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A town of 10,250 in County Durham, North East.
Egglescliffe grades A+ overall against UK towns: better than 97% of UK towns, and #1 of 52 in County Durham. Its strongest subject is schools (A): primary results beat 100% of towns in England; secondary results beat 83% of towns in England. Its weakest is walkability (C+): 11% of commuters walk, cycle or take public transport. The median home sold for £245,000 in the last three years, 4.9 times what households in the Stockton-on-Tees council area earn in a year.
The 3 things Egglescliffe does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Egglescliffe is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 38 buildings inside Egglescliffe’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade I.
12% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Egglescliffe.
Egglescliffe Church of England Primary School’s results beat 98% of schools in England like it. Two of its 5 schools are below, each with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Junction Farm Primary SchoolLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 364 | A+ |
| Egglescliffe Church of England Primary SchoolTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 240 | A+ |
That puts Egglescliffe above both County Durham’s towns (62%) and England’s towns (61%). 6% of households live in social housing.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £320,000 | 305 |
| Semi-detached | £210,000 | 277 |
| Terraced | £174,000 | 79 |
| Flat or maisonette | £115,975 | 40 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
On this, Egglescliffe is below both County Durham’s towns (7.3%) and England’s towns (5.2%). Women here live to 84.8 on average and men to 82.1 (2019–23). These answers aren’t adjusted for age, so young towns look healthier; the Health Grade uses age-adjusted measures, including life expectancy and early deaths.
| Census 2021 | Egglescliffe | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 83% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 4.3% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 29% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
In the comparison, Egglescliffe comes below both County Durham’s towns (41%) and England’s towns (45%). The car carried 86% of commuters at the census.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
For Egglescliffe, that is below both County Durham’s towns (36.6) and England’s towns (22). Burglary and damage come to 10.4 per 1,000 residents a year. Police recorded 527 crimes inside Egglescliffe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, plus 96 reports of anti-social behaviour.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Egglescliffe has 38 listed buildings inside its built-up area on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade I, 1 Grade II*. 12% of its homes were built before 1919.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
Egglescliffe sits above both County Durham’s towns (27%) and England’s towns (34%) on this measure. 9.5% of residents are aged 15 to 24. The median resident of Egglescliffe is 46 years old.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Egglescliffe | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 18% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 9.5% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 21% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 28% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 23% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 17% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 40% | 27% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · County Durham and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Egglescliffe. Best known first.
Historic housePreston Hallin town
MuseumPreston Park Museumin townZooZooButterfly Worldin townAttractionAttractionTees Barrage4.4 km outside town, to the northeastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
38 listed buildings in Egglescliffe, 1 of them Grade I.
Cleveland Bay public house and proto-railway station: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Remains of Village Cross: Photo: Paul Buckingham · CC BY-SA 2.0
4 notable people were born in Egglescliffe.
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egglescliffe | 10,250 | — | A+ | A− | B | B+ |
| Ingleby Barwick | 23,380 | 1.5 | A+ | A− | A− | A− |
| Yarm | 9,601 | 1.8 | B+ | A− | D− | A− |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 23,352 | 2.7 | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 84,824 | 3.5 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Stainton | 1,817 | 3.8 | — | B− | C+ | C− |
| Middleton St George | 4,756 | 4.4 | B− | B | C− | B− |
| Middlesbrough | 148,232 | 5.6 | C− | A− | D− | D |
Stainton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
GCSE results beat 83% of towns in England, and primary results beat almost all (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Police recorded 527 crimes inside Egglescliffe’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026, 39% of them violence and sexual offences, a police category that includes harassment and stalking.
Band D council tax in Egglescliffe is £2,597 for 2026–27, more than in 85% of UK towns (council, county, police and fire, plus the parish or town council). Your own bill depends on your home’s band; check it on GOV.UK.
Town in County Durham, England
Egglescliffe is a built-up area of 10,250 people, in the Stockton-on-Tees council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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