North East · Unitary authority

Stockton-on-Tees

2026/27 view

Stockton-on-Tees · ONS E06000004

Financial position as at 2026/27 Q1 quarter end

COUNCIL AT A GLANCE

Who runs the council and its current position

49/ 100
COUNCILMETRICS FINANCIAL HEALTH SCORE

Under pressure

Compared only with unitary authority councils using central government returns.

63 councils in peer group Rank 35 of 63 High confidence 2024/25 outturn · 2026/27 Q1 debt How this is calculated
Reserves cover11
Debt burden77
Liquidity56
Debt direction69
YEAR-ON-YEAR CONTEXT Change from the previous reported period Each measure uses its own official reporting timetable.
Net debt £122.91m 2026/27 Q1 vs 2025/26 Q4
−£10.53m 7.9%
Service expenditure £352.22m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
+£29.07m 9.0%
Unallocated reserves £8.00m 2024/25 vs 2023/24
£0.00 0.0%
FIVE-YEAR FINANCIAL TREND

How this council's finances have changed

Official annual outturn. Each line uses its own scale so direction remains easy to read.

Through 2024/25
Service expenditure £352.22m
34.7%
2020/21: £261.52m 2021/22: £265.87m 2022/23: £274.67m 2023/24: £323.16m 2024/25: £352.22m
Net revenue expenditure £203.33m
32.5%
2020/21: £153.46m 2021/22: £155.05m 2022/23: £161.55m 2023/24: £186.81m 2024/25: £203.33m
Council Tax requirement £116.88m
22.9%
2020/21: £95.12m 2021/22: £99.04m 2022/23: £102.62m 2023/24: £109.57m 2024/25: £116.88m
Unallocated reserves £8.00m
37.9%
2020/21: £12.88m 2021/22: £9.41m 2022/23: £8.00m 2023/24: £8.00m 2024/25: £8.00m
COUNCILMETRICS COMMUNITY SCORE Share your experience 0 of 25 responses collected before results are published
Score this council
ROADS & HIGHWAYS

How well are the roads being maintained?

Official DfT condition data, showing the share of each road class requiring maintenance investigation.

2024/25
Unclassified roads18.0%requiring maintenance investigation−4.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 79 / 130peer median 15.0%
A roads & motorways1.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 1 / 149peer median 4.0%
B & C roads1.0%requiring maintenance investigation−0.0 pts vs 2023/24
Rank 1 / 133peer median 5.0%
A roads & motorways1.0% red
Good 84.0%Amber 14.0%Red 1.0%
B & C roads1.0% red
Good 82.0%Amber 16.0%Red 1.0%
ROAD CONDITION TREND

Red condition over time

Lower is better
2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 1.0%2018/19: 2.0%2019/20: 2.0%2020/21: 1.0%2021/22: 1.0%2022/23: 1.0%2023/24: 1.0%2024/25: 1.0%2015/16: 2.0%2016/17: 2.0%2017/18: 1.0%2018/19: 3.0%2019/20: 3.0%2020/21: 1.0%2021/22: 1.0%2022/23: 1.0%2023/24: 1.0%2024/25: 1.0%2015/16: 12.0%2016/17: 12.0%2017/18: 15.0%2018/19: 18.0%2019/20: 13.0%2020/21: 10.0%2021/22: 15.0%2022/23: 20.0%2023/24: 22.0%2024/25: 18.0%
2015/162024/25
A roadsB & C roadsUnclassified
2024/25 MAINTENANCE ACTIVITY

Network treated during the year

A roads3.8%74 km network
B, C & unclassified0.7%765 km network
Strengthening0.0%Resurfacing3.8%Preservation0.0%
Official DfT road condition statistics · Lower red percentages indicate fewer roads requiring investigation.View source
WASTE & RECYCLING

What happens to household waste?

Official Defra measures for Stockton-on-Tees, with like-for-like comparison against unitary authorities.

