South Shields

9°CPatchy rain nearby

• Today: 11° / 9° · 53% rain
• Tomorrow: 11° / 9° · Patchy rain nearby

Source: WeatherAPI

Sunrise 07:15Sunset 16:22

9h 7m of daylight today

Next bank holiday: Christmas Day, Fri 25 Dec

Source: sunrise-sunset.org · gov.uk

23US AQI · Good

Main pollutant: ozone

Source: WAQI · Sunderland Silksworth, United Kingdom

• 6.2 µg/m³ average fine-particle (PM2.5) concentration
• 4.7% of adult (30+) deaths estimated attributable to fine-particle pollution

Lower is better for both figures.

Source: OHID Fingertips · 2024

534 reported · August 2026▼ 19% YoY

• Anti-social behaviour166
• Violence & sexual offences127
• Shoplifting85
• Public order33

20 stop & searches · mostly controlled drugs

Neighbourhood team: Riverside and West Shields · Northumbria

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

150 reported road collisions (2025)

33 killed or seriously injured · 173 casualties · 10.2 collisions per 10,000 residents

Source: DfT reported road collisions (STATS19)

500+ food businesses within 2 miles

• 431 rated 4–5 ★ (366 top)
• 12 rated 0–2 (poor)

Source: Food Standards Agency · split of the nearest 500

• Nearest station: South Shields (0.1 km)
• 73 bus stops within ~½ mile

Source: OpenStreetMap, National Rail

£160,518 average▲ 2.5% YoY

Across South Tyneside · to 2026-08

Source: UK House Price Index (HM Land Registry)

£743 average monthly rent▲ 7.6% YoY

• 1 bed £521
• 2 bed £645
• 3 bed £776

Source: ONS Price Index of Private Rents · to 2026-08

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

1,572 property sales in the last 12 months

12 months to May 2026

A busier or quieter market is not by itself good or bad. Monthly counts are small and volatile, so only the annual total is shown.

Source: HM Land Registry UK HPI, 12 months to 2026-05

• Cheapest petrol: 136.8p · AppleGreen (10 km)
• Cheapest diesel: 185.9p · BP (10.2 km)

22 stations within ~8 miles

Source: CMA fuel price scheme

94 charging locations within ~8 km

• 18 with rapid charging (50 kW+)
• Fastest nearby: 50 kW
• Nearest: Oyston Street Car Park (0.3 km)

Source: Open Charge Map

• Sports centres6
• Gyms7
• Sports pitches33
• Playgrounds14

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)

• Moves in from elsewhere in the UK5,011
• Moves out to elsewhere in the UK4,708
• Net moves+303

Residential moves between local authorities (counts of moves, not people) · ONS Internal migration, YE Jun 2025

Among the most deprived areas in England

Ranked 35 of 296 English local authorities (1 = most deprived)

21% of neighbourhoods are in England’s most deprived 10%

Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025

£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%)

62 inspected 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: 95% of rated services Good or Outstanding

Source: Care Quality Commission · South Tyneside

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

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

92 applications decided

91.3% granted · 84 granted, 8 refused

Source: MHCLG planning statistics (PS2) · 2026 Q2

Emma Lewell

Labour

South Shields

Source: UK Parliament

Reform UK majority

• Lab 1
• Grn 10
• Ref 40
• Oth 3

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

• Schools7
• GPs & clinics5
• Pharmacies11
• Supermarkets11
• Parks & greens32
• Restaurants & cafés149

Source: OpenStreetMap (within ~1 mile)

4,105 active business enterprises in the area

Source: ONS UK Business Counts (2026)

101 jobs advertised · £32,892 avg

e.g. Deputy Manager - LD Children's Home, Maths Tutors Required South Shields, Lecturer in Electrical Installation

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

59% low-carbon electricity

Imports 41% · Nuclear 35% · Wind 24%

1 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

8 GP surgeries · 9 pharmacies in NE33

• Farnham Medical Ctr.
• Trinity Medical Centre
• West View Surgery

Source: NHS Organisation Data Service

Open UK Parliament petitions most signed in South Shields:

• Mandate standardised cancer training for all GPs in England791 local signatures · 18,645 nationwide
• Change surrogacy law to recognise intended parents from birth185 local signatures · 113,305 nationwide
• Remove the grey belt planning rules170 local signatures · 12,329 nationwide
• Review discharge of mental health patients164 local signatures · 14,649 nationwide
• Protect legal right to support for children with SEND147 local signatures · 111,357 nationwide

Source: petition.parliament.uk · as of 2026-10-05

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  South Shields Interchange · 0.2 km

  South Shields Interchange is Tyne and Wear Passenger Transport Executive's transport hub in the coastal town of South Shields, South Tyneside in Tyne and Wear, England.

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  South Shields railway station · 0.2 km

  South Shields railway station served the town of South Shields, in Tyne and Wear, England. The station was located on Mile End Road in the town centre. It was opened by the North Eastern Railway in 1879, as the termin…

• 2013 South Shields by-election · 0.2 km

  A by-election for the United Kingdom parliamentary constituency of South Shields was held on 2 May 2013, triggered by the resignation of incumbent Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP) and former Foreign Secretary Da…

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  St Hilda's Church, South Shields · 0.4 km

  St Hilda's Church, South Shields is a Grade II listed parish church in South Shields, Tyne and Wear, England. It is part of the Church of England.

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  The Word (library) · 0.4 km

  The Word, National Centre for the Written Word is a library and community centre in South Shields, England.

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  South Shields · 0.4 km

  South Shields is a coastal port town in South Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England; it lies on the south bank of the mouth of the River Tyne. The town was known in Roman times as Arbeia and as Caer Urfa by the Early Middl…

Source: Wikipedia (text under CC BY-SA)