What's the median rent in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

The median monthly rent across The Fens, Elwick & Hart is £570.

How well-connected is The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

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 38 minutes' walk.

What schools are near The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

There are 8 schools within 2 km of The Fens, Elwick & Hart, of which 27% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2045 m away.

What is the council tax band in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

The most common council tax band in The Fens, Elwick & Hart is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,638. Council tax is set by Hartlepool council and applies to every property in the area.

How long is the commute from The Fens, Elwick & Hart to London?

By the fastest direct train, the journey from The Fens, Elwick & Hart to central London is approximately 218 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

100% of premises in The Fens, Elwick & Hart are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.

What is the deprivation rank of The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

The Fens, Elwick & Hart sits in IMD decile 8 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

85% of households in The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

The average property price across Hartlepool (the local authority covering The Fens, Elwick & Hart) 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

The Fens, Elwick & Hart contains 7 local areas: Hartlepool 014A, Hartlepool 014C, Hartlepool 014D, Hartlepool 014G, Hartlepool 014E…

What is the average rent in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

The estimated median monthly rent in The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart a safe place to live?

The Fens, Elwick & Hart has a safety score of 89/100. 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

27% of schools within 2 km of The Fens, Elwick & Hart are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.

How long is the commute from The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

Public-transport commute time from The Fens, Elwick & Hart to central London is approximately 218 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.

How is The Fens, Elwick & Hart different from the rest of Hartlepool?

The Fens, Elwick & Hart contains 7 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart rank in Hartlepool?

The Fens, Elwick & Hart scores 84/100 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.

Neighbourhood · Hartlepool · North East

The Fens, Elwick & Hart

Hartlepool 014 · 7 sub-areas · 14,635 residents

Updated May 2026

Verdict

How are these scored? →

Best for Couples (73/100)Watch-out: Investors / BTL (52/100)Liveability 84/100 · Top quartileResidential

The Fens, Elwick & Hart is a settled residential pocket of Hartlepool. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 129 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. The population skews older, with a long-settled feel and a high share of retirees; most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.

Median rent

£570+4.7%

vs last year

ONS Rent Index (PIPR) · Mar 2026

Crime / 1k / yr

39.9

Top quartile

Police.uk crime data · Feb 2026

Best hub commute

129 min

Direct to Leeds

Network Rail TTIS (CIF) · Apr 2026

Good schools 2 km

27%

8 schools within 2 km

Ofsted (spatial) · Feb 2026

Liveability

84/100

Top quartile

Population

14,635

7 sub-areas

ONS LSOA mid-2024 estimates · 2024

Overview

What's it like to live in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

A snapshot of The Fens, Elwick & Hart

Greenspace is reachable but isn't on the immediate doorstep — most residents walk a few blocks to reach a park; there's effectively nothing within walking distance — eating out, drinking and shopping mean a drive; The streets feel safe by national standards — police-recorded crime is well below the country-wide median; 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 7 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.

The Fens, Elwick & Hart in Hartlepool

Cost

Cost of living

What does it cost to live here?

Rent runs at £570 a month — 48% below the national median. Council tax is most commonly Band B.

Median rentCouncil area

£570/mo

Up 4.7% on last year

−£530 vs nat'l avg

Total monthly baseline

£790/mo

Rent + council tax + indicative utilities

Council tax — modal bandCouncil area

Around £2,638/yr · £220/mo

Years to save 10% deposit

3.9 yr

Assumes saving 20% of gross salary

−22% vs nat'l avg

Rent — whole property and per room (sharing)2-bed: £519/mo · £260/room

By bedroom count

1 bedroom£409/mosolo only

2 bedrooms£519/mo£260/mo per room shared

3 bedrooms£620/mo£207/mo per room shared

4 bedrooms£826/mo£207/mo per room shared

By property type

Flat£493/mo

Terraced house£563/mo

Semi-detached£632/mo

Detached house£820/mo

Can you afford to live here?Rent as a share of take-home, four common living arrangements