2024/25
24.2%recycled
Household recycling rate

Recycling rate fell

0.3 percentage points vs 2023/24
93 of 96 peer authorities Peer median 39.0%
Residual waste702.0 kgper household+2.8 kg year on year
Waste collected406.8 kgper resident−6.3 kg year on year
Household waste84,137tonnes collected20,322 tonnes recycled
WHERE HOUSEHOLD WASTE WENT

Recycled versus residual waste

20,322 t recycled, composted or reused 63,815 t not recycled
RECYCLING RATE TREND

10 years of official data

24.2%
2015/16: 25.7%2016/17: 25.8%2017/18: 24.9%2018/19: 26.4%2019/20: 26.5%2020/21: 24.3%2021/22: 25.7%2022/23: 25.2%2023/24: 24.5%2024/25: 24.2%
2015/162024/25
Official Defra waste statistics · Annual local-authority return · Figures may not sum exactly because of published rounding.View source
EDUCATION

Schools and education

Schools, pupil numbers and latest education outcomes across Stockton-on-Tees.

2024/25
SCHOOLS & PUPILS

Education at a glance

Explore schools
87 Open schools
31,808 Pupils
36,842 School places
86.3% Capacity utilisation
ATTAINMENT & OUTCOMES

Key Stage 4

Published outcomes for pupils living in Stockton-on-Tees.

Attainment 8
45.0
North East 44.2
England 46.1
1.1 points below England
English & maths grade 5+
47.5%
North East 43.3%
England 45.4%
2.1 percentage points above England
EBacc entry
39.1%
North East 36.3%
England 40.5%
1.4 percentage points below England
PROGRESS

Progress 8

-0.19

Latest published Progress 8 score, 2023/24.

A score of 0 represents the national average.
TREND

Attainment 8 over time

46.4 18/19
48.5 19/20
50.4 20/21
49.2 21/22
45.8 22/23
45.5 23/24
45.0 24/25
Education context

Stockton-on-Tees's latest Key Stage 4 outcomes show a mixed picture when compared with North East and England.

Department for Education · Key Stage 4 performance · Pupil residency
HOUSING & AFFORDABILITY

Housing costs and local earnings

House prices and affordability for Stockton-on-Tees, based on the earnings of local residents.

2025
Median house price
£175,000
+ 14.4% over five years
Median resident earnings
£37,558
+ 27.5% over five years
PRIVATE RENTING

Average monthly private rent

Typical private rental cost across all property types in Stockton-on-Tees.

£735 / month
+ 4.2% in the last year
July 2026
Stockton-on-Tees
£735
+ 4.2%
North East
£783
+ 6.3%
England
£1,451
+ 3.8%
Compared with North East £48 less per month
Compared with England £716 less per month
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Housing affordability

Median house price as a multiple of median resident earnings. Lower is more affordable.

Stockton-on-Tees
4.66×
North East
4.94×
England
7.64×
Compared with North East More affordable
Compared with England More affordable
Source: Office for National Statistics · Housing affordability in England and Wales · House prices year ending September · Residence-based earnings
PLANNING & HOUSING DELIVERY

Is development moving through the system?

Quarterly planning decisions and the government's latest three-year Housing Delivery Test.

2026 Q1
Applications received170this quarter+13 vs 2025 Q4
Applications decided132this quarter−13 vs 2025 Q4
Outstanding applications—at quarter end
89.4%approved
Overall approval rate118 granted14 refused−7.2 pts vs previous quarter
DECISION TIMELINESS

Decisions made within time

84.1%
Rank 244 of 294 reporting authoritiesNational median 92.5%

9.0 percentage points lower than 2025 Q4

APPLICATION MIX

Performance by development type

TypeDecisionsApprovedIn time Major560.0%100.0% Minor2680.8%80.8% Other10193.1%84.2%
QUARTERLY FLOW

Applications through the system

Last 8 quarters
2024 Q2: 1722024 Q3: 1632024 Q4: 1542025 Q1: 1982025 Q2: 1432025 Q3: 1672025 Q4: 1572026 Q1: 1702024 Q2: 1672024 Q3: 1732024 Q4: 1692025 Q1: 1382025 Q2: 1562025 Q3: 1792025 Q4: 1452026 Q1: 132
HOUSING DELIVERY TEST

Homes delivered against requirement

152%
Required1,348homes over three years
Delivered2,053homes over three years
100% requirement
No consequenceHDT 2025 government assessment
CRIME & POLICING

Police-recorded crime

Latest police-recorded crime figures for Stockton-on-Tees, excluding fraud.

