Is South Tyneside a good place to live?
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in South Tyneside, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,597 postcodes
The facts on crime, schools, house prices and transport in South Tyneside, from official data · 10 postcode districts · 3,597 postcodes
England average £293,479 (+1.1% in a year, +17.1% in five).
Source: HM Land Registry UK House Price Index. Averages for the whole council area (July 2026).
The average home in South Tyneside sold for £161,559 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.3% on a year earlier. Across South Tyneside, police record 107 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (estimated from the 11 of the last 12 months the police force published in full), above the England and Wales rate of 97.
From the middle of South Tyneside, the nearest primary school is Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields), 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk; the nearest secondary is St Wilfrid's RC College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk; the nearest GP surgery is Talbot Medical Centre, 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk.
Brockley Whins station is 1.0 mi away, about a 19 minute walk; Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk; the nearest park is 0.2 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
Across South Tyneside, police record 107 crimes per 1,000 residents a year (estimated from the 11 of the last 12 months the police force published in full), above the England and Wales rate of 97. Figures are crimes reported to the police over the latest 12 months; they can't tell you how safe a particular street feels.
The average home in South Tyneside sold for £161,559 in the latest House Price Index, up 5.3% on a year earlier. By type: detached £315,020, semi-detached £190,568, terraced £154,360, flats £95,261. Prices are council-wide averages from HM Land Registry.
The nearest primary school is Holy Trinity Church of England Academy (South Shields), 0.3 mi away, about a 6 minute walk. The nearest secondary school is St Wilfrid's RC College, 0.8 mi away, about a 16 minute walk. Being nearest doesn't guarantee a place; check each school's admissions criteria.
Brockley Whins is 1.0 mi away, about a 19 minute walk, and Simonside (Tyne and Wear Metro Station) (tram, metro or Underground) is 0.3 mi away, about a 5 minute walk.
The ONS estimates average household income of £35,496 a year for the neighbourhood (April 2022 to March 2023), compared with £53,636 across England.