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

Beacon and Bents

Ward · E05001135

Ward
Beacon and Bents
Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Country
England
Constituency
South Shields
Police
Northumbria

House prices

£345k£173k£019952025
Detached Semi-detached Terraced Flat
Property type Latest YoY Since 1995 vs England
Detached £240k -23% +103% -44%
Semi-detached £155k -5.2% +210% -45%
Terraced £135k -6.9% +255% -45%
Flat £89k +1.4% +219% -63%

Median sale prices in Beacon and Bents 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+
Mortimer Community College 1.3 mi Non-sel 41.9 35%
Kings Priory School 1.4 mi Non-sel 57.1 74%

Rents

Yours Trend Position
All bedrooms £712
1 bed £498
2 bed £619
3 bed £742
4+ bed £991

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 4
Violence & sexual offences 4
Burglary 16
Anti-social behaviour 175

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
RAVENSWORTH SURGERY GP practice 0.9 mi
ST GEORGE & RIVERSIDE MEDICAL PRACTICE GP practice 1.3 mi
TRINITY MEDICAL CENTRE GP practice 1.3 mi
WEST VIEW SURGERY GP practice 1.4 mi
IMEARY MEDICAL GROUP GP practice 1.4 mi

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

Transport

NameTypeDistance
South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.4 mi
South Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 0.4 mi
South Shields Ferry Terminal Ferry terminal 0.7 mi
South Shields Ferry Terminal Ferry terminal 0.7 mi
Chichester (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) Metro/tram 1.3 mi

Transport stop data from NaPTAN. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Broadband

Availability of fast broadband

Yours Trend Position
Superfast (30Mbps+) 98.4%
Gigabit 87.6%
Full fibre (FTTP) 22.1%

Mobile coverage

Yours Trend Position
Indoor 4G (all operators) 94.4%
Indoor voice (all) 97.8%
5G outdoor (any) 98.8%

Ofcom Connected Nations mobile coverage data. Percentage of premises.

Deprivation

More deprivedLess deprived
 Beacon and Bents
average (lo–hi)
Overall14% (2–34)
Income18% (2–44)
Employment11% (1–23)
Education35% (11–65)
Health9% (1–17)
Crime8% (0–19)
Housing & services75% (56–96)
Living environment34% (0–53)

Your MP

Emma Lewell MP

Labour

South Shields

emma.lewell.mp@parliament.uk

https://lewellemp.com/

Green spaces

NameTypeDistance
South Marine Park Park 0.2 mi
North Marine Park Park 0.2 mi
South Marine Park Park 0.2 mi
Greenspace access point Play space 0.1 mi
North Marine Park Park 0.2 mi

Green space data from OS Open Greenspace. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 drive over).

Listed buildings

NameGradeDistance
Jubilee Memorial II 0.2 mi
Lifeboat II 0.2 mi
Canopy Over Lifeboat II 0.2 mi
Mariners' Cottages II 0.3 mi
37-57, Beach Road II 0.3 mi

Listed building data from Historic England. Names link to the official list entry. Distance links to directions (🚶 walk under 1 mile, 🚗 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 10
NO₂ 13
NOₓ 18

DEFRA Pollution Climate Mapping (PCM) modelled concentrations, µg/m³.

Road casualties

Yours Trend Position
All collisions 3
Fatal 0
Serious 0
Killed/serious 0
Pedestrian 2
Cyclist —

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
Littlehaven Beach 0.5 mi
South Shields 0.8 mi
Tynemouth King Edwards Bay 9.2 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands South 9.4 mi
Tynemouth Long Sands North 10.4 mi

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

Population

Yours Trend Position
Total population 1,416

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

Age structure

Yours Trend Position
Aged 0–15 23.6%
Aged 16–64 63.7%
Aged 65+ 12.8%

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

Ethnic group

Yours Trend Position
White 46.8%
Asian 47.5%
Black 0.9%
Mixed 1.6%
Other 3.2%

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

Housing tenure

Yours Trend Position
Owner-occupied 36.8%
Social rented 39.9%
Private rented 22.7%

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

Accommodation type

Yours Trend Position
Detached 3.7%
Semi-detached 5.1%
Terraced 36.1%
Flat / maisonette 54.4%

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

Car availability

Yours Trend Position
No car or van 51.1%
1 car or van 34.6%
2+ cars or vans 14.3%

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

Economic activity

Yours Trend Position
Economically active 48.6%
Unemployed 7.1%

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

Qualifications

Yours Trend Position
No qualifications 30.4%
Degree or above 19.6%

Office for National Statistics, Census 2021, 2011, 2001

Health

Yours Trend Position
Life expectancy —
Obesity prevalence 70.0%
Smoking prevalence 14.9%
Infant mortality 5.6

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