Renting alone

Whole property, on the local median salary

28%

of take-home

£570/mo per person · take-home £2,023/moComfortable

Sharing a 2-bed

Half a 2-bed flat, on the local median salary

13%

of take-home

£260/mo per person · take-home £2,023/moComfortable

Sharing a 3-bed

One room in a 3-bed flat-share

10%

of take-home

£207/mo per person · take-home £2,023/moComfortable

Couple, two incomes

Whole property split between two earners on the local median salary

14%

of take-home

£285/mo per person · take-home £2,023/moComfortable

Take-home is calculated from the median resident salary using UK 2024–25 income-tax + NI bands. Higher earners and dual-income households see lower percentages than the table shows; the median figures are a market benchmark, not a personal estimate.

Buying — affordability detail~£1,192/mo on a 25-year mortgage at 5%

Median sale price (Land Registry)£226,500

Average price (HPI, smoother)Council area£130,1761.4% YoY

Estimated monthly mortgage£1,192/mo

Gross rental yield (BTL)2.8%

Years to save 10% deposit3.9 years

Bills — council tax, energy, fuel povertyCouncil tax (Band D, all-in): £2,560/yr

Council tax — Band D (incl. precepts)Council area£2,560/yr

Council tax — band-mix-weighted (typical home)Council area£2,638/yr

EPC median rating—

Homes rated A or B6%

Households in fuel poverty6.6%

Source: ONS PIPR (rent), HM Land Registry / HMLR HPI (sale prices), VOA + MHCLG (council tax), MHCLG EPC bulk download, DESNZ LILEE (fuel poverty).

Safety

How safe is The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

Safety scores 89/100 against the national distribution, with police-recorded crime running 2.5× safer than the national average (39.9 per 1,000 residents per year).

Crime / 1k / yr

39.9

recorded incidents per 1,000 residents · 6 / month

Safety scoreHow? →

89/100

Higher is safer (national percentile)

Deprivation decile

8/10

1 = most deprived nationally · 10 = least

How crime is measured

What's counted. Incidents recorded by territorial police forces and published to data.police.uk each month. Rates use the latest 12 months of data divided by the area's mid-2024 ONS resident population — so the figure is reported incidents per 1,000 residents per year.

Anti-social behaviour is the largest category in most areas and is worth reading carefully — it's a community-reports bucket (noise, rowdiness, nuisance), not "crime" in the legal sense. ASB and shoplifting are weighted lower than violent offences in the safety score on each page.

Caveats. The denominator is residents, so workday and tourist destinations can look worse than they feel for someone living there. Greater Manchester forces stopped publishing to data.police.uk in 2020, so figures for those areas are intentionally blank rather than misleadingly low.

Crime by category, per 1,000 residents per yearBar lengths show share of total recorded crime.

Violent & sexual offences

13.6 /1k

Anti-social behaviour

10.3 /1k

Public order

2.6 /1k

Vehicle crime

2.9 /1k

Criminal damage & arson

3.9 /1k

Burglary

2.3 /1k

Other theft

1.6 /1k

Shoplifting

1.2 /1k

Drugs

1.3 /1k

Theft from the person

0.6 /1k

Possession of weapons

0.6 /1k

Robbery

0.8 /1k

Bicycle theft

1.0 /1k

Source: data.police.uk monthly counts (12-month rolling, normalised by ONS mid-year population). Greater Manchester values use IMD 2019 crime-domain proxy.

Transport

Getting around The Fens, Elwick & Hart

Weak transport links — 17/100; nearest rail station is Hartlepool at around 3056 m; 1 bus stops within five minutes' walk; Leeds is reachable in 129 minutes by direct train.

Transport scoreHow? →

17/100

Bottom quartile

Best hub commute

129 min

Direct to Leeds

WFH share

23%

Census 2021 — work mostly from home

Nearest National Rail

Hartlepool

3.1 km walk · 129 min to Leeds

Nearest tube / metro / tram

Out of metro reach

Nearest metro is more than 5 km away.