Year ending Mar 2026
Recorded offences 22,317 Total police-recorded crime excluding fraud
Crime rate 107.9 offences per 1,000 residents
Annual change + 10.0% compared with the previous year
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

Recorded crime rate

Offences per 1,000 residents
Stockton-on-Tees Your council
107.9 + 10.0%
North East Region
97.8 + 0.5%
England National
83.4 − 1.5%

Stockton-on-Tees has a recorded crime rate 10.3% above North East. It is 29.3% above the England rate.

OFFENCE PROFILE

Recorded crime by category

Cleveland
Violence 8,316
40.2 per 1,000 + 10.0%
Theft 6,702
32.4 per 1,000 + 12.9%
Public order 1,719
8.3 per 1,000 + 7.4%
Criminal damage 2,320
11.2 per 1,000 − 3.3%
Shoplifting 2,921
14.1 per 1,000 + 35.7%
Vehicle offences 1,085
5.2 per 1,000 − 6.9%
Burglary 1,087
5.3 per 1,000 + 13.2%
Drug offences 884
4.3 per 1,000 + 4.0%
ONS / Home Office · Police-recorded crime · Community Safety Partnership data
SCHOOLS & OFSTED

Schools and inspection outcomes

Open schools, pupil numbers and the latest published Ofsted inspection position for Stockton-on-Tees.

87 schools
Open schools 87
Pupils 31,808
School places 36,842
Capacity used 86.3%
Primary 60 schools
16,720 pupils
Other / specialist 13 schools
2,728 pupils
Secondary 13 schools
12,360 pupils
16+ provision 1 school
0 pupils
CURRENT POSITION

Inspection coverage

Latest Ofsted management information
Renewed framework 15
17.2% of open schools
Previous full framework 36
41.4% of open schools
Ungraded inspection 24
27.6% of open schools
No Ofsted record 10
11.5% of open schools
No published outcome 2
2.3% of open schools
RENEWED FRAMEWORK

Latest inspection standards

15 schools assessed
Achievement 15 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 4
Needs attention 3
Urgent improvement 1
Attendance & behaviour 15 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 4
Exceptional 1
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Curriculum & teaching 15 assessed
Expected standard 9
Strong standard 3
Needs attention 2
Urgent improvement 1
Inclusion 15 assessed
Expected standard 8
Strong standard 5
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Leadership & governance 15 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 6
Needs attention 1
Urgent improvement 1
Personal development 15 assessed
Expected standard 7
Strong standard 7
Urgent improvement 1
Safeguarding 15 assessed
Met 14
Not met 1
PREVIOUS FRAMEWORK

Legacy Ofsted ratings

These ratings apply only to schools whose latest full inspection remains under the previous Ofsted framework. Schools assessed under the renewed framework are shown separately above.

Outstanding 5
Good 20
Not judged 11
LOCAL SCHOOLS

School directory

View all schools
School Phase Pupils Capacity Latest Ofsted position
Bader Primary School URN 143623 · TS17 0BY Primary 276 350 Renewed framework
Barley Fields Primary URN 149587 · TS17 0QP Primary 668 706 Renewed framework
Bewley Primary School URN 147435 · TS23 3LH Primary 352 420 Ungraded inspection
Billingham South Community Primary School URN 111524 · TS23 1BE Primary 452 486 Outstanding
Bowesfield Primary School URN 111540 · TS18 3JB Primary 337 420 Good
Christ The King Roman Catholic Primary School, A Voluntary Catholic Academy URN 142279 · TS17 9JP Primary 360 420 Ungraded inspection
Crooksbarn Primary School URN 145689 · TS20 1SN Primary 307 268 Not judged
Durham Lane Primary School URN 152603 · TS16 0NG Primary — 210 No Ofsted record
School information: Get Information about Schools (GIAS). Inspection information: Ofsted monthly management information. Inspection frameworks differ over time, so renewed-framework standards and previous overall effectiveness grades are shown separately.
Published expenditure£0.00No spending file imported
Revenue budget£0.00Not imported
Reported overspend£0.00Not imported outturn
Contracts00 active
Identified suppliers0Normalised entities
PEOPLE AND PLACE

