Middlesbrough Borough Council
Bins, council tax and planning, and what the council covers
Middlesbrough Borough Council is the one council for Middlesbrough: there is no county council above it, so it runs bins, council tax and planning, and schools, roads and social care. ONS places 3,851 postcodes in use in Middlesbrough, in 8 postcode districts of the TS postcode area.
95% of homes and businesses in Middlesbrough can get gigabit broadband, Ofcom says. The Environment Agency puts 554 homes and businesses in Middlesbrough in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea.
Source: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. See all our data sources
Its website
Middlesbrough Borough Council
middlesbrough.gov.ukName and website as GOV.UK gives them.
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Bins and recycling
Council tax
Planning and building
Housing
Roads and parking
Report a problem
Schools
Care, support and libraries
Councillors, voting and complaints
The pages are the ones GOV.UK lists for Middlesbrough Borough Council. If one has moved since, tell us.
What broadband can you get in Middlesbrough?
Across Middlesbrough, 95% of homes and businesses can get gigabit broadband and 63% full fibre, Ofcom says.
For one street, look up its postcode: each postcode page has its own figures. A provider's checker answers for one address.
Source: Ofcom, Connected Nations, Spring 2026, data for January 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How much is council tax in Middlesbrough?
Band D for 2026‑27: £2,549 a year
Every other band is a fixed share of Band D, set in law. Band A is two thirds of it; band H is twice it.
| Band | A year |
|---|---|
| Band A | £1,699 |
| Band B | £1,983 |
| Band C | £2,266 |
| Band D | £2,549 |
| Band E | £3,116 |
| Band F | £3,682 |
| Band G | £4,249 |
| Band H | £5,098 |
Band D is the average across the area, including the county council, police, fire and combined authority charges, and parish or town council charges, so a home's own bill can be a little different. Bands other than D are worked out by us from Band D and rounded to the pound. A home's bill also takes off any discount, such as 25% for one adult living alone.
Check one home's band on GOV.UKSource: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Council Tax levels set by local authorities in England 2026 to 2027, Table 10, published 25 March 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
How many homes in Middlesbrough are at risk of flooding?
Across Middlesbrough, the Environment Agency puts 554 homes and businesses in an area at high or medium risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, at 217 postcodes with any property at risk.
High: 3.3% or more a year (1 in 30). Medium: 1% to 3.3% a year. Low: 0.1% to 1% a year. Very low: under 0.1% a year (1 in 1,000). Each band is the chance of flooding in any one year.
Homes and businesses in an area at risk of flooding from rivers or the sea, as the Environment Agency counts them. It leaves out surface water, groundwater and sewers. Each postcode page has its own figures and its flood warning areas.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea (postcodes in areas at risk), published 6 July 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Surface water
In Middlesbrough the Environment Agency counts 2,497 properties at high risk of flooding from surface water (3.3% of all its properties), 2,580 at medium risk (3.4%) and 8,061 at low risk (10.7%). Surface water is rain that cannot drain away fast enough.
Source: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Surface Water, properties at risk by local authority, version 2025-09, listed 18 September 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0. How we use it
Postcode districts with postcodes in Middlesbrough
- TS1 postcode districtAll 607 of its postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS2 postcode district90 of its 123 postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS3 postcode district880 of its 881 postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS4 postcode districtAll 513 of its postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS5 postcode districtAll 1,025 of its postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS7 postcode district363 of its 606 postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS8 postcode district367 of its 396 postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
- TS17 postcode district6 of its 1,033 postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
Counted from the ONS Postcode Directory. A postcode district is drawn for sorting post, so many cross a council's edge.
Its postcode area
Beside each area: how many of its postcodes in use are in Middlesbrough.
Towns and villages
Is an address in Middlesbrough?
A council's edge does not follow postcodes exactly. Check the postcode.
All councils, A to ZWhat Middlesbrough covers: Office for National Statistics (ONS) Postcode Directory, August 2026, loaded 20 October 2026. Its name, website and own pages: GOV.UK, Local authority services, downloaded 14 October 2026, Open Government Licence v3.0; every link opened on 14 October 2026. See all our data sources
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