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Jarrow

Jarrow is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, with a population of around 29,470. It has around 2 pharmacies and 14 restaurants and cafés, along with 50 bus stops and the Bede railway station 0.2 km away. The average sold house price is around £156,197, and there were around 193 recorded street crimes in June 2026, most commonly violence & sexual offences. This page gathers weather, crime, food hygiene, transport, flood risk, house prices, population, deprivation and your local MP for the Jarrow area — all from official UK open data.

On deprivation, the South Tyneside area is among the most deprived areas in England (IoD2019). The wider council area has around 147,774 residents at roughly 2,294 people per km².

Council
South Tyneside
County
Tyne & Wear
Constituency
Jarrow
Police force
Northumbria
42/ 100

My Area Score

Mixed

Ranked 204th of 294 English council areas — better than 31% of them.

Low crime19
Home affordability92
Affordable rents82
Good schools71
Life expectancy15
Low deprivation8
Employment18
Low council tax52

A percentile blend of eight open measures (100 = best in England); bars show this area’s England-wide percentile on each. See the rankings · methodology

Weather

16°CSunny

  • Today: 20° / 13° · 15% rain
  • Tomorrow: 22° / 14° · Overcast

Source: WeatherAPI

Daylight

Sunrise 06:33Sunset 19:30

12h 57m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

Air quality

36US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

Crime

195 reported · July 2026 19% YoY

  • Violence & sexual offences63
  • Shoplifting29
  • Anti-social behaviour26
  • Criminal damage & arson24

1 stop & searches · mostly offensive weapons

Neighbourhood team: Hebburn and Jarrow · Northumbria

Local policing priorities

  • Shop theft
  • Shop theft

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

Road safety

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)

Food hygiene

481 food businesses within 2 miles

  • 420 rated 4–5 ★ (339 top)
  • 18 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency

Flood risk

No active flood warnings nearby.

Buses & trains

  • Nearest station: Jarrow (0.6 km)
  • 40 bus stops within ~½ mile

Live trains from Brockley Whins (2.8 km):

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Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

House prices

£161,372 average 4.8% YoY

Across South Tyneside · to 2026-06

Detached£315,106
Semi-detached£190,545
Terraced£153,775
Flat£95,346

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

Private rents

£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

Affordability

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

Fuel prices

  • Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10.2 km)
  • Cheapest diesel: 182.9p · Asda (2.2 km)

44 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

EV charging

150 charging locations within ~8 km

  • 26 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
  • Fastest nearby: 300 kW
  • Nearest: Morrisons Jarrow (0.1 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

Sport & leisure

  • Sports centres1
  • Swimming pools1
  • Sports pitches18
  • Playgrounds12

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Population

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

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

Source: ONS Census 2021 (local authority)

Deprivation

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

Council tax

£2,434 a year · Band D, 2026-27

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

A £1,623
B £1,893
C £2,164
D £2,434
E £2,975
F £3,516
G £4,057
H £4,869

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

Schools

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)

Secondary schools:

  • Harton AcademyGood
  • Jarrow SchoolGood
  • St Joseph's Catholic AcademyGood
  • Whitburn Church of England AcademyGood
  • Hebburn Comprehensive SchoolRequires improvement
  • Boldon School
  • Mortimer Community College
  • St Wilfrid's RC College

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

Care & health services

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

Heritage & planning

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

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

Planning decisions

108 applications decided

79.6% granted · 86 granted, 22 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q1

Your MP

Kate Osborne

Labour

Jarrow and Gateshead East

Recent votes:

  • AyeTerminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill: Second Reading
  • AyeClosure motion
  • NoSocial Housing Bill [Lords]: Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading
  • AyeDraft Plant Health, Seeds, Seed Potatoes and Plant Propagating Material (Amendment) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

Source: UK Parliament

Council control

Reform UK majority

  • Lab 1
  • Grn 10
  • Ref 40
  • Oth 3

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

Amenities nearby

  • Schools7
  • GPs & clinics3
  • Pharmacies6
  • Supermarkets1
  • Parks & greens19
  • Restaurants & cafés27

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

Local businesses

3,990 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2025)

Jobs

96 jobs advertised · £38,854 avg

e.g. Amazon Flex Delivery Driver - Earn £14 - £18 per hour*, Joiner, Associate IT Systems Analyst

Source: Adzuna

Local economy

£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

Energy efficiency

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

Grid electricity

37% low-carbon electricity

Imports 63% · Nuclear 18% · Biomass 13% · Solar 3%

18 gCO₂/kWh · very low intensity

Latest estimate for North East England · National Grid ESO

Health

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

Wellbeing

  • 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

Local petitions

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

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

Notable places nearby

  • Jarrow March · 0.4 km

    The Jarrow March of 5–31 October 1936, also known as the Jarrow Crusade, was an organised protest against the unemployment and poverty suffered in the English town of Jarrow during the 1930s. Around 200 men, or "Crusa…

  • Jarrow · 0.4 km

    Jarrow is a town in South Tyneside in the county of Tyne and Wear, England. Historically in County Durham, it is on the south bank of the River Tyne, about three miles from the east coast. It is home to the southern p…

  • Jarrow Town Hall · 0.4 km

    Jarrow Town Hall is a municipal building in Grange Road, Jarrow, Tyne and Wear, England. The town hall, which was the headquarters of Jarrow Borough Council, is a Grade II listed building.

  • Jarrow Metro station · 0.6 km

    Jarrow is a Tyne and Wear Metro station, serving the town of Jarrow, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England. It joined the network on 24 March 1984, following the opening of the fifth phase of the network, between H…

  • Jarrow Hall · 0.7 km

    Jarrow Hall is a Grade II listed building in Jarrow, Northeast England, and part of the larger Jarrow Hall museum site. It was built around 1785 by local businessman Simon Temple; he went bankrupt in 1812 after a seri…

  • Jarrow Hall (museum) · 0.7 km

    Jarrow Hall is a museum in Jarrow, South Tyneside, England which celebrates the life of Bede; a monk, author and scholar who lived in at the Abbey Church of Saint Peter and Saint Paul, Wearmouth-Jarrow, a double monas…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)

Frequently asked questions

Where is Jarrow?
Jarrow is a town in Tyne & Wear, England, in the South Tyneside local authority.
What is the population of Jarrow?
Jarrow has an approximate settlement population of 29,470.
How deprived is Jarrow?
The South Tyneside local authority, which includes Jarrow, is among the most deprived areas in England on the IoD2019.