Greatham Close Middlesbrough
17 addresses across 2 postcodes (TS5), about 80 m long, classed as a local road. USRN 25700764.
- Sales: 15 recorded sales since 1995; in 2026 the median was £182,500 across 2 sales.
- Energy: 9 homes have an energy certificate (C: 1, D: 7, E: 1).
- Flood: 3 addresses on its postcodes are in areas at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers, the sea or surface water.
- Council tax: Most homes around it are in council tax band C; Band D in Middlesbrough costs £2,549 a year in 2026-27.
- Broadband: Gigabit broadband is available to 100% of premises.
- Transport: The nearest railway station is James Cook University Hospital, about 3.3 km (2 miles) away in a straight line.
- Green space: The nearest park or garden is about 170 m away.
- Air: Background air pollution in 2024 was 9.8 µg/m³ of nitrogen dioxide and 6.0 of PM2.5, within UK legal limits.
- Height: Its addresses are 22 to 25 m above sea level.
- Noise: 1 of its 17 addresses is modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic.
- Doctors: The nearest GP surgery is Acklam Medical Centre, about 720 m (0.4 miles) away.
- People: About 270 people lived in the census areas around it in 2021; 84% of households owned their home and 28% of adults held a degree or other higher qualification.
- Crime: 24 crimes were recorded within 250 m between September 2025 and August 2026, most often violence and sexual offences.
Sales on this street
| Year | Sales | Median price | Lowest | Highest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 | £182,500 | £165,000 | £200,000 |
| 2023 | 3 | £135,000 | £120,000 | £159,950 |
| 2019 | 1 | £120,000 | £120,000 | £120,000 |
| 2018 | 1 | £155,500 | £155,500 | £155,500 |
| 2017 | 1 | £95,250 | £95,250 | £95,250 |
| 2014 | 1 | £135,000 | £135,000 | £135,000 |
| 2009 | 1 | £145,000 | £145,000 | £145,000 |
| 2003 | 1 | £80,000 | £80,000 | £80,000 |
| 2002 | 1 | £55,000 | £55,000 | £55,000 |
| 1995 | 1 | £45,500 | £45,500 | £45,500 |
| Date | Address | Type | Price | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Aug 2026 | 3 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £200,000 | |
| 8 Jun 2026 | 4 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £165,000 | |
| 17 Nov 2023 | 3 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £159,950 | |
| 17 Jul 2023 | 11 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 3 Feb 2023 | 4 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 3 Jan 2019 | 3 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £120,000 | |
| 30 Apr 2018 | 12 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £155,500 | |
| 23 Mar 2018 | 12 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £145,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 22 Aug 2017 | 5 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £95,250 | |
| 20 Feb 2014 | 12 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £145,000 | Not a standard sale (repossession, buy-to-let or transfer). |
| 20 Feb 2014 | 12 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £135,000 | |
| 17 Dec 2009 | 6 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £145,000 | |
| 12 Jun 2003 | 2 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £80,000 | |
| 15 Mar 2002 | 8 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £55,000 | |
| 23 Mar 1995 | 7 TS5 8JY | Semi-detached | £45,500 |
Energy performance certificates
9 homes with a current certificate; median floor area 73 m². Most common: Bungalow, semi-detached (5); House, semi-detached (4). Built: 1967-1975 (7); 1950-1966 (2). Tenure at assessment: owner-occupied (5); rented (private) (2).
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 street: most are in band C (49% of about 1,240 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: no postcode centre in this street's postcodes is in one.
- Listed buildings on or by this street: 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 km (0.6 miles)
- The Avenue (Former St David's School), Acklam: up to 139 homes, permissioned (450 m (0.3 miles))
Roadworks
Finished in the last three months
- 7 September 2026: NORTHUMBRIAN WATER, Utility asset works, road closure, on the carriageway (major works)
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this street's postcodes, 2 addresses are in areas at high risk, 1 at medium risk and 3 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 on this street is in flood zone 2 or 3.
| Postcode | Planning zone | Addresses at high / medium / low risk | Groundwater |
|---|---|---|---|
| TS5 8JY | not in 2 or 3 | 0 / 0 / 0 | unlikely |
| TS5 8JU | not in 2 or 3 | 2 / 1 / 3 | unlikely |
Height above sea level
The street's 17 addresses are between 22 m and 25 m above sea level (24 m on average).