Commute by train to major UK hubsFastest: Leeds in 129 min

London

218 min

Manchesterapprox

181 min

Birminghamapprox

219 min

Leedsapprox

129 min

Liverpoolapprox

223 min

Bristolapprox

337 min

Sheffieldapprox

154 min

Edinburghapprox

173 min

Glasgowapprox

245 min

Cardiffapprox

373 min

Walking time from the LSOA centroid to the nearest station, plus the fastest direct train from there. Routes that require a change of train are marked “approx” (haversine fallback).

How residents commute (Census 2021)23% work from home

Drive69%Public transport2%Walk / cycle4%Work from home23%

Method of travel to work for residents in employment, Census 2021 (TS061).

Broadband — gigabit available (1,000 Mbps) to most homesTop speed available: 1,000 Mbps · effectively universal

Top advertised speedCouncil area1,000 Mbps (gigabit)

Gigabit-ready (1,000 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Ultrafast (≥300 Mbps)Council area100% of premises

Below USO (under 10 Mbps)Council area0.0% of premises

Outdoor 5G coverageCouncil area100%

Coverage from Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Top speeds reflect what's available to buy at the address; actual experienced speeds depend on the chosen package and provider.

Source: National Rail TTIS timetable (direct journey times), TfL Open Data + OSM (metros), Ofcom Connected Nations 2025, ONS Census 2021 (TS061).

Schools

Schools near The Fens, Elwick & Hart

8 schools within a 2 km radius; around 27% rated Good or Outstanding — somewhat below the national norm; the nearest Outstanding school, The Horizon School, Hartlepool, is around 1210 m away.

School scoreHow? →

57/100

Above median

Schools within 2 km

2 rated Good or Outstanding

% Good or Outstanding

27%

Of all schools within 2 km

−42.7 pp vs nat'l avg

Nearest Outstanding school

The Horizon School, Hartlepool

1.2 km from the centroid

Closest schools5 closest within ~5 km of the centroid

Name	Phase	Rating	Distance
Rift House Primary School	Community School	Good	989 m
The Horizon School, Hartlepool	Pupil Referral Unit	Outstanding	1.2 km
Eskdale Academy	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	1.2 km
Manor Community Academy	Academy Sponsor Led	Good	1.8 km
Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School, Hartlepool	Academy Converter	Good	2.7 km

Source: Ofsted school inspection ratings (latest inspection per school), spatially joined to the local area centroid via PostGIS.

Daily life

What's actually around The Fens, Elwick & Hart?

OpenStreetMap counts of the things people use day-to-day — pubs, restaurants, parks, cinemas, supermarkets — within walking distance of the centroid.

Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database Licence (ODbL). Counts derived via the Overpass API and refreshed monthly.

Eat & drink

Pubs0≤ 500 m
Bars0≤ 500 m
Restaurants0≤ 500 m
Cafés0≤ 500 m
Cuisine variety0≤ 1 km

Going out

Cinemas0≤ 2 km
Theatres0≤ 2 km
Museums0≤ 2 km
Galleries0≤ 2 km
Nightclubs0≤ 1 km

Practical & family

Supermarkets0≤ 500 m
Libraries0≤ 500 m
Parks1≤ 500 m
Playgrounds0≤ 500 m
Gyms0≤ 1 km

Getting around

Bus stops (close)1≤ 500 m
Bus stops (wider)1≤ 1 km
Rail stations0≤ 500 m
Tube entrances0≤ 500 m
Tram stops0≤ 500 m

Who it suits

Is The Fens, Elwick & Hart right for you?

Six persona fit scores from 0–100 — each built from the metrics that group actually optimises for. Click through to the matching ranked list for the wider region.

Families

61/100

Good fit

Schools rate modestly (27% Good+ within 2 km), owner-occupation is high, and safety scores above the median.

See schools ranking →

Young professionals

54/100

Mixed

Transport and connectivity are middling, which weighs on this fit for office-based or hybrid workers.

See transport ranking →

Couples

73/100

Good fit

Liveability 84/100, safety 89/100 and median rent at £570/mo combine to make this a comfortable choice for a couple.

