South Tyneside: house prices, jobs and local statistics

Detached

£315,020

Semi-detached

£190,568

Terraced

£154,360

Flat or maisonette

£95,261

First-time buyers

£146,091

The claimant count is people claiming unemployment-related benefits as a share of residents aged 16 to 64; the unemployment rate is the survey measure of people out of work and looking. Pay is for full-time employees who live in the area.

• Residents

  156,659 in 1991 → 151,393 in 2024 (−3.4%)

  England over the same years: +22.4%

• Average house price

  £114,899 in 2005 → £161,559 in 2026 (+40.6%)

  England over the same years: +85.9%

• Median weekly pay

  £340 in 2008 → £537 in 2025 (+57.8%)

  England over the same years: +63.7%

• Employment rate

  62.7% in 2004 → 65.0% in 2023 (+3.7%)

  England over the same years: +4.4%

• Claimant count

  5.9% in 2001 → 4.8% in 2025 (−18.6%)

  England over the same years: +60.0%

• Disposable income per head

  £8,368 in 1997 → £20,303 in 2024 (+142.6%)

  England over the same years: +143.8%

40 official indicators are published for South Tyneside; 33 of them have a better and a worse direction and are ranked here. A rank of 1st is the best (lowest unemployment, highest pay, and so on).

Where it ranks best

• Housing affordability · Housing4.9× earnings (April 2025) · 21st lowest of 316
• Business births · Economy & work12.6% (2024) · 59th highest of 361
• Greenhouse gas emissions · Environment3.1 t per person (2024) · 61st lowest of 361
• Library within a 30-minute walk · Connectivity & access94% (May 2024) · 62nd highest of 318

Where it ranks worst

• Median weekly pay · Economy & work£537 (April 2025) · 354th highest of 359
• Adult obesity · Health & wellbeing37.8% (2024/25) · 293rd lowest of 296
• Employment rate · Economy & work65.0% (2023) · 341st highest of 348
• New homes · Housing2.0 per 1,000 (2024/25) · 289th highest of 296

• Life expectancy (male) (2025)77.5 years · England 80.0 · 130th highest of 151
• Life expectancy (female) (2025)82.0 years · England 83.8 · 123rd highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (male) (2022 - 24)55.9 years · England 60.9 · 127th highest of 151
• Healthy life expectancy (female) (2022 - 24)55.8 years · England 61.3 · 127th highest of 151
• Under-75 mortality, all causes (2025)406.1 per 100k · England 321.0 · 127th lowest of 151
• Adult smoking prevalence (2024)14.9% · England 10.4 · 138th lowest of 148
• Adults overweight or obese (2024/25)74.4% · England 64.6 · 149th lowest of 153

• School readiness (good development at Reception) (2024/25)66.7% · England 68.3 · 105th highest of 153
• GCSE Attainment 8 score (2024/25)42.4 score · England 46.0 · 135th highest of 153
• 16–17 year-olds NEET or activity not known (2025/26)6.6% · England 5.8 · 117th lowest of 150
• Children in absolute low-income families (2024/25)26.5% · England 19.8 · 121st lowest of 153