Population snapshot

View full People profile
Population 206,800 2024
North East region 2,760,678
Stockton-on-Tees represents 7.49% of the region's population
Five-year population change
+9,940 residents ↑ 5.0%
2019: 196,860 residents2020: 196,388 residents2021: 197,032 residents2022: 200,753 residents2023: 203,768 residents2024: 206,800 residents
Stockton-on-Tees +5.0%
North East +4.7%
England +4.3%
Growth context

Stockton-on-Tees's population grew over five years. Its change was broadly in line with the North East and 0.8 percentage points above England.

2019–2024 ONS mid-year estimates
Population estimates and labour-market measures from ONS/Nomis.Official profile
PUBLIC HEALTH

How healthy are people in Stockton-on-Tees?

Life expectancy, early mortality, lifestyle and prevention measures from the Public Health Outcomes Framework.

OHID · latest available
LIFE EXPECTANCY

How does Stockton-on-Tees compare with England?

Latest published life expectancy at birth, shown against the matching England figure.

2025
Male 78.7 years
1.3 years lower than England
England 80.0
Female 82.4 years
1.4 years lower than England
England 83.8
HEALTHY LIFE EXPECTANCY

Years expected in good health

Healthy life expectancy is considerably different from total life expectancy: it estimates how many years are expected to be lived in good health.

Male
55.6
5.3 year s below England
England 60.9
Female
54.9
6.4 year s below England
England 61.3
2022 - 24
EARLY MORTALITY

Deaths and premature mortality

Age-standardised mortality rates and the latest published suicide rate.

Preventable mortality 2024
179.6 per 100,000
England 145.8
Worse
Cardiovascular disease 2025
84.2 per 100,000
England 71.5
Worse
Cancer 2025
127.9 per 100,000
England 114.6
Similar
Liver disease 2025
15.9 per 100,000
England 19.4
Similar
Respiratory disease 2025
48.7 per 100,000
England 31.5
Worse
Suicide rate 2022 - 24
14.6 per 100,000
England 10.9
Worse
HEALTH & LIFESTYLE

Behaviours and health risks

Smoking, excess weight, physical activity and alcohol-related harm.

Adult smoking 2024
Stockton-on-Tees 11.4% England 10.4%
Similar
Adults overweight or obese 2024/25
Stockton-on-Tees 73.5% England 68.0%
Worse
Physically active adults 2024/25
Stockton-on-Tees 66.9% England 64.6%
Similar
Alcohol-related admissions 2023/24
Stockton-on-Tees 705.1 England 504.1
Rate per 100,000 Worse
CHILDREN & PREVENTION

Prevention and healthy development

Child health, physical activity, vaccination and screening coverage.

Reception overweight or obese 2024/25
23.4%
Stockton-on-Tees 23.4% England 23.5%
Council compared with England Similar
Year 6 overweight or obese 2024/25
39.6%
Stockton-on-Tees 39.6% England 36.2%
Council compared with England Worse
Physically active children 2024/25
62.7%
Stockton-on-Tees 62.7% England 49.1%
Council compared with England Better
MMR two-dose coverage 2024/25
89.2%
Stockton-on-Tees 89.2% England 83.7%
Council compared with England Better
Bowel cancer screening 2025
73.6%
Stockton-on-Tees 73.6% England 72.9%
Council compared with England Better
WIDER HEALTH

Other measures affecting population health

Selected wider indicators that help describe health and wellbeing across the area.

