Neighbourhood · Stockton-on-Tees
Norton High Street: house prices and how the area is changing
Official figures for the Norton High Street neighbourhood of Stockton-on-Tees, England (ONS area Stockton-on-Tees 007). Headline figures assembled 21 October 2026. Postcodes TS20. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TS20 1BH.
A neighbourhood with below-average incomes, showing some signs of gentrification
Norton High Street is a neighbourhood with below-average incomes; it shows some signs of gentrification against Stockton-on-Tees (4 of 20 signals rising, 2 falling). Houses here typically resell for £140,000 and flats for £63,500 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is lower than across Stockton-on-Tees (0.7 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest railway station, Stockton, is 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre.
The neighbourhood in brief, from the figures on this page. Summary updated 21 October 2026; source dates are shown below.
Typical house price
£140,000
Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Typical flat price
£63,500
Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; -7% against 2017-2019.
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data
Affluence today
Below average income
How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Source: ONS, HM Land Registry, MHCLG Indices of Deprivation
Signs of gentrification
Some signs
Weighted balance +0.13; 4 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)
Deprivation
Decile 6 of 10
English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 4 small areas range from decile 1 to 6.
Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025
Average household income
£44,100
ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).
Source: Office for National Statistics
Recorded crime
0.7 times the borough's rate
Crimes recorded by the police over 12 months (not anti-social behaviour) per resident, against the borough. Crime per resident can overstate the risk in busy centres where many people work or visit.
Source: Police.uk
Schools getting better
Slower than the council's
Nearby state schools' latest Ofsted inspections and results, against the council's schools.
Source: Ofsted, Department for Education
Where Norton High Street sits in Stockton-on-Tees
- Typical house price: 10th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees
- Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 6 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees with enough flat sales for one
- Average household income: 9th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees
Ranked among the council's neighbourhoods by the figures on each one's own page, checked 21 October 2026: typical prices are HM Land Registry resale medians over the latest three-year window, household income the ONS's modelled estimate, with a margin of error, so neighbourhoods a place or two apart may not really differ.
Prices over time in Norton High Street
Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, held locally and checked 21 October 2026. Medians each year, not a valuation of any home.
How the area is changing, signal by signal
4 of 20 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stockton-on-Tees, 2 the other way and 14 in line. A reading of official statistics against the borough, not a prediction; a full report shows every signal's figures and weight. Where this reading sits among every neighbourhood in England and Wales: the gentrification league table.
Rising against the borough
- Single-person households under 65
- Recorded crime
- Income deprivation ranking
- Benefit claims (DWP)
Falling behind the borough
- Schools improving
- Homes selling
Stations and schools nearby
Nearest station
- Stockton Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Carlisle (about 149 min) and Middlesbrough (about 14 min).
Station locations: NaPTAN (Department for Transport). Trains: Network Rail's timetable for Tuesday 6 October 2026, with the timetabled minutes of direct trains; timetabled, not live running. Distances from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line, walked at 4.8 km/h; the real route is longer.
Nearest state schools
- Nearest state primary school St Joseph's Catholic Academy 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023).
- Nearest state secondary school North Shore Academy 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 (Jan 2026).
Schools: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools (20 October 2026); inspections: Ofsted's management information as at 30 September 2026, in Ofsted's own words. Straight-line distances; not a catchment or admissions assessment.
Questions about Norton High Street
What is the typical house price in Norton High Street?
£140,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +25% against 2017-2019.
How does Norton High Street compare with the rest of Stockton-on-Tees?
Typical house price: 10th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees. Typical flat price: 2nd lowest of the 6 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 9th lowest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees.
Is Norton High Street an affluent area?
Below average income. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.
Is Norton High Street gentrifying?
Some signs. Weighted balance +0.13; 4 of 20 signals up, 2 down, against the borough.
What is the nearest station to Norton High Street?
Stockton. Railway station, 2.2 km from the neighbourhood's centre in a straight line. About 3.9 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: Northern to Carlisle (about 149 min) and Middlesbrough (about 14 min).
Which state schools are nearest to Norton High Street?
Nearest state primary school. St Joseph's Catholic Academy. 230 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (May 2023). Nearest state secondary school. North Shore Academy. 1.5 km from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Report card: Strong standard in 5 areas, Expected standard in 1 (Jan 2026).
Each answer repeats a figure shown above, with its source there.
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Neighbourhood names: House of Commons Library, MSOA Names, Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Contains National Statistics data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Contains public sector information (MHCLG, Police.uk, Ofsted, Department for Education) licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Station locations from NaPTAN (Department for Transport), Open Government Licence v3.0. Trains: contains information of Network Rail Infrastructure Limited licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures describe the area, not any home, and are not a valuation or a prediction.