Broadband
| Postcode | Superfast (30 Mbit/s+) | Ultrafast (300 Mbit/s+) | Gigabit | Below 10 Mbit/s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TS5 8JU | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
| TS5 8JY | 100% | 100% | 100% | 0% |
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | James Cook University Hospital 61,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.3 km (2 miles) |
| Marton 32,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 3.5 km (2.2 miles) | |
| Thornaby 660,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 4.1 km (2.6 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 8 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 35 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Runswick Avenue Brookfield | 190 m |
| Ferry terminal | Transporter Bridge South Side Middlesbrough | 5.4 km (3.4 miles) |
| Car parks | Morrisons Car park-Stockton-on-Tees | 2.9 km (1.8 miles) |
| EV charging points | ubitricity | 2.1 km (1.3 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | Teesside International Airport MME | 11.9 km (7.4 miles) |
| Nearest large airport | Newcastle International Airport NCL | 62.5 km (39 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | 1 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest Acklam Medical Centre | 720 m (0.4 miles) |
| Pharmacies | 3 pharmacies within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Oval Pharmacy | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
| NHS dentists | 2 practices within 1.6 km (1 mile); nearest The Independent Dental Practice | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) |
| Hospital | Tees Valley Hospital | 1.1 km (0.7 miles) |
| Police station | Cleveland Police Special Constabulary | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) |
| Cash machines | 2 machines within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Cooperative Food The Oval, The Oval Brookfield Cashzone | 570 m (0.4 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 2 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 11 ha | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 730 m² | 700 m (0.4 miles) |
| Playing field | Kader Football Club 13 ha | 830 m (0.5 miles) |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 4,230 m² | 760 m (0.5 miles) |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 2 parks and gardens, 14 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park, a scheduled monument, 1.5 km (1 mile) north.
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Fishpond 550m east of Acklam Park | Scheduled monument | 1.5 km (1 mile) north |
| Name | What it is | From the middle of the street |
|---|---|---|
| Acklam Whin | Wood | 1 km (0.6 miles) west |
| Hemlington Lake | Lake or reservoir | 1.4 km (0.9 miles) south |
| The Fleet | Tidal water | 2.3 km (1.4 miles) north-west |
| Boltonmoss Hill | Hill | 2.5 km (1.6 miles) south |
| Lodge Gill | Valley | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) east |
| Portrack Marsh | Wetland | 3.9 km (2.4 miles) north-west |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 9.8 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.0 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.2 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 55 to 59 | 1 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 16 | 17 |
1 of the street's 17 addresses is 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 Middlesbrough: see them on the Middlesbrough page.
