TS18 1PL Stockton-on-Tees
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Stockton Town Centre. Region: North East.
Streets
- Norton Road, Stockton-on-Tees: 26 addresses
- Smith Street, Stockton-on-Tees: 9 addresses
- North Street, Stockton-on-Tees: 4 addresses
- Middle Street, Stockton-on-Tees: 3 addresses
- North Street, Stockton-on-Tees: 2 addresses
- High Street, Stockton-on-Tees: 1 address
- Wellington Street, Stockton-on-Tees: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Norton Road, Queen's Park: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Stockton-on-Tees in 2026-27: Band D £2,590 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,727 | £2,014 | £2,302 | £2,590 | £3,165 | £3,741 | £4,316 | £5,180 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (84% of about 940 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Stockton Town Centre (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 7.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- Stockton Parish Church, grade I
- 148 and 149, High Street, grade II
- 153A AND 153B, HIGH STREET, grade II
- 16, CHURCH ROAD, grade II
- GATE PIERS AT WEST FRONT OF PARISH CHURCH, grade II
- GLOBE THEATRE, grade II
- TOMB 20 YARDS NORTH WEST OF CHURCH TO RICHARD JACKSON, grade II
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1 km (0.6 miles)
- Car Lot, Parkin Street: up to 43 homes, permissioned (200 m)
- Riverside Inn, permissioned (200 m)
- Alma House, Alma Street: up to 40 homes, not permissioned (250 m)
- Regency West Mall: up to 29 homes, not permissioned (440 m (0.3 miles))
- First Floor, The Town House, Skinner Street: up to 15 homes, permissioned (460 m (0.3 miles))
- Land off Grangefield Road (Millfield): up to 800 homes, pending decision (740 m (0.5 miles))
- Railway Street: up to 200 homes, not permissioned (760 m (0.5 miles))
- 10 Yarm Road: up to 14 homes, permissioned (1 km (0.6 miles))
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 7 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's addresses are about 14 m above sea level.
Broadband
Superfast 88%, ultrafast 25%, gigabit 25% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Stockton 120,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 430 m (0.3 miles) |
| Thornaby 660,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | |
| Billingham 118,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.8 km (3 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 21 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 53 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest High Street Stand X Stockton | 30 m |
| Ferry terminal | Transporter Bridge South Side Middlesbrough | 5.8 km (3.6 miles) |
| Car parks | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Bishop Street Car Park | 240 m |
| EV charging points | 2 within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest InstaVolt Charging Station | 930 m (0.6 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 57.7 km (36 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 7 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Tennant Street Medical Practice | 150 m |
| Pharmacies | 7 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Well | 0 m |
| NHS dentists | 4 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Bishopton Lane Dental Practice | 90 m |
| Hospital | University Hospital Of North Tees | 2.8 km (1.7 miles) |
| Police station | Stockton Police | 200 m |
| Cash machines | 4 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Station News | 230 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.5 ha | 350 m |
| Largest park within 800 m (0.5 miles) | Trinity Green 3.8 ha | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 940 m² | 400 m (0.2 miles) |
| Playing field | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 6,700 m² | 390 m |
| Allotments | Unnamed 4,170 m² | 810 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 3 parks and gardens, 7.7 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Stockton Parish Church, a listed building (Grade I), 110 m south-east. 86 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 1 of them Grade I and 13 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Stockton Parish Church | Listed building, Grade I | 110 m south-east |
| War Memorial | Listed building, Grade II* | 110 m south-east |
| Gloucester House | Listed building, Grade II* | 240 m east |
| 74 and 76, Church Road | Listed building, Grade II* | 270 m east |
| Stockton market cross immediately south of Town Hall | Scheduled monument | 380 m south |
| Ropner Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II* | 1.6 km (1 mile) south-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Primrose Hill | Hill | 780 m (0.5 miles) north |
| Old Cut | Lake or reservoir | 1.7 km (1.1 miles) east |
| Portrack Marsh | Wetland | 2.2 km (1.4 miles) east |
| New Cut | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) east |
| Thornaby Low Wood | Wood | 2.4 km (1.5 miles) south |
| Norton Bottoms | Valley | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 10.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 5.9 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.9 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; nitrogen dioxide and PM2.5 are above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 5 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 26 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 17 | 48 |
31 of the postcode's 48 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Stockton-on-Tees: see them on the Stockton-on-Tees page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 37 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 5% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 17% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 28% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 22% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 33% | 17% |
| Private rented | 40% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 14% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 36% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 9% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 26% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 19% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 33% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 0% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 9% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 26% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 93% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 7% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 11% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 44% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 4% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 92% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 5% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 1 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on Norton Road.