Photo: Originally uploaded by MarcusBritish (Transferred by Hogweard ) · CC BY-SA 3.016 years separate the longest- and shortest-lived parts of Middlesbrough
Inside the city, men’s life expectancy runs from 67.9 in Middlesbrough Central to 83.4 in Marton West, 3.4 miles apart. Life expectancy is 75.5 for men and 79.7 for women. For 2019 to 2023, England’s figures are 79.1 and 83.0. Middlesbrough grades D for health: life expectancy, healthy life expectancy, early deaths, hospital admissions, child obesity and Census health, each adjusted for age; #52 of 54 in North Yorkshire.
What stands out about health in Middlesbrough
A 16-year gap from one part of Middlesbrough to another
Men in Marton West can expect to live to 83.4, longer than the English average of 79.1. In Middlesbrough Central, 3.4 miles away, the figure is 67.9, and Middlesbrough Central records 268 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected for its ages. For women the range is 73.3 in Beechwood & James Cook to 86.6 in Trimdon. Neighbourhoods ↓
A&E waits run longer than England’s, but fewer patients wait 12 hours for a bed
South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the A&E at The James Cook University Hospital, saw 51% of major-A&E patients within four hours in the 12 months to September 2026, against 61% across England: 95th of 117 trusts. 0.8% of patients admitted through its A&Es waited more than 12 hours from the decision to admit, against 13% in England. A&E ↓
More of Middlesbrough’s children are obese
27% of Year 6 children (aged 10 to 11) were measured as obese over the last three school years, against 22.3% across England; more than in 93% of UK towns. Health Grade ↓
Written from the OHID, NHS England and GP Patient Survey figures on this page. Life expectancy covers 2019 to 2023; neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people.
Middlesbrough grades D for health
Healthier than 5% of UK towns, on age-adjusted measures.
Behind the typical UK town on every measure. Even its strongest, disability and Census bad health, are in the bottom 20% of UK towns; preventable deaths and deaths under 75 are furthest behind. Among the 50 UK towns of 104,000 to 200,000 people, Middlesbrough’s Health Grade is the 44th highest.
Each measure is ranked against every UK town of 1,000 or more, the ranks are averaged, and the average is ranked again. Every measure allows for the town’s ages: life expectancy is worked out from the death rate at each age, so it doesn’t depend on how old the town’s residents are; deaths and admissions are counted against what England’s rates would give a town with these ages, and the Census answers against England and Wales’s rates by single year of age, so a seaside town of retired people isn’t marked down for being old.
Men’s life expectancy across Middlesbrough runs from 67.9 to 83.4
Life expectancy at birth, 2019–23, in Middlesbrough’s 20 middle-layer neighbourhoods (about 8,000 people each). Circles are sized by residents and show men’s life expectancy.
The gap follows deprivation closely: Ayresome, where 63% of residents are income-deprived, has men’s life expectancy of 69.4. Middlesbrough Central has the most deaths under 75 for its ages (268 per 100 expected), against 67 in Marton West.
