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Yarm: house prices and how the area is changing

Official figures for the Yarm neighbourhood of Stockton-on-Tees, England (ONS area Stockton-on-Tees 024). Headline figures assembled 21 October 2026. Postcodes TS15. Figures that read a point use the neighbourhood's centre, near TS15 9JA.

An affluent neighbourhood, with signals pointing away from gentrification

Yarm is an affluent neighbourhood. But area signals point away from gentrification against Stockton-on-Tees (5 of 18 signals falling, 4 rising). Houses here typically resell for £270,000 and flats for £143,000 (median resale prices, 2023-2025). Recorded crime is higher than across Stockton-on-Tees (1.4 times the borough's rate), schools nearby are improving slower than the council's and the nearest station, Yarm, is about a 6-minute walk 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

£270,000

Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Typical flat price

£143,000

Median resale price of flats in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +2% against 2017-2019.

Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data

Affluence today

Affluent

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

Moving the other way

Weighted balance -0.17; 4 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

Source: Official statistics on prices, incomes, benefits, businesses, schools and more (a full report shows every signal)

Deprivation

Decile 9 of 10

English Indices of Deprivation 2025: 1 is the most deprived tenth of neighbourhoods, 10 the least. At the neighbourhood's centre; its 7 small areas range from decile 3 to 10.

Source: MHCLG English Indices of Deprivation 2025

Average household income

£61,500

ONS estimate for the neighbourhood (modelled, with a margin of error).

Source: Office for National Statistics

Recorded crime

1.4 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 Yarm sits in Stockton-on-Tees

  • Typical house price: 3rd highest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees
  • Typical flat price: the highest of the 6 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees with enough flat sales for one
  • Average household income: 5th highest 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 Yarm

House prices: Yarm against Stockton-on-Tees: This neighbourhood £66k (1995) to £286k (2026); Stockton-on-Tees £42k (1995) to £185k (2026).£73k£255k2026202120162011200620011995This neighbourhood£286kStockton-on-Tees£185k
Median resale price of houses each year here and across Stockton-on-Tees, 1995 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).
Flat prices: Yarm against Stockton-on-Tees: This neighbourhood £57k (1997) to £149k (2025); Stockton-on-Tees £37k (1997) to £80k (2026).£49k£154k2026202120162011200620011997This neighbourhood£149kStockton-on-Tees£80k
Median resale price of flats each year here and across Stockton-on-Tees, 1997 to 2026 (HM Land Registry Price Paid Data: standard sales, new builds left out). Years with fewer than 10 sales here are left out. 2026 is the year so far (dashed).

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 18 counted signals point towards rising affluence against Stockton-on-Tees, 5 the other way and 9 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

  • Anti-social behaviour
  • Solar and heat pumps
  • New-build activity
  • Catching up with neighbouring areas

Falling behind the borough

  • Recorded crime
  • Income deprivation ranking
  • Schools improving
  • Air quality
  • Benefit claims (DWP)

Stations and schools nearby

Nearest station

  • Yarm Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Redcar Central (about 32 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 Yarm Primary School 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024).
  • Nearest state secondary school Conyers School 180 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).

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 Yarm

What is the typical house price in Yarm?

£270,000. Median resale price of houses in the neighbourhood, 2023-2025; +29% against 2017-2019.

How does Yarm compare with the rest of Stockton-on-Tees?

Typical house price: 3rd highest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees. Typical flat price: the highest of the 6 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees with enough flat sales for one. Average household income: 5th highest of 26 neighbourhoods in Stockton-on-Tees.

Is Yarm an affluent area?

Affluent. How well off the neighbourhood is now, from household income, home prices and deprivation.

Is Yarm gentrifying?

Moving the other way. Weighted balance -0.17; 4 of 18 signals up, 5 down, against the borough.

What is the nearest station to Yarm?

Yarm. Railway station, about a 6-minute walk from the neighbourhood's centre (420 m in a straight line). About 2 trains an hour leave between 07:00 and 19:00 on a weekday: TransPennine Express to Redcar Central (about 32 min).

Which state schools are nearest to Yarm?

Nearest state primary school. Yarm Primary School. 330 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Feb 2024). Nearest state secondary school. Conyers School. 180 m from the neighbourhood's centre. Ofsted: Ungraded visit: School remains Good (Sep 2023).

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.