Neighbourhood · Hartlepool · North East
Owton Manor
Hartlepool 012 · 5 sub-areas · 7,766 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Solo renters (63/100)Watch-out: Families (39/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Owton Manor is a settled residential pocket of Hartlepool. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 125 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The demographic profile leans family-aged, with a clear share of households with school-age children.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Owton Manor?
A snapshot of Owton Manor
Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Transport links are limited — a car or e-bike is a practical assumption for most regular trips; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £570 a month; gigabit broadband is effectively universal.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 5 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Owton Manor?
- The median monthly rent across Owton Manor is £570.
- How safe is Owton Manor?
- Owton Manor has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Owton Manor?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 34 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Owton Manor?
- There are 12 schools within 2 km of Owton Manor, of which 29% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 940 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Owton Manor?
- The most common council tax band in Owton Manor is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,753. Council tax is set by Hartlepool council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Owton Manor to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Owton Manor to central London is approximately 209 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Owton Manor?
- 100% of premises in Owton Manor are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Owton Manor?
- Owton Manor sits in IMD decile 1 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Owton Manor?
- 35% of households in Owton Manor are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Owton Manor?
- The average property price across Hartlepool (the local authority covering Owton Manor) is approximately £130,176, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Owton Manor a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.34 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,830.)
- Which local areas are part of Owton Manor?
- Owton Manor contains 5 local areas: Hartlepool 012C, Hartlepool 012E, Hartlepool 012D, Hartlepool 012A, Hartlepool 012B.
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Frequently asked about Owton Manor
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Owton Manor?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Owton Manor is £570. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Owton Manor a safe place to live?
- Owton Manor has a safety score of 15/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Owton Manor?
- 29% of schools within 2 km of Owton Manor are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Owton Manor?
- Public-transport commute time from Owton Manor to central London is approximately 209 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Owton Manor different from the rest of Hartlepool?
- Owton Manor contains 5 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Owton Manor rank in Hartlepool?
- Owton Manor scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Hartlepool, see the Cities table on the Hartlepool page.
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