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South Tyneside: its 23 neighbourhoods compared

Typical resale prices, how affluent each neighbourhood is today and the signs of change against South Tyneside as a whole, from official records, as of 18 October 2026. Typical house prices run from £118,000 in Brockley Whins to £341,250 in Cleadon & East Boldon.

A&E patients seen within 4 hours

67.6%

South Tyneside District Hospital, the A&E nearest most of the council's residents, in September 2026 (England 61%). The NHS standard is 95%.

Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): ambulance response

21 min 9 s

Mean, North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026 (England 31 min 18 s).

Fire engines at dwelling fires

6 min 38 s

Average from the call, 2025/26 (England 8 min 15 s).

Homes at high or medium flood risk

0.0%

21 homes from rivers and the sea in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026; 12th of 12 councils in North East.

Households in fuel poverty

9.0%

2024, England's own measure; 8th highest of 12 in North East.

Extra deaths in winter

19.8%

Average winter rise in deaths, 2014/15 to 2018/19 (England 21.4%).

Neighbourhoods in South Tyneside

NeighbourhoodTypical houseTypical flatAffluence todaySigns of gentrification
Biddick Hall£125,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Boldon Colliery£147,500–Among the most income-deprivedMoving the other way
Brockley Whins£118,000–Among the most income-deprivedSome signs
Cleadon & East Boldon£341,250£95,000AffluentClear signs
Cleadon Park£190,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Fellgate & Hedworth£150,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Harton East£168,000–Below average incomeClear signs
Harton West£234,000£81,000Below average incomeFew signs
Hebburn North£162,500£77,000Below average incomeFew signs
Hebburn South£170,000–Below average incomeMoving the other way
Hebburn West£180,000£84,500Middle incomeStrong signs
Horsley Hill£218,498–Below average incomeFew signs
Jarrow Town£148,750£73,500Among the most income-deprivedMoving the other way
Primrose£170,000–Below average incomeSome signs
Simonside£135,000–Below average incomeFew signs
South Shields East£170,000£100,000Among the most income-deprivedFew signs
South Shields West£163,500£79,000Among the most income-deprivedMixed signs
West Boldon£214,000£98,000AffluentMixed signs
West Harton£121,500£75,000Among the most income-deprivedFew signs
West Park£163,000£86,750Below average incomeFew signs
Westoe£193,225£94,000Below average incomeMoving the other way
Whitburn & Marsden£189,950–Below average incomeSome signs
Whiteleas£130,000–Among the most income-deprivedFew signs

Prices are each neighbourhood's median resale price of houses and of flats over its latest three-year window; a dash means too few sales. Affluence today and the gentrification reading are from each neighbourhood's own page, where every figure has its source. Where these readings sit among every neighbourhood: the gentrification league table.

A&E waiting times at the hospitals nearest South Tyneside's residents

A&ENearest toSeen within 4 hoursNationWaited over 12 hours
South Tyneside District Hospital130,830 residents (550 m from the nearest)67.6% in September 2026England 61%1.1%
Queen Elizabeth Hospital16,942 residents (5.3 km from the nearest)58.6% in September 2026England 61%2.7%
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: South Tyneside District Hospital against England: South Tyneside District Hospital 68.2% (Apr 2026) to 67.6% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).61.6%71.9%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026South Tyneside District Hospital67.6%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.
A&E patients seen within 4 hours: Queen Elizabeth Hospital against England: Queen Elizabeth Hospital 58.4% (Apr 2026) to 58.6% (Sep 2026); England 64.5% (Apr 2026) to 61% (Sep 2026).55.1%64%Sep 2026Aug 2026Jul 2026Jun 2026May 2026Apr 2026Queen Elizabeth Hospital58.6%England61%
Type 1 and 2 attendances (major and single-specialty A&Es) in NHS England's Emergency Care Data Set, experimental statistics published as received from hospitals. The NHS standard is 95%.

Each of the council's neighbourhoods (middle layer super output areas) is matched to its nearest major A&E in a straight line, not by travel time or catchment. The NHS standard is 95% within 4 hours. A&E waiting times: NHS England, A&E Attendances and Emergency Admissions, Emergency Care Data Set performance (experimental statistics); Welsh Government, StatsWales, emergency department performance; Public Health Scotland, monthly A&E activity and waiting times. All Open Government Licence v3.0.

Ambulance response times

  • Ambulance service South Tyneside is covered by North East Ambulance Service. Response times are published for the whole service, not by council.
  • Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks), latest 21 min 9 s (North East Ambulance Service, Sep 2026); England 31 min 18 s; the standard is 18 minutes.
Category 2 calls (emergencies such as strokes and heart attacks): mean response in minutes: North East Ambulance Service against England: North East Ambulance Service 20.8 (Sep 2025) to 21.2 (Sep 2026); England 30.8 (Sep 2025) to 31.3 (Sep 2026); Standard (18 min) 18 (Sep 2025) to 18 (Sep 2026).19.832.9Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025North East Ambulance Service21.2England31.3Standard (18 min)18
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS), mean time from the call to the first ambulance arriving. The NHS Constitution standard is a mean of 18 minutes for Category 2 and 7 minutes for Category 1.
Category 1 calls (life-threatening): mean response in minutes: North East Ambulance Service against England: North East Ambulance Service 6.3 (Sep 2025) to 6.3 (Sep 2026); England 8 (Sep 2025) to 8 (Sep 2026); Standard (7 min) 7 (Sep 2025) to 7 (Sep 2026).5.88.3Sep 2026May 2026Jan 2026Sep 2025North East Ambulance Service6.3England8Standard (7 min)7
NHS England, Ambulance Quality Indicators (AmbSYS). The standard is a mean of 7 minutes.

