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,558
144th lowest paid of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
4.6×
Joint 28th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
25.8
Joint 69th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
Thornaby South in brief

The median price paid for a home in Thornaby South was £137,850 in 2025.

Thornaby South had 5,042 usual residents at the census.

About 0% of people in Thornaby South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.

In Thornaby South, 90.9% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.