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Private rents average £735 a month. 23,380 people call this large town in North Yorkshire, North East home.
On schools it is strong (A+) — primary results beat 94% of towns in England; secondary results beat 95% of towns in England. With an A+ overall, Ingleby Barwick is better than almost every UK town. Its place in the ranking is #1 of 54 in North Yorkshire. Getting around depends on the car: on the way to work, 6% walk, cycle or take a bus or train. The median home sold for £240,000, 4.8 times what households in the Stockton-on-Tees council area earn in a year.
Figures: commuting, Census 2021 · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · incomes, ONS.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Ingleby Barwick is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
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The 3 things Ingleby Barwick does most differently from other towns.
Historic England lists them inside Ingleby Barwick’s built-up area, along with 1 scheduled monument.
0% 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 Ingleby Barwick.
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 28% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
Ingleby Barwick counts 0.2 jobs per working resident. 91% of commuters drove, above North Yorkshire’s towns (74%) and England’s towns (70%) alike. For 27% of commuters, work was under 5 km away.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Attainment 8 at the town’s 2 secondary schools averages 54.5, and 70% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. Key Stage 2 results at the town’s 6 primary schools: 73% of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average). Some 3,623 pupils attend Ingleby Barwick’s six primaries and two secondaries.
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barley Fields PrimaryLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 668 | A− |
| All Saints Church of England AcademyLargest secondary schoolSecondary | Secondary | 873 | A |
| St Therese of Lisieux Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic AcademyTop results in townPrimary | Primary | 226 | A |
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Per 10,000 residents, Ingleby Barwick counts 5 listed buildings. The national list protects one ancient monument here.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The social rented sector houses 1% of households. Private renters make up 14% of households, below North Yorkshire’s towns (19%) and England’s towns (21%) alike. From September 2023 to August 2026, 1,080 homes sold inside Ingleby Barwick’s built-up area at standard prices; the middle one went for £240,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £281,500 | 735 |
| Semi-detached | £170,000 | 202 |
| Terraced | £160,000 | 109 |
| Flat or maisonette | £85,000 | 34 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Town centres with shops, stations and nightlife record more crime per resident: police.uk counts crimes where they happen, not where victims live.
Homes saw 5.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (7.5) and England’s towns (9.4). Violence and sexual offences accounted for just over a third of recorded crime. Each year, 15.2 violent crimes are recorded per 1,000 residents. The 12 months to August 2026 brought 985 recorded crimes inside Ingleby Barwick’s built-up area, and 185 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 police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
11% of residents in Ingleby Barwick live with a disability. At the census, 2.4% of residents said their health was bad or very bad, below both North Yorkshire’s towns (5.5%) and England’s towns (5.2%). This North Yorkshire town has no GP practice of its own; the nearest is 1.3 miles away.
| Census 2021 | Ingleby Barwick | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 90% | 81% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 2.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 11% | 19% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · Young towns look healthier on these answers, which aren’t adjusted for age; the Health Grade uses measures that are, such as life expectancy and early deaths.
Typical age in Ingleby Barwick: 38.2, the median. Graduates make up 41% of adults.
51% women, 49% men
About an even split. Across England, 51% of residents are women.
| Ingleby Barwick | North Yorkshire | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 22% | 16% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 12% | 12% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 27% | 24% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 27% | 25% |
| 65+ | 11% | 22% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 9.1% | 18% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 5.3% | 6.4% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 22% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 41% | 32% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Ingleby Barwick. Best known first.
Historic housePreston Hall700 m outside town, to the northwest
Historic houseAcklam Hall4 km outside town, to the northeast
MuseumPreston Park Museum700 m outside town, to the northwestZooZooButterfly World900 m outside town, to the northwestAttractionAttractionTees Barrage4.3 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Large town in North Yorkshire, England
Ingleby Barwick is a built-up area of 23,380 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
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingleby Barwick | 23,380 | — | A+ | A− | A− | A− |
| Egglescliffe | 10,250 | 1.5 | A+ | A− | B | B+ |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 23,352 | 1.8 | C− | A | D− | D− |
| Yarm | 9,601 | 2.1 | B+ | A− | D− | A− |
| Stainton | 1,817 | 2.3 | — | B− | C+ | C− |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 84,824 | 3.7 | C+ | A | D− | D |
| Middlesbrough | 148,232 | 4.3 | C− | A− | D− | D |
| Hutton Rudby | 1,955 | 5 | — | D | A+ | A+ |
Stainton and Hutton Rudby have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Among the strongest in England: GCSE results beat 95% of towns in England, and primary results beat 94% (Department for Education, Attainment 8 and Key Stage 2).
Band D council tax in Ingleby Barwick is £2,594 for 2026–27, more than in 84% 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.
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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