325 stats from 18 datasets, from 16 sources, back to 1993, for the whole of the UK, where we can find it. Last updated: 20 Apr 2026

South Shields

Constituency · E14001492

Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Country
England
Constituency
South Shields
Police
Northumbria

House prices

ยฃ422kยฃ211kยฃ019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached ยฃ377k -3.4% +319% -11%
Semi-detached ยฃ200k -4.8% +264% -29%
Terraced ยฃ145k +3.1% +282% -41%
Flat ยฃ91k +0.8% +220% -62%

Median sale prices in South Shields from HM Land Registry. Standard transactions only. England & Wales.

Schools

10 nearest schools offering GCSEs · results 2024–25

School Distance Admissions Attainment 8 English & Maths 5+
Harton Academy 0.4 mi Non-sel 42.6 38%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms ยฃ712
1 bed ยฃ498
2 bed ยฃ619
3 bed ยฃ742
4+ bed ยฃ991

ONS Price Index of Private Rents (PIPR). Estimated average monthly gross rent by bedroom count.

Crime

Reported crimes per month

Yours Trend Position
All crime 2
Violence & sexual offences 2
Burglary 11
Anti-social behaviour 117

From data.police.uk. Monthly counts of reported crimes by type, rolled up to local authority. Covers England, Wales and Northern Ireland.

GP practices

NameTypeDistance
CENTRAL SURGERY GP practice 0.3 mi
MARSDEN MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 0.9 mi
FARNHAM MEDICAL CTR. GP practice 1.4 mi
TALBOT MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.7 mi
WEST VIEW SURGERY GP practice 1.5 mi

GP practice locations from NHS Organisation Data Service. Names link to NHS service page. Distance links to directions (๐Ÿšถ walk under 1 mile, ๐Ÿš— drive over).

Transport

NameTypeDistance
Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 2.1 mi
Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 2.1 mi
Tyne Dock (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 2.1 mi
Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 1.5 mi
Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 1.5 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (๐Ÿšถ walk under 1 mile, ๐Ÿš— drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.5%
Gigabit 85.4%
Full fibre (FTTP) 21.9%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 91.9%
Indoor voice (all) 96.6%
5G outdoor (any) 98.0%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
South Shields
average (lo–hi)
Overall33% (2โ€“98)
Income36% (1โ€“99)
Employment27% (1โ€“94)
Education46% (6โ€“96)
Health22% (1โ€“78)
Crime32% (0โ€“100)
Housing & services77% (24โ€“99)
Living environment48% (0โ€“90)

Your MP

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
Cleadon Park Park 0.2 mi
Cleadon Park Park 0.2 mi
Cleadon Park Park 0.2 mi
Cleadon Park Park 0.2 mi
Temple Memorial Park Park 0.8 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (๐Ÿšถ walk under 1 mile, ๐Ÿš— drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Church of St Peter II 0.6 mi
Boundary Wall Immediately to South of Church of St Peter, Fronting Sunderland Road and Turning Along Moor Road II 0.5 mi
Combined Engine and Boiler Houses, Adjacent Coal Store, Engineman's House and Cottage at Cleadon Pumping Station II 0.9 mi
Detached Chimney at Cleadon Pumping Station II* 0.9 mi
Chapels to Harton Cemetery II 1.3 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (๐Ÿšถ walk under 1 mile, ๐Ÿš— drive over).

Companies

Yours Trend Position
Active companies 4,452
Total registered 4,951
Dormant 80
New (last year) 828
New (last 5 years) 2,524

Companies House free company data product.

Air quality

Yours Trend Position
PM2.5 7
PM10 11
NOโ‚‚ 11
NOโ‚“ 14

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, ยตg/mยณ.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 1
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian โ€”
Cyclist 1

DfT STATS19 reported road casualties by severity.

Traffic

Yours Trend Position
All motor vehicles 511,400,000
Cars & taxis 412,300,000

DfT road traffic statistics.

Flood risk

Yours Trend Position
Rivers & sea 0

Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea.

Bathing water

NameDistance
Marsden 1.7 mi
South Shields 2.6 mi
Littlehaven Beach 3.1 mi
Seaburn - Sunderland 3.7 mi
Tynemouth King Edwards Bay 9.1 mi

Bathing water quality from the Environment Agency. Names link to the EA profile. Distance links to directions (๐Ÿšถ walk under 1 mile, ๐Ÿš— drive over).

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,467

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0โ€“15 18.2%
Aged 16โ€“64 60.2%
Aged 65+ 21.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 98.6%
Asian 0.3%
Black 0.3%
Mixed 0.7%
Other 0.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 56.7%
Social rented 34.4%
Private rented 8.9%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 2.2%
Semi-detached 69.1%
Terraced 17.3%
Flat / maisonette 11.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 35.2%
1 car or van 40.3%
2+ cars or vans 24.4%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 57.2%
Unemployed 5.1%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001, 1991

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 26.4%
Degree or above 20.2%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy โ€”
Obesity prevalence 70.0%
Smoking prevalence 14.9%
Infant mortality 5.6

Public Health England (now OHID) health profiles via Fingertips.