TS26 postcode area guide — Hartlepool

Where is TS26?

Broadband & internet speeds in TS26

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TS26 postcode district (Hartlepool) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 664 postcodes Ofcom measures in TS26, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 99.6% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 96.5%.

Around 0% of premises in TS26 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in TS26

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Mobile signal around Hartlepool

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Hartlepool district (49,132 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in TS26

Police recorded 559 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TS26 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in TS26

Based on 433 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TS26 is £120,000, down 14.3% on the previous year (£140,000).

Latest recorded sales in TS26

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? Hartlepool demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Hartlepool district (92,339 residents, 40,929 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around TS26

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in TS26

124 rated food businesses operate in TS26. 105 hold the top rating of 5, 8 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: 13 Hutton Avenue, Al Jizar, Aldersyde Day Nursery, Aldi, Best-One Burn Valley Wines.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in TS26

From a sample of 180 Energy Performance Certificates across 12 TS26 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 47% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for Hartlepool

Landlines around TS26 typically use:

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What's it like living in TS26?

Postcodes in TS26

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.