Dementia diagnosis rate 2026
73.7 per 100
England 66.3 per 100 Similar
Air pollution mortality 2024
4.3%
England 5.3% Not compared
Latest available measures can cover different reporting periods. England comparison is the classification published with the OHID measure. Public Health Outcomes Framework
BENEFITS & FINANCIAL PRESSURE

How is Universal Credit changing in Stockton-on-Tees?

People receiving Universal Credit and how the caseload has changed over the latest 24 months.

DWP · May 2026
PEOPLE ON UNIVERSAL CREDIT 27,935 13.5% of the 2024 resident population May 2026
CHANGE IN 12 MONTHS +8.3% +2,131 people
LATEST MONTHLY CHANGE +0.5% +142 since April 2026
LOCAL CONTEXT

Universal Credit recipients as a share of population

Comparison using 2024 resident population estimates.

May 2026
Stockton-on-Tees LOCAL AUTHORITY
13.5%
North East REGION
14.6%
England COUNTRY
12.3%
Percentage of the resident population receiving Universal Credit. This is not an unemployment rate.
24-MONTH TREND

People receiving Universal Credit

Monthly caseload recorded on the DWP Universal Credit system.

June 2024 May 2026
27,935 25,561 23,186
June 2024 May 2026
What does this measure?

Universal Credit provides financial support to people who are on a low income or out of work. These figures count people receiving Universal Credit, not households and not the number of people who are unemployed.

DWP Stat-Xplore
AIR QUALITY

How clean is the air?

Long-term particulate pollution across the council area, alongside measurements from local UK-AIR monitoring stations.

Defra 2,024
POPULATION-WEIGHTED ANNUAL MEAN

Fine particulate matter

5.8 µg/m³

PM2.5 · 2,024

Human-related sources 5.4 µg/m³
Other sources 0.4 µg/m³
Modelled population-weighted annual concentration across the local authority area. This is not a live sensor reading.
LONG-TERM TREND

PM2.5 over time

40.9%
9.7 5.6
2011: 9.75 µg/m³ 2012: 9.33 µg/m³ 2013: 9.35 µg/m³ 2014: 9.54 µg/m³ 2015: 7.05 µg/m³ 2016: 7.33 µg/m³ 2017: 7.34 µg/m³ 2018: 7.61 µg/m³ 2019: 7.49 µg/m³ 2020: 5.62 µg/m³ 2021: 6.51 µg/m³ 2022: 7.36 µg/m³ 2023: 6.18 µg/m³ 2024: 5.76 µg/m³
2011 2024
Since 2011 ↓ 40.9%
5 years ↓ 23.1%
10 years ↓ 39.6%
CURRENT MONITORING

Latest station measurement

UK-AIR
PM2.5 2.0 µg/m³
Provisional
Last 24 hours 0.0 – 6.0 µg/m³
2026-09-22 02:00:00+01: 1.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 03:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 04:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 05:00:00+01: 2.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 06:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 07:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 08:00:00+01: 2.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 09:00:00+01: 1.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 10:00:00+01: 2.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 11:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 12:00:00+01: 4.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 13:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 14:00:00+01: 2.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 15:00:00+01: 1.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 16:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 17:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 18:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 19:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 20:00:00+01: 6.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 21:00:00+01: 3.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 22:00:00+01: 1.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-22 23:00:00+01: 1.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 00:00:00+01: 0.0 µg/m³ 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01: 2.0 µg/m³
Stockton-on-Tees A1305 Roadside Automatic Urban and Rural Monitoring Network (AURN) · Urban Traffic Latest measurement: 2026-09-23 01:00:00+01

This is a measurement from an individual monitoring station and should not be interpreted as the current concentration across the whole council area.

HEALTH IMPACT

Particulate air pollution

4.3% of mortality attributable to particulate air pollution
2024 Not compared

This OHID measure estimates the mortality burden associated with particulate air pollution. It is a health-impact measure, not a pollution concentration.