Nearest schools
| School | Phase | Ages | Distance | Inspection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kader Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 490 m (0.3 miles) | Report card (May 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Strong standard; Achievement: Strong standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Acklam Whin Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 570 m (0.4 miles) | No published inspection |
| St Clare's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 740 m (0.5 miles) | Good (Feb 2020, overall grade under the previous framework) |
| Outwood Academy Acklam | Secondary | 11–16 | 840 m (0.5 miles) | No overall grade (Mar 2025, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Good; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Acklam Grange School | Secondary | 11–16 | 1.2 km (0.7 miles) | No published inspection |
| Newham Bridge Primary School | Primary | 3–11 | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) | No published inspection |
| Hemlington Hall Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Apr 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Strong standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Green Lane Primary Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jun 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Expected standard; Achievement: Expected standard; Attendance and behaviour: Strong standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Strong standard; Inclusion: Strong standard; Leadership and governance: Strong standard; Early years: Expected standard; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| Trinity Catholic College Roman Catholic | Secondary | 11–19 | 1.6 km (1 mile) | No overall grade (Nov 2024, graded inspection without an overall judgement): Quality of education: Requires improvement; Behaviour and attitudes: Good; Personal development: Good; Leadership and management: Good |
| Viewley Hill Academy | Primary | 2–11 | 1.7 km (1 mile) | Report card (Jul 2026): Curriculum and teaching: Needs attention; Achievement: Needs attention; Attendance and behaviour: Expected standard; Personal development and wellbeing: Expected standard; Inclusion: Expected standard; Leadership and governance: Expected standard; Early years: Needs attention; Safeguarding standards: Met |
| St Gerard's RC Primary School Roman Catholic | Primary | 3–11 | 1.8 km (1.1 miles) | No published inspection |
| Sunnyside Academy | Primary | 3–11 | 1.9 km (1.2 miles) | Good (Nov 2023, overall grade under the previous framework) |
Food hygiene ratings nearby
| Business | Type | Distance | Rating | Rated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bakedbychristine TS5 7HB | Other catering premises | 280 m | 5 Very good | 10 Feb 2026 |
| Kader Academy TS5 8NU | School/college/university | 390 m | 5 Very good | 14 Jul 2025 |
| G's Golden Chippy TS5 8DE | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 6 Nov 2024 |
| Brookfield Convenience Store TS5 8DE | Retailers - other | 460 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 15 Oct 2025 |
| The Brookfield TS5 8BX | Takeaway/sandwich shop | 470 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 23 Oct 2024 |
| Acklam Whin Primary TS5 8SQ | School/college/university | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 27 Mar 2026 |
| Parkway Day Nursery @ Acklam Whin TS5 8SQ | Hospitals/Childcare/Caring Premises | 480 m (0.3 miles) | 5 Very good | 30 Mar 2026 |
Crime within 250 m
| Category | Crimes |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 11 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 3 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 3 |
| Drugs | 2 |
| Bicycle theft | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 |
| Other crime | 1 |
| Other theft | 1 |
| Vehicle crime | 1 |
Most of these are attached to: On or near Birtley Avenue (5); On or near Mainsforth Drive (4); On or near Kimmerton Avenue (3); On or near Cotherstone Drive (3); On or near Wolsingham Drive (3).
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 60 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 11% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 41% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 84% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 65% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | 0% | 1% |
| Social rented | 1% | 17% |
| Private rented | 15% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 38% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 10% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 46% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 3% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 24% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 66% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 74% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 13% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this street | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 28% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 23% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 11% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 97% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | under 1% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this street is in decile 5 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.
What has changed
Nothing new since the change feed started on 30 October 2026. New sales and energy certificates, and hygiene ratings, school inspections and flood figures nearby, will be listed here as the sources update.
Postcodes on this street
Nearby streets
Wolsingham Drive · Kader Farm Road · Mainsforth Drive · Urlay Grove · Wheatley Close · Kimmerton Avenue · Cotherstone Drive · Wolsingham Drive · Throckley Avenue · Oakenshaw Drive · Runswick Avenue · Forcett Close
All the streets in TS5 and across Middlesbrough.
What this page cannot tell you
- Whether a particular house is at risk of flooding, subsiding or anything else: the flood map is a model of areas and there is no property-level data here.
- What a home is worth now: sales are historic prices for the homes that happened to sell.
- How safe the street is: crime points are moved to anonymised locations and many crimes are never reported.
- Whether you would get a place at a school: distances are straight lines, not catchments.
- Who lives on the street now: census figures describe the small areas around it in March 2021, during a lockdown.
- How long a journey takes or how often anything runs: transport distances are straight lines to the nearest stops.
- Whether a GP practice is taking new patients, or a dentist new NHS patients.
- How loud a home is inside, or noise from industry, neighbours or smaller airfields: noise figures are models of road, rail and air traffic outside.
How each figure on this page is matched to the street and worked out: methodology.