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Loftus & Skinningrove

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About

Loftus sits inland within the borough of Redcar and Cleveland and grew up around mid-19th century ironstone mining. The town's street pattern and local services reflect that industrial origin, with remnants of rail lines and miners' terraces still part of the street scene. Community facilities include shops, schools and a market-style high street that serves surrounding villages; local clubs and amateur sports teams use fields set into the former mineral landscape. The town acts as a local centre for the immediate hinterland rather than a tourist hub.

A short distance east, Skinningrove occupies a narrow coastal cleft where a beck reaches the North Sea and a small harbour was cut into the cliffs to serve ironstone and later engineering works. The foreshore and cliff faces show layers of the industrial geology that shaped the area, and rusting quay walls and fragments of ironworking structures sit close to the beach. Coastal footpaths give access to the shoreline and to views over the harbour mouth, while local employment remains tied to engineering and coastal industry rather than leisure services.

Area overview

On average Loftus & Skinningrove has very high deprivation and very high crime levels, with around 102 crimes per 1,000 residents per year, about 13% below the North East average of 117 per 1,000. Approximately 19% of homes in this area are social housing provided by a local council or housing association. The average income per household in Loftus & Skinningrove is £37,043 per year. There are 3 schools in Loftus & Skinningrove: 3 primary (1 Outstanding and 1 Good) and 0 secondary (0 Outstanding and 0 Good). Loftus & Skinningrove is home to around 5,086 people, with a population density of about 1,243.9 per km².

Crime rate
9/10
Crimes per 1k residents
102
Deprivation level
10/10
Income level
2/10
Social housing
19%
Connectivity
N/A

Area Profile

Loftus & Skinningrove Population
5,086
Population density
1,243.9 per km²

Crime

Crime per 1,000 population

Violence and sexual offences
49.55(+28%)
Anti-social behaviour
34.21(+57%)
Criminal damage and arson
17.7(+55%)
Public order
11.21(+37%)
Shoplifting
7.47(-36%)
North East average

Demographics

Ethnic groups

British
4,963
97.58%
Other White
29
0.57%
Other Asian
23
0.45%
Other Mixed or Multiple ethnic groups
10
0.2%
Other
10
0.2%
Total population: 5,086

Economics

Education (age 16+)

No qualifications
1,126
28.11%
Level 4+ (Degree)
720
17.98%
Level 3 (A level)
686
17.13%
Level 2 (GCSEs 9-4)
622
15.53%
Level 1 (GCSEs 3-1)
455
11.36%
Total 16+ residents: 4,005

Housing

Housing tenure

Owns outright
728
32.76%
Private landlord or letting agency
471
21.2%
Owns with a mortgage
464
20.88%
Other social rented
274
12.33%
Social rents from council
203
9.14%
Total households: 2,222

Property prices in Loftus & Skinningrove

Median price£88,000
Price per sq ft£106
Sales (last 12 months)51
Typical range (middle 50%)£74K – £118K

Based on 51 recent sales, the median property price is £88,000 (about £106 per square foot) in Loftus & Skinningrove area, with individual transactions ranging from £25,000 up to £270,000.

Prices by property typelast 12 months

Median sale price, median price per square foot, sales count, and percentile information for each property type in Loftus & Skinningrove over the last year.
TypeSalesMedian£/sq ft
Detached2£200,000£193
Semi-Detached10£121,000£165
Terraced39£84,000£100

10-year price trendmedian sale price in Loftus & Skinningrove

Sale price

Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Loftus & Skinningrove.
YearDetachedSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£93,140£90,000£53,500
2017£197,500£96,500£57,000
2018£135,000£117,500£55,000
2019£130,000£105,000£55,000
2020£235,000£113,500£66,850
2021£200,500£100,000£71,000
2022£115,000£83,000
2023£305,000£105,000£72,500
2024£110,000£78,000
2025£200,000£118,500£83,500
2026£148,500£88,000
Ten year median sale price trend for each property type in Loftus & Skinningrove.

Price per sq ft

Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Loftus & Skinningrove.
YearDetachedSemi-DetachedTerraced
2016£86£101£62
2017£65£90£66
2018£106£104£67
2019£72£93£69
2020£183£118£73
2021£151£135£83
2022£147£89
2023£202£120£86
2024£121£94
2025£193£159£100
2026£180£108
Ten year median sale price per square foot trend for each property type in Loftus & Skinningrove.

Price distribution by property typelast 12 months

Price distribution by property type for Loftus & Skinningrove in the last year.

Data Sources

All data is sourced from official UK government agencies and public datasets. Last updated: 16/07/2026. Read more about how our statistics are calculated.