Show every measure as a table
| Neighbourhood | Men | Women | Deaths under 75 | Emergency admissions | Year 6 obese | Income-deprived |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marton West | 83.4 | 84.9 | 67 | 86 | 13% | 8.8% |
| Trimdon | 83.0 | 86.6 | 71 | 97 | 23% | 10% |
| Kader | 82.3 | 84.2 | 86 | 88 | 26% | 17% |
| Nunthorpe & Marton East | 82.2 | 84.6 | 70 | 93 | 23% | 9.4% |
| Acklam | 80.4 | 84.7 | 93 | 87 | 22% | 17% |
| Coulby Newham | 78.8 | 79.1 | 101 | 119 | 27% | 29% |
| Ormesby | 77.7 | 82.2 | 118 | 113 | 28% | 28% |
| Linthorpe West | 76.9 | 82.8 | 110 | 116 | 22% | 29% |
| Stainton & Hemlington | 76.9 | 81.4 | 120 | 137 | 24% | 46% |
| Linthorpe East & Albert Park | 75.8 | 79.1 | 137 | 137 | 26% | 37% |
| Easterside | 75.0 | 81.7 | 125 | 127 | 32% | 34% |
| Newport & Maze Park | 74.6 | 80.0 | 149 | 125 | 34% | 45% |
| Park Vale | 73.6 | 78.0 | 176 | 175 | 29% | 44% |
| Park End | 72.8 | 76.8 | 184 | 152 | 32% | 56% |
| Thorntree | 72.4 | 76.9 | 212 | 168 | 31% | 56% |
| North Ormesby & Brambles | 72.1 | 74.2 | 206 | 170 | 29% | 59% |
| Berwick Hills | 71.0 | 75.7 | 212 | 171 | 28% | 58% |
| Beechwood & James Cook | 69.7 | 73.3 | 267 | 182 | 29% | 55% |
| Ayresome | 69.4 | 76.2 | 220 | 151 | 26% | 63% |
| Middlesbrough Central | 67.9 | 74.8 | 268 | 153 | 29% | 47% |
Deaths and admissions per 100 expected for each area’s ages (England = 100). Each figure has a range: Middlesbrough Central’s men’s life expectancy is 67.9 with a 95% range of 66.2 to 69.7. Neighbourhoods are ONS middle-layer areas at least 30% inside Middlesbrough; names are the House of Commons Library’s.
South Tees Hospitals saw 51% of major-A&E patients within four hours
Type 1 (major) A&E attendances seen, admitted or discharged within four hours of arrival, by month. NHS England publishes it by trust, not hospital: South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust runs the A&E at The James Cook University Hospital, the nearest to Middlesbrough (0.3 mi).
The share seen within four hours rose from an average of 49% in April 2025 to September 2025 to 52% in the latest six months; England’s was 62%. Long waits for a bed are rarer than at 87% of trusts: 228 patients in 12 months, 0.8% of emergency admissions through A&E. CQC’s latest ratings for The James Cook University Hospital: urgent and emergency services good (2023), the hospital overall good (2024).
North East and Yorkshire trusts
Hospitals within 25 miles
| Distance | Hospital | CQC overall | Urgent & emergency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 0.3 mi | The James Cook University Hospital A&E Middlesbrough · South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Good2024 | Good2023 |
| 5.5 mi | University Hospital of North Tees A&E Stockton On Tees · North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2022 | Good2018 |
| 11 mi | University Hospital of Hartlepool Hartlepool · North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust | Requires improvement2022 | — |
| 14 mi | Darlington Memorial Hospital A&E Darlington · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | Good2025 |
| 15 mi | Peterlee Community Hospital Peterlee · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
| 17 mi | Friarage Hospital Northallerton · South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust | Good2024 | — |
| 22 mi | University Hospital North Durham A&E Durham · County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust | Good2026 | Good2025 |
| 25 mi | Whitby Hospital Whitby · Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust | Not rated | — |
NHS acute hospitals registered with the Care Quality Commission (care directory, 01 October 2026). “A&E” marks a major (type 1) emergency department, open 24 hours and led by consultants, in NHS England’s Emergency Care Data Set; a hospital without the mark may still have a minor injury unit or urgent treatment centre. Ratings run Outstanding, Good, Requires improvement, Inadequate; the year is when each was published. Distances are straight lines from the town centre.
Men’s life expectancy in Middlesbrough is about what its level of deprivation predicts
Across 1,996 English towns of 2,500 or more, men’s life expectancy tracks income deprivation closely (correlation −0.81). Each dot is a town.
38% of Middlesbrough’s residents are income-deprived, more than in most English towns. For that level, the line predicts 75.7 years for men; Middlesbrough’s is 75.5. For women it predicts 80.1, and Middlesbrough’s 79.7 is close to it.