Annual PM2.5 is Defra Pollution Climate Mapping data. Monitoring readings are station-specific UK-AIR measurements and may be provisional. Defra source
HOUSING LICENSING

HMOs and property licensing

Coverage not assessedNational HMO explorer
Licensed HMOsAwaiting registerOnly licensed properties will be counted
Register accessNot assessedNo register record available
Identifiable HMO expenditureNot identifiableNot separately described in published transactions
Inspection and enforcement dataAwaiting dataNo activity source imported yet
Coverage note

A licensed HMO register has not yet been located for this council. CouncilMetrics does not estimate HMO expenditure from broad housing or social-care descriptions.

FINANCE

How this council raises and spends money

Comparable official outturn for 2024/25, reported to central government.

MHCLG official outturn
Total service expenditure
£352.22m 2024/25 actual outturn
Net revenue expenditure
£203.33m 2024/25 actual outturn
Council Tax requirement
£116.88m 2024/25 actual outturn
Unallocated reserves
£8.00m 2024/25 actual outturn
Service expenditure per resident £1,703
Median for councils of the same type £1,777 4.2% below peer median
2024/25 SERVICE SPENDING

Where the money was spent

Net current expenditure after service income.

Actual outturn
Education Gross £133.19m · Income £15.40m
£117.80m
Adult social care Gross £111.38m · Income £33.85m
£77.53m
Children's social care Gross £81.94m · Income £9.57m
£72.37m
Public health Gross £21.70m · Income £404.0k
£21.29m
Environmental and regulatory services Gross £24.09m · Income £5.33m
£18.77m
Highways and transport Gross £17.93m · Income £4.90m
£13.04m
Central services Gross £20.97m · Income £8.44m
£12.53m
Culture and related services Gross £12.23m · Income £2.54m
£9.69m
Housing Gross £7.31m · Income £2.34m
£4.97m
Planning and development Gross £10.51m · Income £7.36m
£3.15m
Other services Gross £1.42m · Income £327.0k
£1.09m
CORE FUNDING

Selected funding sources

Major financing lines in the central return.

Council Tax requirement£116.88m
Retained business rates£62.71m
Revenue Support Grant£6.50m
UNALLOCATED RESERVES

Financial buffer

General unallocated reserves during the year.

Opening £8.00m
Closing £8.00m
£0.00 increase during 2024/25
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Revenue Outturn RS and RSX · values shown in pounds Official dataset
BORROWING AND INVESTMENTS

Balance-sheet position

A point-in-time view of debt and liquid investments at the end of 2026/27 Q1.

MHCLG quarterly return
Outstanding borrowing
£161.07m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Investments and cash
£38.16m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt
£122.91m 2026/27 Q1 quarter end
Net debt per resident
£594 Per resident using latest population
This council's net debt per resident £594
Median for unitary authority councils £1,104 46.1% lower than the peer median
QUARTERLY TREND

Borrowing, investments and net debt

2020/21 Q1 to 2026/27 Q1.

£10.53m quarterly reduction
2020/21 Q12021/22 Q32023/24 Q12024/25 Q32026/27 Q1
Latest quarterly movement −£10.53m −7.9%
Change across the series +£76.02m Net debt since 2020/21 Q1
What changed?

Net debt reduced during the latest quarter as the balance between borrowing and investments improved.

BORROWING COMPOSITION

Where the borrowing sits

PWLB, other longer-term borrowing and short-term borrowing.

2026/27 Q1
Public Works Loan Board£108.69m
Other longer-term borrowing£12.39m
Short-term borrowing£40.00m
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment live table · 2026/27 Q1 · values shown in pounds Official dataset
COUNCIL TAX & COLLECTION

How much council tax remains unpaid?

Council tax collection, outstanding arrears and write-offs reported to central government.

MHCLG 2025/26
Outstanding arrears
£36.11m Total outstanding at financial year-end
Collection rate
94.66% Collected against the in-year debit
Council tax written off
£3.20m Written off during the financial year
Council tax collected
£147.77m Receipts relating to the financial year
FIVE-YEAR TREND

How has unpaid council tax changed?

