WAPPING STREET, NE33 1LQ House Prices & Local Information

NE33 1LQ is an accessible, working-class neighbourhood on Wapping Street, 0.5km from The Lawe in South Shields. Administratively it sits within Beacon and Bents ward and the South Shields constituency.

For families considering a move, NE33 1LQ represents an area with a high proportion of elderly residents, often in communal housing. Outside of residential hours, public administration and security with mainly white workforces. The 50 average age signals a mature family neighbourhood — long-term residents, good local schools, and high levels of owner-occupation. 55% of properties are owner-occupied — a strong indicator of neighbourhood stability and long-term community investment.

Safety: Crime rates are low here at 38 incidents per 1,000 residents — well below average and reassuring for families. The Index of Multiple Deprivation places this area in the most deprived 20% nationally — this often means more affordable prices and active local authority investment, but also fewer amenities and higher benefit dependency.

Census 2021 statistics for NE33 1LQ are sourced from Output Area E00044005 (shared with 75 postcodes in this micro-neighbourhood). Property prices come from HM Land Registry.