GP appointments: how soon people are seen

  • GP appointments Not available yet: the council figures job has not loaded them.

Fire and rescue response times

  • Response to dwelling fires, 2025/26 6 min 38 s on average over 546 fires; England 8 min 15 s. The service covers South Tyneside and its neighbours; no figure is published by council.
  • Response to all primary fires, 2025/26 7 min 13 s on average; England 9 min 25 s.
Average response to dwelling fires in minutes: South Tyneside's fire and rescue service against England: This fire and rescue service 5.3 (2010/11) to 6.6 (2025/26); England 7.4 (2010/11) to 8.3 (2025/26).5.28.22025/262022/232019/202016/172013/142010/11This fire and rescue service6.6England8.3
Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, fire statistics table FIRE1001: the average time from the call to the first fire engine arriving at dwelling fires, each financial year (Open Government Licence v3.0). A service covers several councils; there is no national target.

Homes at risk of flooding

  • Homes at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea 21 (0.0% of the council's homes) in the Environment Agency's data of June 2026, with flood defences.
  • Where it ranks 12th highest share of 12 councils in North East.
Homes at high or medium flood risk from rivers and the sea, share of homes: South Tyneside among North East's councils: Stockton-on-Tees 1.1%; Redcar and Cleveland 0.8%; Middlesbrough 0.7%; Northumberland 0.6%; Hartlepool 0.5%; Gateshead 0.5%; County Durham 0.4%; Darlington 0.4%; North Tyneside 0.3%; Sunderland 0.2%; Newcastle upon Tyne 0.2%; South Tyneside 0.0%. Reference lines: North East, England.Stockton-on-Tees1.1%Redcar and Cleveland0.8%Middlesbrough0.7%Northumberland0.6%Hartlepool0.5%Gateshead0.5%County Durham0.4%Darlington0.4%North Tyneside0.3%Sunderland0.2%Newcastle upon Tyne0.2%South Tyneside0.0%North EastEngland
Residential properties at high or medium risk from rivers and the sea with defences, as a share of each council's homes (Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock).
Homes at flood risk from rivers and the sea in South Tyneside, by band: Medium 53%, Low 48%.53%48%Medium · 53%Low · 48%
Residential properties in each band of risk with defences: high is a chance of flooding of 3.3% or more each year, medium 1% to 3.3%, low 0.1% to 1%.

Rivers and sea for the property and its postcode: Environment Agency Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea, Properties and Postcodes in Areas at Risk, Open Government Licence v3.0. © Environment Agency copyright and/or database right 2025. All rights reserved. Some of the data in the database has been produced using data licensed from the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, © NERC. © Crown Copyright and Database Rights 2025 OS AC0000807064. Homes: Valuation Office Agency, council tax stock of properties, March 2026.

Fuel poverty

  • Households in fuel poverty, 2024 9.0% (about 6,466 households); England 10.0%, North East 9.2%.
  • Where it ranks 8th highest of 12 councils in North East.
  • Measured how England's own measure, so not comparable with the other nations' figures.
Households in fuel poverty, 2024: South Tyneside among North East's councils: County Durham 10.0%; Middlesbrough 9.7%; Darlington 9.5%; Newcastle upon Tyne 9.5%; Northumberland 9.3%; Sunderland 9.3%; Gateshead 9.2%; South Tyneside 9.0%; Redcar and Cleveland 8.9%; Hartlepool 8.7%; North Tyneside 7.8%; Stockton-on-Tees 7.8%. Reference lines: North East, England.County Durham10.0%Middlesbrough9.7%Darlington9.5%Newcastle upon Tyne9.5%Northumberland9.3%Sunderland9.3%Gateshead9.2%South Tyneside9.0%Redcar and Cleveland8.9%Hartlepool8.7%North Tyneside7.8%Stockton-on-Tees7.8%North EastEngland
Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, Sub-regional fuel poverty statistics (official statistics in development), modelled estimates. A household is fuel poor under the Low Income Low Energy Efficiency measure when its home is rated band D or below and its income after housing and energy costs is below the poverty line.

Extra deaths in winter

  • Five winters before the pandemic (2014/15 to 2018/19) Deaths in winter were on average 19.8% higher than in the rest of the year here (England 21.4%); our own average of the five winters' indexes.
  • Latest winter, 2020/21 29.3% more deaths than in the rest of the year (England 35.4%), in the second winter of the pandemic.
Extra deaths in winter (winter mortality index, %): South Tyneside against England: South Tyneside 20 (2010/11) to 29.3 (2020/21); England 16.5 (2010/11) to 35.4 (2020/21).8.931.52020/212018/192016/172014/152012/132010/11South Tyneside29.3England35.4
The winter mortality index: deaths from December to March against the average of the four months before and the four after, as a percentage. One winter in a small council swings widely; a gap is a winter with no rise, which the publisher does not index. Office for National Statistics, Winter mortality in England and Wales, Table 10 (councils as they were in August 2022); © Crown copyright 2022. ONS stopped this series in 2023: 2020/21 is the last winter it gives by council.

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