Income deprivation: share of residents in low-income households, English Indices of Deprivation 2025, averaged over each town’s neighbourhoods. A town above or below the line isn’t necessarily doing better or worse on care: students, prisons and hostels inside a boundary all shift the figures.
Care in and near Middlesbrough
The nearest A&E, the practice patients rate highest, and where to go when it’s urgent but not an emergency. In an emergency, call 999.
76% of patients rate Middlesbrough’s 19 GP practices good
GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos), about 100 patients a practice, against 77% across England. 24th of 46 English towns of 104,000 to 200,000, from the highest.
| Practice | Overall experience | Easy by phone | Wait about right | CQC |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prospect Surgery TS1 2NX · 5,660 adult patients | 91% good · range 83%–95% | 86% | 81% | Good2024 |
| Borough Road and Nunthorpe Medical Group TS1 3RY · 13,385 adult patients | 91% good · range 63%–98% | 49% | 55% | Good2016 |
| Parkway Medical Centre TS8 0TL · 7,532 adult patients | 86% good · range 74%–93% | 74% | 90% | Good2016 |
| The Endeavour Practice TS1 2NX · 6,888 adult patients | 84% good · range 73%–91% | 59% | 65% | Good2025 |
| Newlands Medical Practice TS1 3RX · 7,818 adult patients | 82% good · range 69%–91% | 60% | 74% | Good2016 |
| Westbourne Medical Centre TS3 6AL · 4,378 adult patients | 79% good · range 73%–84% | 71% | 71% | Good2016 |
| Thorntree Surgery TS3 9NB · 1,914 adult patients | 79% good · range 76%–81% | 63% | 71% | Good2025 |
| Coulby Medical Practice TS8 0TL · 7,314 adult patients | 79% good · range 66%–88% | 37% | 79% | Good2017 |
| The Discovery Practice TS1 2NX · 6,647 adult patients | 77% good · range 65%–86% | 55% | 79% | Good2016 |
| Cambridge Medical Group TS5 5NN · 5,799 adult patients | 77% good · range 67%–84% | 49% | 61% | Good2026 |
| Dr Geetha Ramachandran & Dr Prasanna Balakrishnan TS3 6AL · 2,820 adult patients | 76% good · range 71%–80% | 44% | 78% | Good2024 |
| Martonside Medical Centre TS4 3BU · 6,174 adult patients | 75% good · range 62%–84% | 39% | 54% | Good2025 |
| Crossfell Health Centre TS3 7RL · 6,884 adult patients | 75% good · range 61%–84% | 47% | 78% | Good2018 |
| Erimus Practice TS1 2NX · 5,347 adult patients | 74% good · range 64%–83% | 52% | 76% | Good2021 |
| Kings Medical Centre TS3 6AL · 4,974 adult patients | 73% good · range 64%–80% | 62% | 77% | Good2018 |
| Acklam Medical Centre TS5 8SB · 9,126 adult patients | 72% good · range 57%–83% | 45% | 71% | Good2018 |
| Park Surgery TS1 3QY · 9,628 adult patients | 72% good · range 54%–85% | 50% | 56% | Good2021 |
| Linthorpe Surgery TS5 6HA · 16,072 adult patients | 63% good · range 27%–88% | 32% | 65% | Good2023 |
| Village Medical Centre TS5 6HF · 6,509 adult patients | 56% good · range 45%–66% | 21% | 45% | Good2016 |
Prospect Surgery has the city’s highest rating (91%). Linthorpe Surgery is by far the largest, with 16,072 adult patients. You can register with any practice whose area covers your address.
GP Patient Survey 2026: surveys sent January to March 2026; results weighted by NHS England. The range is the 95% confidence interval. Adult patients: the survey’s practice population aged 16 and over. A practice counts as in Middlesbrough when its main surgery is inside the built-up area; branch surgeries are part of their main practice. CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
77% of adults in the North East and North Cumbria area who tried got an NHS dental appointment
Adults who tried to get an NHS dental appointment for themselves in the last two years, and got one. GP Patient Survey 2026, by integrated care system (the NHS area that plans dentistry for Middlesbrough).
