Owton

Owton Manor Estate was developed as a social housing estate in the 1960’s.

The baptist church

Owton is served by three local churches: St James Church of England, St Patrick's Roman Catholic Church and Owton Manor Baptist Church.

Figures from the Hartlepool Borough Council 2019 Ward Profiles show Manor House Ward had a population of 8,586 people. 2,040 were aged 15 or under, 5,188 were aged between 16 and 64 and 1,358 were over 65.[1]

Streets in the area are grouped by the first letter into blocks named after towns in Scotland, for example, the 'M Block' would be a gathering of M-Streets. The houses are predominantly social housing, 56.3% with 4.9% privately rented and 33.6% owner occupied.

31.6% of those of working age are receiving benefits 38.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals 56.8% of households have no car. 43.2% of households have no one working

Average weekly income £430 (2007/2008)

Ranked 152 out of 7932 wards in the national Index of Multiple Deprivation Ranked 5 out of 116 wards in the Tees Valley Index of Multiple Deprivation

• Primary Schools which serve the area include Eskdale Academy, St. Teresa's, Grange and Rossmere. The only secondary school serving the area is Manor Community Academy.

• 27% of adults are classed as having low literacy skills

• 69% of adults are classed as having low numeracy skills.

• 53.7% of people aged 16 to 74 had no qualifications

• 15.7% of people aged 16 to 74 had 1-4 GCSEs

• 16.3% of people aged 16 to 74 had 5+GCSEs/1 A level

• 3.8% of people aged 16 to 74 had 2+A levels

• 4.1% of people aged 16 to 74 had a degree, HNC or Professional qualification.

• Manor Community Academy was built on the site of the Manor Comprehensive School and opened in 2016.