Crap Towns / Stockton-on-Tees / Empty homes
How many homes stand empty in Stockton-on-Tees?
In the Stockton-on-Tees council area, 1,167 homes had stood empty for more than six months on 6 October 2025: 1.29% of all homes, 10% higher than England's 1.17%.
| Period | Empty homes | Share | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | 887 | 1.06% | 0.93% |
| October 2014 | 866 | 1.04% | 0.88% |
| October 2015 | 757 | 0.90% | 0.86% |
| October 2016 | 909 | 1.08% | 0.84% |
| October 2017 | 954 | 1.12% | 0.86% |
| October 2018 | 938 | 1.09% | 0.89% |
| October 2019 | 1,170 | 1.35% | 0.92% |
| October 2020 | 1,603 | 1.82% | 1.09% |
| October 2021 | 1,199 | 1.36% | 0.95% |
| October 2022 | 1,056 | 1.19% | 0.99% |
| October 2023 | 1,051 | 1.18% | 1.03% |
| October 2024 | 1,308 | 1.45% | 1.03% |
| October 2025 | 1,167 | 1.29% | 1.17% |
| Council | % of homes empty, October 2025 |
|---|---|
| Middlesbrough | 2.29% |
| County Durham | 1.64% |
| North Yorkshire | 1.49% |
| Darlington | 1.45% |
| Redcar and Cleveland | 1.42% |
| Stockton-on-Tees | 1.29% |
| Hartlepool | 1.11% |
| Across England | 1.17% |