Adults Supported Housing Market Position Statement August 2024

The population of Stockton-on-Tees is 196,600 (The Office for National Statistics, 2021) a rise of 2.6 percent since the 2011 census, however this is a lower increase that the overall increase for England (6.6%). The Office for National Statistics estimates that the population in Stockton-on-Tees will rise to 200,459 by 2032 with an increase of 5,193 individuals aged 30 plus. 

Stockton-on-Tees has areas of great affluence existing alongside some of the most deprived areas in England. The most recent health profile for Stockton-on-Tees highlights that many children do not get the best start in life and many adults experience more ill-health and admissions to hospital compared to the national average. 

Life expectancy for people living in Stockton-on-Tees is below the national average with a big difference in life expectancy between the poorest and wealthiest areas in the Borough. Residents of Billingham West ward (males = 85 years, females = 88 years) are estimated to live up to 21 years longer than residents of Stockton-on-Tees Town Centre ward (males = 64 years, females = 74 years). 

Healthy life expectancy for people living in Stockton-on-Tees is also below the national average and residents of the least deprived areas of Stockton-on-Tees are expected to be healthier for up to 20 years longer than those from the most deprived areas. This means that people living in more deprived areas live shorter lives and are becoming ill at a much younger age than their more affluent neighbourhoods. 

Older People  

In 2021 around 18 percent of the Borough's population were aged 65 plus. However, population projections up to 2030 show that there will be a consistent increase in the population of people aged 65 and over in particular with people aged between 65 to 69 and 80 to 844. 

Dementia Prevalence 

The prevalence of Dementia among the 65 plus population (4.69 percent) in Stockton-on-Tees in 2020 is higher than both the North-East average (4.09 percent) and the English average prevalence (3.97 percent). 

Source: NHS Digital, Recorded Dementia Diagnoses publications

Stockton-on-Tees number of disabled people in the household 

In 2021, 9.1 percent of Stockton-on-Tees residents were identified as being disabled and limited a lot, and one in nine people (11 percent) were identified as being disabled and limited a little. 

The number of people in a household who assessed their day-to-day activities as limited by long-term physical or mental health conditions or illnesses and are considered disabled. This definition of a disabled person meets the harmonised standard for measuring disability and is in line with the Equality Act (2010). 

Census - number of people disabled in the household:

• number of disabled people in household: Total: all households 83,757
• no people disabled under the Equality Act in household 54,323
• one person disabled under the Equality Act in household 22,977
• two or more people disabled under the Equality Act in household 6,457

Children and Young People's Disability Register 

The Local Authority has a duty to hold a 'Children's and Young People's Disability Register, which can be found on Stockton's Local Offer. The purpose of the register is to gather information on disabled children or children with a complex need which will assist with service planning to meet their needs, both now and in the future. As of 1 July 2023, the details of 473 children have been registered by parents and carers. The table shows the number of young people aged 18 plus who are registered on the disability register in Stockton-on-Tees.