Outstanding arrears at each financial year-end.

2021/22–2025/26
OUTSTANDING ARREARS 2025/26
£36.11m
CHANGE SINCE 2021/22
+ 33.5%
+ £9.05m
ENGLAND CHANGE
+49.5%
£27.06m 2021/22 £30.65m 2022/23 £32.19m 2023/24 £34.02m 2024/25 £36.11m 2025/26

Figures represent total outstanding council tax balances, including arrears carried forward from earlier years. Changes in council boundaries can affect historical comparisons.

OUTSTANDING ARREARS

Where does the unpaid council tax come from?

Breakdown of outstanding balances at the end of 2025/26.

£36.11m outstanding
CURRENT FINANCIAL YEAR £8.49m

23.5% of outstanding arrears

EARLIER FINANCIAL YEARS £27.62m

76.5% of outstanding arrears

Current-year arrears Earlier-years arrears

Earlier-years arrears represent unpaid council tax carried forward from previous financial years. These figures do not identify individual households or establish whether balances are recoverable.

COLLECTION PERFORMANCE

How does this council compare?

England 2025/26
In-year collection rate 94.66%

England average: 95.60%  ·  0.94 percentage points below England

Outstanding arrears include unpaid balances from earlier financial years and are not the same as council tax uncollected during 2025/26. Monetary values are rounded for display. Official MHCLG source

SPENDING

Published directorate expenditure

Explore all 0 records
CONTRACTS

Largest contracts

Explore all 0 contracts
ContractSupplierStatusEnd dateOriginal value
SUPPLIERS

Largest supplier exposure

Dated transactions
SupplierPaymentsPublished expenditure
PROVENANCE

Source documents

40 imported
DocumentDatasetPeriodStatusOfficial source
Housing Delivery Test 2025 results — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg housing delivery testHDT 2025–HDT 2025importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application decisions (PS2) — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg planning ps21987 Q4–2026 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG district planning application statistics (PS1) — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg planning ps11998 Q2–2026 Q1importedOpen
DfT road condition statistics — Stockton-on-Tees UAdft local road condition2007/08–2024/25importedOpen
Defra local authority waste statistics — Stockton-on-Tees Borough Councildefra local authority waste2010/11–2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2023/24 — Stockton-on-Tees UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2023/24 — Stockton-on-Tees UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2023/24importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2022/23 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2022/23 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg revenue outturn rs2022/23importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2021/22 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg revenue outturn rsx2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2021/22 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg revenue outturn rs2021/22importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2020/21 — Stockton-on-Tees UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2020/21 — Stockton-on-Tees UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2020/21importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q4 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q3 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q2 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2025/26 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2025/26 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q4 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q3 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q2 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2024/25 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2024/25 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q4 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q3 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q2 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2023/24 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2023/24 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q4 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q3 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q2 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2022/23 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2022/23 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q4 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q3 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q2 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2021/22 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2021/22 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q4 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q4importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q3 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q3importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q2 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q2importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2020/21 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2020/21 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Borrowing and Investment 2026/27 Q1 — Stockton-on-Teesmhclg borrowing investment2026/27 Q1importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Service Summary 2024/25 — Stockton-on-Tees UAmhclg revenue outturn rsx2024/25importedOpen
MHCLG Revenue Outturn Summary 2024/25 — Stockton-on-Tees UAmhclg revenue outturn rs2024/25importedOpen
How to read these figures and the Financial Health Score

Budget summaries and financial positions retain the reporting year and assurance status of their original source. Draft or unaudited values are labelled separately from audited outturn figures. The Financial Health Score uses reserves cover, net debt per resident, liquidity and quarterly debt direction from central MHCLG returns. Each component is converted to a percentile among councils of the same authority type; available components are weighted 35%, 30%, 20% and 15% respectively. A score is published only when at least three components covering 65% of the weighting are available. It is a comparative financial indicator, not an assessment of service quality or political performance.