City Profile • Local Authority
South Tyneside
South Tyneside is a local authority district comprising 8 postcode areas. The current median house price across the city is £159k, reflecting a downward trend of 7.2% over the past year. Crime levels run above average (110 per 1,000 residents), often driven by commercial zones and transport hubs.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Use our interactive district explorer below to dive deeper into street-level metrics, schools, and hyper-local census demographics.
Population Trajectory
Annual residents (1991 – 2022)
148,667
Residents (2022)
Constituent Districts
8 AreasPopulation Composition
Detailed breakdown of the residents within the South Tyneside authority according to the Census 2021.
Top Ethnicities
White: English93.0%
Bangladeshi1.5%
White: Other White1.1%
Indian0.5%
Any other ethnic group0.5%
Other Mixed0.5%
Age Profile
55-59 years7.6%
60-64 years7.1%
50-54 years7.0%
30-34 years6.7%
35-39 years6.3%
65-69 years5.9%
Top Occupations
Professional16.3%
Associate professional12.4%
Skilled trades11.2%
Caring and leisure10.9%
Administrative and secretarial10.9%
Elementary occupations10.5%
Housing Tenure
Owned: Outright30.0%
Owned: Mortgage26.6%
Social rented: Council23.0%
Private rented: Landlord11.3%
Social rented: Other6.6%
Private rented: Other1.9%
Area DNA
family2/10
health9/10
safety2/10
homeown2/10
transit9/10
affluence1/10
diversity2/10
employment1/10
investment1/10