Boldon Colliery

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• Today: 23° / 14° · 12% rain
• Tomorrow: 18° / 13° · Sunny

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 06:34Sunset 19:27

12h 53m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

34US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

139 reported · July 2026▼ 11% YoY

• Violence & sexual offences51
• Shoplifting21
• Anti-social behaviour20
• Criminal damage & arson16

Neighbourhood team: Boldon, Cleadon, Whitburn · Northumbria

Source: data.police.uk (within ~1 mile)

175 reported road collisions (2024)

39 killed or seriously injured · 215 casualties · 11.8 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

254 food businesses within 2 miles

• 213 rated 4–5 ★ (171 top)
• 6 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

• Nearest station: Brockley Whins (1.2 km)
• 35 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£161,372 average▲ 4.8% YoY

Across South Tyneside · to 2026-06

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£737 average monthly rent▲ 6.9% YoY

• 1 bed £516
• 2 bed £640
• 3 bed £769

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-07

5.2× house price to earnings

A typical home costs 5.2 times median annual pay (4.8× for cheaper homes vs lower pay).

Source: ONS house price to workplace earnings ratio · 2025

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (7.2 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (3.1 km)

41 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

150 charging locations within ~8 km

• 22 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 300 kW
• Nearest: The Quadrus Centre (0.8 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres2
• Swimming pools2
• Sports pitches18
• Golf courses1
• Playgrounds6

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

147,774 residents in South Tyneside · 2,294/km²

• Under 16: 18%
• 16–64: 61%
• 65+: 21%

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 26 of 317 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

25% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2019

£2,434 a year · Band D, 2026-27

Most homes here are Band A (63% of 73,010)

Source: VOA council-tax stock · MHCLG band levels 2026-27

64 schools · 22,753 pupils

45 primary · 8 secondary · 11 other

Ofsted: 24 of 26 graded schools rated Good or Outstanding (92%)

62inspected under Ofsted’s 2024+ framework (graded by area, no single overall grade)

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools · Ofsted · South Tyneside

107 CQC-registered services

• Care homes34
• GP practices21
• Dentists20
• Homecare agencies17
• Hospitals & hospices2

CQC ratings: 97% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · South Tyneside

• Not in the Green Belt
• 15 listed buildings within ~1.5 km

Source: planning.data.gov.uk (England)

108 applications decided

79.6% granted · 86 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Kate Osborne

Labour

Jarrow and Gateshead East

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 1
• Grn 10
• Ref 40
• Oth 3

Source: Open Council Data UK (CC BY-SA)

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics2
• Pharmacies4
• Supermarkets3
• Parks & greens8
• Restaurants & cafés20

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

3,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

31 jobs advertised · £34,599 avg

e.g. Front of House Nandoca, 2.5 Tonne Van Driver - UK & European, Online Music Tutor - Part Time

Source: Adzuna

£691 median full-time weekly pay

4.7% of residents aged 16–64 claim unemployment-related benefits

£20,303 disposable income per head (2024)

Source: ONS / Nomis (claimant count · ASHE) · ONS regional GDHI

46% of homes rated EPC C or above

Most common band: D · 79,086 certificates

10.2% of households were in fuel poverty (2023)

Source: MHCLG EPC statistics · DESNZ sub-regional fuel poverty

52% low-carbon electricity

Imports 48% · Wind 23% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 11%

15 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Life expectancy: 82 yrs women · 77.5 yrs men

Healthy life expectancy: 55.8 women · 55.9 men

74% of adults overweight or obese

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2025

• Life satisfaction7.3
• Feeling worthwhile7.5
• Happiness yesterday7.3
• Anxiety yesterday (lower is better)3.3

Average rating out of 10 · ONS personal well-being 2022-23

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in Jarrow and Gateshead East:

• Ban anyone convicted of terrorism offences from standing for public office429 local signatures · 205,058 nationwide
• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England368 local signatures · 17,297 nationwide
• Do not ban social media for under 16s345 local signatures · 217,501 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth326 local signatures · 112,809 nationwide
• Make a public animal abuser register & automatically ban ownership313 local signatures · 242,705 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-08-06

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  Boldon Community Association F.C. · 0.4 km

  Boldon Community Association F.C. is an association football club that plays in the Northern League Division Two. The club was founded as Boldon Villa, joining the Wearside Football League as a founder member in 1892.…

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  Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association F.C. · 0.5 km

  Jarrow Roofing Boldon Community Association Football Club was a football club based in Boldon Colliery, near Sunderland, England. The club was founded by Richie McLoughlin, who played for the club and was manager and…

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  Boldon railway station · 0.9 km

  Boldon railway station served the village of East Boldon, Tyne and Wear, England, from 1844 to 1967 on the Pontop and South Shields Railway.

• Boldon School · 1.1 km

  Boldon School is a coeducational secondary school located in Boldon Colliery, South Tyneside, England.

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  Brockley Whins · 1.2 km

  Brockley Whins is an area in South Tyneside, part of South Shields, with a postcode of NE32 [1]

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  Brockley Whins Metro station · 1.2 km

  Brockley Whins is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the suburbs of Boldon Colliery and Brockley Whins, in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 31 March 2002, following the opening of t…

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