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Population 4,756: a town in County Durham, North East. Private rents average £689 a month.
Middleton St George’s strongest subject is schools: primary results beat 45% of towns in England; secondary results beat 86% of towns in England. At B− overall, Middleton St George is better than 53% of UK towns and ranks #15 of 52 in County Durham. Where it falls short is safety: 40.9 violent and sexual offences and 12.3 home and vehicle crimes per 1,000 residents a year. Only 15% of UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people have more crime per resident. Buying the median home, at £250,000, takes 5.4 years of household income in the Darlington council area. Getting around depends on the car (C−): on the way to work, 9% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. Its remaining grades are unremarkable: B− for health, B− for jobs & income and B− for hazard risk.
Figures: crime, police.uk, averaged Sep 2023 to Aug 2026 · commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes and life expectancy, ONS · claimants, DWP · flood risk, Environment Agency.
The 3 things Middleton St George 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 Middleton St George is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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Historic England lists 13 buildings inside Middleton St George’s built-up area, and 1 scheduled monument.
16% 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 Middleton St George.
Anti-social behaviour, shown but not graded, came to 17.8 reports per 1,000, above both County Durham’s towns (16) and England’s towns (7.8). A year of reports to August 2026 adds up to 302 offences in Middleton St George and 104 cases of nuisance behaviour. Violence and sexual offences accounted for 60% of recorded crime.
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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
Attainment 8 at the one secondary school within 3 km averages 51.6, and three in five pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. There is one school here; it is shown below. 61% of pupils at the 5 primary schools within 3 km met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| St. George's Church of England AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 408 | B− |
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 31% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
7% of commuters who live in Middleton St George also work there. At the census, nearly nine in ten commuters went by car. Households had £55K a year before tax, higher than County Durham’s towns (£43K) and near England’s towns (£55K). Among 16 to 64s, 1.9% claimed unemployment benefits in 2026.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Renting privately is how just over one in ten households live. Social housing holds 6% of households, below County Durham’s towns (20%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 237 homes sold inside Middleton St George’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £250,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £315,000 | 109 |
| Semi-detached | £205,000 | 58 |
| Terraced | £135,000 | 57 |
| Flat or maisonette | £285,000 | 13 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Middleton St George has one scheduled monument. 16% of homes date from before 1919. Also worth knowing: it has 27 listed buildings for every 10,000 residents.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
At the census, 17% of people here had a disability, about level with England’s towns (17%) and below County Durham’s towns (22%). Asked at the census, 84% of residents of Middleton St George said they were in good or very good health. One GP practice serves the town; 94% of patients rate theirs good in the GP Patient Survey.
| Census 2021 | Middleton St George | County Durham | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 77% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.7% | 7.3% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 17% | 22% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Because the census answers ignore age, a younger population lifts them; that is why the Health Grade is built on age-adjusted measures like life expectancy and early deaths.
People 65 and over make up just over a fifth of the town, above County Durham’s towns (21%) and England’s towns (18%) alike. The 15-to-24 age group makes up nearly one in ten residents. Half the people of Middleton St George are older than 46.
51% women, 49% men
About 95 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Middleton St George | County Durham | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 17% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.8% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 23% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 22% | 21% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 21% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.1% | 6.5% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 19% | 19% | 17% |
| Degree level | 39% | 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 Middleton St George. Best known first.
CastleSockburn Hall4.6 km outside town, to the south
Historic housePreston Hall4.9 km outside town, to the east
MuseumPreston Park Museum4.9 km outside town, to the eastArt galleryArt galleryDarlington Library Art Gallery4.8 km outside town, to the westZooZooButterfly World4.7 km outside town, to the eastPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
13 listed buildings in Middleton St George.
Middleton One Row St Laurence's War Memorial: Photo: JThomas · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Church of St George: Photo: David Brown · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Geograph
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middleton St George | 4,756 | — | B− | B | C− | B− |
| Hurworth-on-Tees | 2,667 | 3.6 | B | B | B+ | B− |
| Darlington | 93,022 | 3.8 | C+ | A | D | C− |
| Egglescliffe | 10,250 | 4.4 | A+ | A− | B | B+ |
| Yarm | 9,601 | 4.6 | B+ | A− | D− | A− |
| Ingleby Barwick | 23,380 | 5.9 | A+ | A− | A− | A− |
| Stillington | 1,407 | 6.4 | — | A | C | B |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 84,824 | 6.6 | C+ | A | D− | D |
Stillington has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Secondary schools stand out: GCSE results beat 86% of towns in England. Primary results are closer to the middle, trailing 55%. One state school is inside the town; places are handled by Darlington council.
Band D council tax in Middleton St George is £2,529 for 2026–27, more than in 71% 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
Middleton St George is a built-up area of 4,756 people, in the Darlington 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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