See affordability ranking →

Retirees

62/100

Good fit

Healthcare is close (GP ~2025 m, hospital ~3.3 km), greenspace is walkable, and 29% of residents are 65+ — an established peer group.

See safety ranking →

Investors / BTL

52/100

Mixed

Yield, growth, or rental demand are weak relative to peers — better-fitting BTL areas exist nearby.

See earnings ranking →

Solo renters

62/100

Good fit

Private-rental stock is thin (11% PRS), 29% of households are single-person, though transit access is patchy.

See transport ranking →

How these ratings are built

Each persona has its own scoring model. We pick the metrics that group actually optimises for, then weight and curve them so realistic trade-offs are reflected — a great score in one factor can't fully paper over a poor score in another. Weights sum to 100 before any synergy bonuses.

Families

Families consistently prioritise schooling and a safe, settled neighbourhood, so those two factors carry the most weight and use a convex curve — mediocre values are penalised more than a simple average would suggest. A bonus is applied where good schools and low crime coincide.

Good+ schools within 2 km28%
Crime / safety score22%
Households with children15%
Greenspace proximity15%
Owner-occupation rate10%
Family-age population10%

Young professionals

Young professionals optimise for commute, connectivity and being around peers. Transport gets the largest single weight; broadband uses a concave curve so any decent gigabit coverage counts, and a bonus applies in well-connected, graduate-heavy areas (the classic urban knowledge-hub signal).

Transport / PTAL score27%
18–34 population share22%
Gigabit broadband coverage18%
Degree-educated adults14%
Crime / safety score12%
Private-rental availability7%

Couples

Couples without children weight liveability and day-to-day quality highest. Rent is on a sigmoid curve with a steep cliff between £800 and £1,400/month, reflecting how affordability flips from comfortable to stretched across that range. A bonus applies where the area is both safe and walkable.

Liveability composite25%
Crime / safety score22%
Transport / PTAL score18%
Median rent affordability17%
EPC energy efficiency10%
25–49 population share8%

Retirees

Retirees prioritise healthcare proximity, walkable greenspace and a settled neighbourhood with peers in the same life stage. GP and hospital distance are the largest weights — both use exponential drop-offs because needing care 5 km away is much worse than 1 km away, regardless of how many other amenities are nearby.

GP proximity22%
Hospital proximity18%
Crime / safety score18%
Greenspace proximity14%
Over-65 population share10%
Single-floor accommodation10%
Owner-occupation rate8%

Investors / BTL

Buy-to-let investors weight pure financial signals: yield, capital growth, tenant demand, supply pipeline and area job-growth. Crime and amenities only matter as far as they protect the tenant pool. Yield uses a sigmoid that rewards the realistic 4–7% band; pipeline penalises areas with heavy new-build supply that will pressure future rents.

Gross rental yield32%
House-price growth (HPI YoY)20%
Tenant demand18%
5-year jobs growth12%
Supply pipeline (inverse)10%
Safety score8%

Solo renters

Solo renters and students optimise for flexibility — depth of private-rental supply, peers in the same life stage and frictionless transit. Cost matters but the curve is gentler than for couples (no shared income). A nearby Tube/metro/rail station is heavily weighted because cars are usually off the table for this group.

Private-rental availability22%
Single-person households18%
Transit proximity16%
Median rent affordability14%
18–34 population share12%
Gigabit broadband coverage10%
Crime / safety score8%

Demographics

Who lives here?

Census 2021 snapshot: older population (29% aged 65+), high owner-occupation (85%).

Age profile

Under 1816%18–3416%35–4916%50–6424%65+29%

Tenure

Owned85%Private rent11%Social rent2%

Households

One person29%Couple with children17%Lone parent6%Other3%

Property types

Flat2%Terraced4%Semi-detached27%Detached61%

Ethnic mix and country of birthDiversity index: 3/100

Ethnic group

White99%Asian1%Black0%Mixed1%Other0%

Country of birth

UK-born98%Born outside UK2%

Religion

Christian64%Muslim0%No religion29%Other1%

Education and health35% degree-educated

Degree-educated (16+)35.0%+1.5 pp vs nat'l

No qualifications13.6%

Self-rated good or very good health84.0%

Self-rated bad or very bad health4.1%

Disabled (Equality Act)14.9%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (TS001 / TS003 / TS004 / TS021 / TS030 / TS037 / TS038 / TS044 / TS061 / TS066 / TS067).

