Crap Towns / Middlesbrough / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Middlesbrough?
In the Middlesbrough council area, 1,513 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 2.29% of all homes, 2.0 times England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 626 | 1.04% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 577 | 0.95% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 689 | 1.13% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 785 | 1.27% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 944 | 1.52% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 1,016 | 1.63% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 1,163 | 1.85% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 1,501 | 2.36% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 1,375 | 2.15% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 1,254 | 1.94% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 1,294 | 1.98% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 1,431 | 2.18% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 1,513 | 2.29% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 2.29% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 1.42% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 1.29% |
| Across England | 1.17% |