TS5 postcode area guide — Middlesbrough

Where is TS5?

Broadband & internet speeds in TS5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the TS5 postcode district (Middlesbrough) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 1,019 postcodes Ofcom measures in TS5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 98.9% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 94.9%.

Around 0% of premises in TS5 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 TS5

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Mobile signal around Middlesbrough

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider Middlesbrough district (71,045 premises):

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

Crime in TS5

Police recorded 398 incidents within about a mile of the centre of TS5 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 TS5

Based on 470 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in TS5 is £155,000, up 2.9% on the previous year (£150,615).

Latest recorded sales in TS5

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

Who lives here? Middlesbrough demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider Middlesbrough district (143,924 residents, 60,265 households):

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

Schools in and around TS5

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 TS5

199 rated food businesses operate in TS5. 156 hold the top rating of 5, 15 are rated 4, and 5 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Aapna Services Ltd, Acklam Childrens Day Nursery, Acklam Park Club, Acklam Road Hospital, Acklam Shawarma.

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

Energy performance (EPC) in TS5

From a sample of 196 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 TS5 postcodes, the most common rating is band D (average band D). 38% 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 Middlesbrough

Landlines around TS5 typically use:

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What's it like living in TS5?

Postcodes in TS5

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.