Across England 82% of those who tried got an appointment. Of North East and North Cumbria patients who did, 71% rated the experience good (England 74%). NHS practices taking new patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist; for urgent dental pain, call NHS 111.
The survey asks GP patients about dentistry, so results are published for health areas, not towns or practices.
79% of residents say their health is good or very good
Census 2021, all residents, as answered (not adjusted for age).
Middlesbrough’s residents are younger than North Yorkshire’s (17% are 65 or over, against 22%), which accounts for much of the difference. Adjusted for age, 150 report bad health for every 100 expected, more than the national rate.
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| Census 2021 | Middlesbrough | North Yorkshire | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 79% | 81% | 82% |
| Fair health | 14% | 13% | 13% |
| Bad or very bad health | 7.4% | 5.5% | 5.2% |
| Disabled under the Equality Act | 21% | 19% | 17% |
| Day-to-day activities limited a lot | 10% | 7.8% | 7.4% |
North Yorkshire and England: all residents of their built-up areas (towns and cities), from the same Census 2021 output areas.
Middlesbrough’s Health Grade is 44th of 50 UK towns of 104,000 to 200,000
Ordered by Health Grade: the top three, the towns either side of Middlesbrough, and others in North Yorkshire. Life expectancy for men / women; deaths under 75 per 100 expected.
| # | Town | People | Life expectancy | Deaths under 75 | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Richmond upon Thames London | 192,888 | 82.2 / 86.6 | 64 | A |
| 2 | Kensington and Chelsea London | 143,348 | 81.5 / 86.2 | 72 | B+ |
| 3 | Kingston upon Thames London | 166,333 | 81.1 / 85.3 | 77 | B+ |
| … | |||||
| 21 | York North Yorkshire | 141,696 | 78.4 / 83.1 | 107 | C |
| … | |||||
| 42 | Gateshead Tyne and Wear | 115,278 | 75.8 / 80.6 | 144 | D |
| 43 | Sunderland Tyne and Wear | 168,323 | 76.1 / 80.6 | 143 | D |
| 44 | Middlesbrough North Yorkshire | 148,232 | 75.5 / 79.7 | 153 | D |
| 45 | St Helens Merseyside | 107,684 | 76.1 / 80.1 | 145 | D− |
| 46 | Salford Greater Manchester | 108,431 | 74.4 / 78.6 | 152 | D− |
| … | |||||
| 50 | Oldham Greater Manchester | 110,722 | 74.0 / 78.2 | 166 | D− |
Health letters rank against every UK town of 1,000 or more; the order here is context only. Welsh towns are graded on life expectancy, healthy life expectancy and the two Census measures: OHID’s early-death, admissions and child-obesity figures cover England.
Health in the places around Middlesbrough
Life expectancy for men / women, and the nearest A&E. Tap a town for its health page.
| Town | People | Life expectancy | Nearest A&E | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 148,232 | 75.5 / 79.7 | 0.3 mi | D |
| Stainton | 1,817 | 76.9 / 81.4 | 2.7 mi | C− |
| Eston | 29,625 | 74.4 / 79.4 | 2.6 mi | D− |
| Thornaby-on-Tees | 23,352 | 75.5 / 79.0 | 3.3 mi | D− |
| Ingleby Barwick | 23,380 | 81.4 / 83.2 | 4.5 mi | A− |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 84,824 | 76.1 / 79.6 | 0.8 mi | D |
| Billingham | 33,917 | 78.6 / 81.3 | 3.1 mi | D |
| Great Ayton | 4,348 | 82.8 / 85.6 | 5.3 mi | A− |
Great Ayton, 5.4 miles away, has men’s life expectancy of 82.8, 7.3 years longer than Middlesbrough’s.