Employment

Work and income

primarily residential — most working residents commute out (0.34 jobs per resident); median resident salary £28,830/year; 4.6% on the DWP claimant count.

Median resident salaryCouncil area

£28,830/yr

Workplace earnings of people who live here

Unemployment rate (ILO)

3.8%

ONS ILO method — 55% economically active (Census 2021)

Jobs in the council areaCouncil area

34,000

0.34 jobs per working-age resident

Working status of 16+ residents (Census 2021)ILO unemployment 3.8% · 55% economically active · 44% inactive

ILO unemployment rate: 3.8% — This uses the same methodology as the ONS Labour Force Survey: unemployment is expressed as a share of the economically active population (employed + job-seeking only), not all 16+ residents. Retirees, students, full-time carers and others who are “inactive” are excluded from the denominator, giving a like-for-like figure to the national headline rate.

Employed53%Unemployed2%Inactive44%

Census 2021 TS066. The three bars above share a denominator of all residents aged 16+ and always sum to 100%. "Inactive" covers students, retirees, full-time carers, the long-term sick and anyone not currently seeking work — which is why the raw employed% figure is lower than the LFS employment rate. The ILO unemployment rate above strips out inactive residents and matches the standard definition used in national statistics.

DWP claimant count: 4.6% of working-age (16-64) residents claim Universal Credit while seeking work or Jobseeker's Allowance. This is the live monthly unemployment proxy and is not directly comparable to the Census figures above — it counts a narrower group on a different denominator, but it's the most up-to-date local indicator.

Local job mix (BRES sectors, SIC 2007)Top sector: Health & social

Health & social

21.3%

Retail & hospitality

20.7%

Education

10.5%

Manufacturing

12.9%

Professional

3.0%

Construction

6.3%

Tech & ICT

1.8%

Finance

0.4%

Net commute flow: +30,452 jobs vs. working-age residents. More jobs than workers — net commuter inflow.

Source: ONS ASHE (resident salary), ONS Census 2021 TS066 (economic activity), ONS BRES NM_189_1 (jobs by sector), DWP claimant count.

Inside this neighbourhood

Sub-areas and postcodes in The Fens, Elwick & Hart

7 sub-areas and 200+ postcodes. Tap any to drill in — hover previews on desktop.

Sub-area	Median rent	Liveability	Safety	Transport
Hartlepool 014A	£570	24	74	0	View →
Hartlepool 014C	£570	99	92	51	View →
Hartlepool 014D	£570	84	72	33	View →
Hartlepool 014G	£570	98	96	17	View →
Hartlepool 014E	£570	57	86	12	View →
Hartlepool 014B	£570	99	96	30	View →
Hartlepool 014F	£570	84	89	17	View →

Postcodes covered

In Hartlepool 014A

TS22 5BF TS22 5FS TS22 5FY TS22 5FZ TS22 5GE TS22 5GF TS22 5GG TS22 5GH TS22 5GJ TS22 5GL TS22 5GN TS22 5GS TS22 5GT TS22 5GU TS22 5GW TS22 5GX TS22 5GY TS22 5JR TS22 5JU TS22 5NJ TS22 5NL TS22 5NN TS22 5NR TS22 5NZ TS22 5PA TS22 5PB TS22 5PD TS22 5PF TS22 5PG TS22 5PP TS22 5PX TS22 5PY TS22 5QX TS22 5RA TS22 5SB TS22 5SD TS22 5SE TS22 5SF TS22 5TJ TS22 5TL TS22 5TN TS22 5TP TS22 5TR TS22 5UD TS22 5UR TS22 5US TS22 5UT TS22 5UU TS22 5UW TS22 5UX TS22 5UY TS22 5UZ TS22 5WA TS22 5WB TS22 5WD TS22 5WE TS22 5WF TS22 5WG TS22 5XJ TS22 5ZD TS22 5ZE

