TS4 2HW Middlesbrough
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Central. Region: North East.
Streets
- Park Vale Road, Middlesbrough: 29 addresses
- Byelands Street, Middlesbrough: 2 addresses
- Clairville Road, Middlesbrough: 1 address
- Egmont Road, Middlesbrough: 1 address
- Park Lane, Middlesbrough: 1 address
- Unnamed street near Park Vale Road, Grove Hill: 1 address
- Park Road North, Middlesbrough: 1 address
- Park Road North, Middlesbrough: 1 address
- Park Road North, Middlesbrough: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Middlesbrough in 2026-27: Band D £2,549 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,699 | £1,983 | £2,266 | £2,549 | £3,116 | £3,682 | £4,249 | £5,098 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band A (88% of about 830 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this postcode is in one.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: none.
- 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.
Brownfield land registered for housing within 1.0 km
- 242 Marton Road: up to 17 homes, permissioned (340 m)
- Former Acklam Iron & Steelworks Club, Grove Hill: up to 8 homes, permissioned (560 m)
- 113 Borough Road (Harrison House): up to 95 homes, permissioned (570 m)
- 154 Borough Road: up to 30 homes, permissioned (600 m)
- 144-146 Borough Road (Garland House): up to 13 homes, permissioned (620 m)
- 314-316 Linthorpe Road: up to 7 homes, permissioned (720 m)
- 56-62 Borough Road: up to 25 homes, permissioned (830 m)
- Crown Square (Gresham P2): up to 580 homes, permissioned (910 m)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 0 addresses are in areas at high risk, 7 at medium risk and 8 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: of the 27 homes the Environment Agency counts, 0 are in areas at high risk, 8 medium, 8 low and 1 very low.
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: the postcode centre is in flood zone 2. Zone 2 is between 0.1% and 1% a year from rivers (0.1% and 0.5% from the sea), ignoring defences.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 38 addresses are between 5 m and 7 m above sea level (6 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Middlesbrough 1.5 million journeys in 2024–25 | 1.4 km |
| James Cook University Hospital 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 2.1 km | |
| Marton 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.2 km | |
| Bus stops | 10 stops within 400 m, 31 within 800 m; nearest Park Lane Middlesbrough | 10 m |
| Ferry terminal | Transporter Bridge South Side Middlesbrough | 1.8 km |
| Car parks | 1 within 800 m; nearest Zetland Multi Storey Car Park | 350 m |
| EV charging points | 24 within 1.6 km; nearest ubitricity | 90 m |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 14.6 km |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 60.2 km |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 12 practices within 1.6 km; nearest Newlands Medical Centre | 510 m |
| Pharmacies | 12 pharmacies within 1.6 km; nearest Victoria Chemist | 390 m |
| NHS dentists | 7 practices within 1.6 km; nearest The Dental Centre | 460 m |
| Hospital | Roseberry Park Hospital | 1.4 km |
| Police station | Cleveland Police Middlesbrough HQ | 1.5 km |
| Cash machines | 3 machines within 800 m; nearest ATM | 80 m |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 3 within 800 m; nearest Albert Park 28 ha | 130 m |
| Play area | 4 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 2,030 m² | 440 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m; nearest Unnamed 4,360 m² | 530 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m; nearest Whitehouse Farm Allotments 2.7 ha | 800 m |
Within 800 m: 3 parks and gardens, 29 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Albert Park, a registered park or garden (Grade II), 580 m south-west. 23 listed buildings are within 1.0 km, 2 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Albert Park | Registered park or garden, Grade II | 580 m south-west |
| Church of St John the Evangelist | Listed building, Grade II* | 810 m north |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 1.0 km north-west |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Lower Lake | Lake or reservoir | 300 m south-west |
| Middlesbrough Dock | Lake or reservoir | 1.3 km north |
| Middlesbrough Reach | Tidal water | 2.3 km north |
| North Wood | Wood | 2.6 km south-west |
| Portrack Marsh | Wetland | 3.4 km west |
| Lodge Gill | Valley | 3.5 km south-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 11.9 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 9.7 | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 65 to 69 | 4 | 0 |
| 60 to 64 | 19 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 14 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 1 | 38 |
37 of the postcode's 38 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 28 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 19% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 10% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 34% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 17% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 6% | 17% |
| Private rented | 60% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 21% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 4% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 14% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 15% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 54% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 2% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 11% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km of home (of those who travel to work) | 68% | 65% |
| Work 30 km or more away | 8% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 34% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 29% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 2% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 69% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 7% | 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 Park Vale Road.