Neighbourhood · Redcar and Cleveland · North East
Ormesby
Redcar and Cleveland 021 · 5 sub-areas · 7,830 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (69/100)Watch-out: Families (54/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Ormesby is a settled residential pocket of Redcar and Cleveland. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 97 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for. Most homes are owner-occupied, so turnover is low and many residents have been here a long time.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Ormesby?
A snapshot of Ormesby
Greenspace is on the doorstep — a park or playing field is within walking distance of most homes; 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; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £640 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 Ormesby?
- The median monthly rent across Ormesby is £640.
- How safe is Ormesby?
- Ormesby 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 Ormesby?
- 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 13 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Ormesby?
- There are 17 schools within 2 km of Ormesby, of which 47% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 3999 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Ormesby?
- The most common council tax band in Ormesby is C, with the typical Band D annual charge around £2,235. Council tax is set by Redcar and Cleveland council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Ormesby to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Ormesby to central London is approximately 181 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 Ormesby?
- 100% of premises in Ormesby are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Most properties can already buy gigabit packages.
- What is the deprivation rank of Ormesby?
- Ormesby sits in IMD decile 5 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 Ormesby?
- 82% of households in Ormesby 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 Ormesby?
- The average property price across Redcar and Cleveland (the local authority covering Ormesby) is approximately £154,020, 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 Ormesby a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.29 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,630.)
- Which local areas are part of Ormesby?
- Ormesby contains 5 local areas: Redcar and Cleveland 021B, Redcar and Cleveland 021A, Redcar and Cleveland 021D, Redcar and Cleveland 021E, Redcar and Cleveland 021C.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Ormesby
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- What is the average rent in Ormesby?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Ormesby is £640. 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 Ormesby a safe place to live?
- Ormesby has a safety score of 34/100. 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 Ormesby?
- 47% of schools within 2 km of Ormesby are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Ormesby?
- Public-transport commute time from Ormesby to central London is approximately 181 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Ormesby different from the rest of Redcar and Cleveland?
- Ormesby 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 Ormesby rank in Redcar and Cleveland?
- Ormesby scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in Redcar and Cleveland, see the Cities table on the Redcar and Cleveland page.
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