In Hartlepool 014D

TS22 5PH TS22 5PJ TS22 5PL TS22 5PN TS22 5PQ TS22 5PR TS22 5PS TS22 5PT TS22 5PU TS22 5PW TS23 3TQ TS25 2DL TS25 2EB TS25 2ED TS25 2EJ TS25 2EN TS25 2EP TS25 2EQ TS25 2ER TS25 2ES TS25 2ET TS25 2EU TS25 2EW TS25 2EX TS25 2EY TS25 2EZ TS25 2FG TS25 2GG TS25 2GW TS25 2HA TS25 2HB TS25 2HF TS25 2HG TS25 2HH TS25 2HJ TS25 2HL TS25 2HN TS25 2HP TS25 2HQ TS25 2HR TS25 2HS TS25 2HT TS25 2HU TS25 2HW TS25 2HX TS25 2HY TS25 2JE TS25 2LN TS25 2LP TS25 2LW TS25 2QR TS25 2RA TS25 2RB TS25 2RD TS25 2RE TS25 2RF TS25 2RG TS25 2RH TS25 2RJ TS25 2RL TS25 2RN TS25 2RQ TS25 2RW TS25 2RZ TS25 5TG

In Hartlepool 014B

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In Hartlepool 014C

TS25 2LR TS25 2LT TS25 2LU TS25 2LX TS25 2PH TS25 2PP TS25 2PR TS25 2PS TS25 2PT TS25 2PU TS25 2PW TS25 2PX TS25 2PY TS25 2PZ TS25 2QA TS25 2QB TS25 2QD TS25 2QE TS25 2QF TS25 2QG TS25 2QH TS25 2QJ TS25 2QL TS25 2QN TS25 2QP TS25 2QQ TS25 2QS TS25 2QT TS25 2QW TS25 3DP TS25 3DR TS25 3DT TS25 3DU TS25 3DX TS25 3DY

In Hartlepool 014E

TS26 0AA TS26 0AB TS26 0AD TS26 0AE TS26 0AG TS26 0AH TS26 0AJ TS26 0AL TS26 0AN TS26 0AP TS26 0AQ TS26 0AR TS26 0AS TS26 0AT TS26 0AU

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What's the median rent in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The median monthly rent across The Fens, Elwick & Hart is £570.
How safe is The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: 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 38 minutes' walk.
What schools are near The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: There are 8 schools within 2 km of The Fens, Elwick & Hart, of which 27% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2045 m away.
What is the council tax band in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The most common council tax band in The Fens, Elwick & Hart is B, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,638. Council tax is set by Hartlepool council and applies to every property in the area.
How long is the commute from The Fens, Elwick & Hart to London?: By the fastest direct train, the journey from The Fens, Elwick & Hart to central London is approximately 218 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: 100% of premises in The Fens, Elwick & Hart are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
What is the deprivation rank of The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The Fens, Elwick & Hart sits in IMD decile 8 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: 85% of households in The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The average property price across Hartlepool (the local authority covering The Fens, Elwick & Hart) 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The Fens, Elwick & Hart contains 7 local areas: Hartlepool 014A, Hartlepool 014C, Hartlepool 014D, Hartlepool 014G, Hartlepool 014E…

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What is the average rent in The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: The estimated median monthly rent in The Fens, Elwick & Hart 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart a safe place to live?: The Fens, Elwick & Hart has a safety score of 89/100. 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: 27% of schools within 2 km of The Fens, Elwick & Hart are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
How long is the commute from The Fens, Elwick & Hart?: Public-transport commute time from The Fens, Elwick & Hart to central London is approximately 218 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
How is The Fens, Elwick & Hart different from the rest of Hartlepool?: The Fens, Elwick & Hart contains 7 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 The Fens, Elwick & Hart rank in Hartlepool?: The Fens, Elwick & Hart scores 84/100 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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