What this data can and can’t tell you
- A&E figures are for the trust. NHS England publishes four-hour waits by trust, not hospital, so South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust’s figures cover every major A&E it runs. They count type 1 (major) departments; minor injury units and urgent treatment centres are left out, which is why they sit below the all-types figure NHS England headlines (75% for England).
- The GP survey is a survey. About 100 patients answer for each practice, so a practice’s figure has a range (shown in the table); small differences between practices aren’t meaningful. The town figure weights each practice by its adult patients, some of whom live outside Middlesbrough.
- Adjusted for age. A ratio of 100 means as many deaths, admissions or reports of bad health as England’s rates (England and Wales’s for the Census) would give a town with these ages; 120 means a fifth more.
- Small areas, summed to the town. OHID publishes these figures for middle-layer areas of about 8,000 people; the town’s figure averages the areas it covers, weighted by how many of their residents live in it, so a village shares its area’s figure with the countryside around it.
- Different years. Life expectancy and deaths cover 2019 to 2023; emergency admissions 2016/17 to 2020/21 (the latest OHID publishes for small areas, including the pandemic dip); child obesity the three school years to 2024/25; A&E the 12 months to September 2026; the GP Patient Survey early 2026; CQC ratings were published on different dates, shown in each row.
- Distances are straight lines. Miles are measured from the town’s centre to each site; the road is longer. For an emergency, call 999; for urgent advice, call NHS 111.
Questions about health in Middlesbrough
How healthy is Middlesbrough?
Middlesbrough earns a D for health, healthier than 5% of UK towns on measures adjusted for age, and 44th of 50 UK towns of its size. Life expectancy is 75.5 for men and 79.7 for women (England 79.1 and 83.0), and there are 153 deaths under 75 for every 100 expected.
Which parts of Middlesbrough have the highest life expectancy?
For men, Marton West (83.4), Trimdon (83.0) and Kader (82.3); the shortest is Middlesbrough Central (67.9). For women, Trimdon is highest (86.6) and Beechwood & James Cook lowest (73.3). OHID figures for 2019 to 2023, by neighbourhood of about 8,000 people.
How long are A&E waits at The James Cook University Hospital?
NHS England publishes waits for the trust, South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. In the 12 months to September 2026 it saw 51% of major-A&E patients within four hours, against 61% across England; in September 2026 the figure was 48%. In an emergency call 999; for urgent advice call NHS 111.
Can I get an NHS dentist in Middlesbrough?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, 77% of adults in the North East and North Cumbria area who tried to get an NHS dental appointment in the last two years got one, against 82% across England. Practices taking new NHS patients are listed on the NHS website’s Find a dentist service.
Which GP practice in Middlesbrough do patients rate highest?
In the 2026 GP Patient Survey, Prospect Surgery (91% good overall), Borough Road and Nunthorpe Medical Group (91% good overall) and Parkway Medical Centre (86% good overall). Across all 19 Middlesbrough practices, 76% of patients rate their practice good, against 77% in England.
What is the life expectancy in Middlesbrough?
75.5 years for men and 79.7 for women, on OHID’s figures for 2019 to 2023. Men can expect 59.8 of those years and women 60.8 in good health.
CQC ratings © Care Quality Commission.
Sources: OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (life expectancy and deaths 2019–23, emergency admissions 2016/17–2020/21, NCMP 2022/23–2024/25); House of Commons Library MSOA names · ONS health state life expectancy for small areas (MSOAs), England and Wales, 2019 to 2023 (healthy life expectancy) · ONS Census 2021 general health and disability, adjusted for age · Care Quality Commission care directory and latest ratings, 01 October 2026 · NHS Organisation Data Service · GP Patient Survey 2026 (NHS England, run by Ipsos) · NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions (monthly, by trust) and Emergency Care Data Set activity by site, June–September 2026 (type 1 A&Es) · MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 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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