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Would I like living here? What stands out, a day in the life, schools in reach, journey times, shops and leisure, and places with the same character.
Compared with all 7,264 neighbourhoods in England and Wales (council well-being: all councils). Open a tab below for the detail.
| South Shields East | South Tyneside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crimes per 1,000 residents a year | 234 | 105 | 99 |
| In good or very good health | 78% | 77% | 82% |
| Households with dependent children | 24% | 26% | 29% |
| Aged 65 and over | 18% | 21% | 19% |
| Degree or higher | 29% | 26% | 34% |
| Nitrogen dioxide (µg/m³) | 12.1 | 10.7 | 10.1 |
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The nearest station is South Shields Metro station, a few minutes' walk (400 m). The nearest rail station is Brockley Whins, 4.8 km away.
The nearest bus stop is Anderson Street-Ocean Road, 150 m away, with a bus about every 23 minutes on weekdays (routes 10, 13); 71 departures an hour from the 19 stops within a 5-minute walk.
Work usually means a journey: the nearest place with 5,000 or more jobs is about 43 minutes away by public transport (21 by car).
The nearest primary school is Marine Park Primary School, a few minutes' walk (50 m).
The closest top-rated primary is St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields (0.6 km).
The nearest secondary is Mortimer Community College, 1.8 km away; Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9.
Top-rated secondaries within reach: St Wilfrid's RC College (2.3 km).
Near the middle of the neighbourhood, the closest supermarket is Wm Morrison, 350 m away, with Mr Blues House closer still (150 m) for top-ups.
The nearest GP surgery is Imery Street Surgery (1.1 km), with Flagg Court Pharmacy the closest pharmacy (100 m).
For a haircut, Scissor Guys is 250 m away.
The nearest full A&E is South Tyneside District Hospital, 3.0 km away, rated requires improvement by the CQC.
At its trust, 60% of major A&E patients were seen within 4 hours in September 2026 (the NHS standard is 95%), and 75% of people waiting for planned treatment had waited under 18 weeks (typical wait 10 weeks).
Evenings out are on the doorstep: 38 restaurants and cafés and 21 pubs and bars in the neighbourhood.
Italianish is the closest café or restaurant (150 m), and The Voyager the nearest pub (150 m).
Takeaways are plentiful (22 of them).
Crime is higher than in most places, at about 234 per 1,000 residents a year (busy town centres push this figure up).
There are 31 listed buildings.
It's a mix of homes: 45% flats and 2% detached houses.
Most homes are Victorian or Edwardian: 52% were built before 1919.
The nearest park is South Marine Park, 400 m away; for exercise, Love 2 Yoga (300 m).
The beach is on your doorstep: South Shields, 1.1 km away, was rated good for water quality in 2025.
Air quality is around the national middle (nitrogen dioxide 12.1 µg/m³).
| School | Stage | Distance | Latest results |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Park Primary School | Primary | 50 m | – |
| Westoe Crown Primary School | Primary | 500 m | 64% met the expected standard |
| St Bede's Catholic Primary School, South Shields | Primary | 550 m | 77% met the expected standard |
| Hadrian Primary School | Primary | 750 m | 56% met the expected standard |
| Mortimer Community College | Secondary | 1.8 km | Attainment 8: 41.9 · 6.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Kings Priory School | Secondary | 2.2 km | Attainment 8: 57.1 · 21.7% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| St Wilfrid's RC College | Secondary | 2.3 km | Attainment 8: 48.2 · 12.8% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| Harton Academy | Secondary | 2.8 km | Attainment 8: 42.6 · 8.3% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| John Spence Community High School | Secondary | 3.1 km | Attainment 8: 41 · 8.4% of GCSEs at 8–9 |
| South Shields East | South Tyneside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Top-rated state primaries within 2 km | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Top-rated state secondaries within 6 km | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Good or outstanding nurseries within 2 km |
| South Shields East | South Tyneside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rush hour to central London, public transport | 254 min | 257 min | 163 min |
| Rush hour to the nearest big city centre | 44 min | 46 min | 93 min |
| Minutes to a town centre | 10 min | 18 min | 20 min |
| Distance to the nearest station | 4.8 km | 2.7 km | 2.8 km |
| Buses an hour within a 5-minute walk | 20 | 37 | 21 |
| Commute by train or Tube | 6% | 5% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home | 27% | 23% | 30% |
| Households without a car | 34% | 32% | 23% |
DfT journey time statistics, our rush-hour journey times, NaPTAN, ORR, Census 2021.
| South Shields East | South Tyneside | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Restaurants and cafés | 38 | 5 | 10 |
| Pubs and bars | 21 | 3 | 4 |
| Independent cafés, takeaways and shops | 96% | 84% | 85% |
| Named parks within 2 km | 12 | 3 | 5 |
| Postcodes within 400 m of a public park | 68% | 76% | 55% |
| Gyms, pools and sports centres within 2 km | 13 | 5 | 4 |
| Public swimming pools within 5 km | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| Cinemas, theatres and libraries within 5 km | 12 | 11 | 8 |
FSA, OpenStreetMap (ODbL), Sport England (CC BY).
Matched on character, not price: age mix, education, tenure, home types, how people travel, deprivation, crime, places to eat and distance to London. "Alike" is 100 for an identical profile and 0 for no closer than a typical area.
How the neighbourhoods around it compare on crime, schools, journeys, parks and price.
For holidays, Newcastle is 17 km away, and Manchester, with far more destinations, 191 km.
Most households own their home, 24% rent privately.
Written from the figures on this page: Census 2021, DfT journey times (2019), NaPTAN/ORR, Ofsted, CQC, FSA, police.uk and planning registers.
| 10 |
| 7 |
| 7 |
| Grammar schools within 15 km | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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| Minutes to a primary school | 5 min | 8 min | 9 min |
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| Minutes to a secondary school | 22 min | 15 min | 18 min |
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DfE performance tables and Ofsted.
| Cleadon & East Boldon | 31 | 2 | 43 min | 2 | £359k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harton West | 44 | 0 | 55 min | 4 | £250k |
| Westoe | 52 | 1 | 46 min | 6 | £194k |
| Hebburn South | 61 | 1 | 38 min | 6 | £184k |
| Whitburn & Marsden | 61 | 0 | 91 min | 1 | £221k |
| West Boldon | 62 | 2 | 48 min | 0 | £240k |
| Cleadon Park | 72 | 0 | 54 min | 3 | £177k |
| Harton East | 73 | 0 | 66 min | 2 | £189k |
| Hebburn North | 73 | 1 | 39 min | 5 | £174k |
| Hebburn West | 78 | 2 | 27 min | 6 | £202k |
| Horsley Hill | 81 | 0 | 64 min | 3 | £222k |
| Whiteleas | 88 | 2 | 49 min | 2 | £138k |
| Fellgate & Hedworth | 89 | 0 | 32 min | 1 | £174k |
| Primrose | 95 | 0 | 37 min | 3 | £183k |
| Brockley Whins | 95 | 0 | 39 min | 1 | £130k |
| Biddick Hall | 98 | 0 | 49 min | 1 | £133k |
| Boldon Colliery | 100 | 1 | 42 min | 0 | £154k |
| West Harton | 129 | 0 | 41 min | 4 | £121k |
| West Park | 154 | 1 | 52 min | 5 | £165k |
| Simonside | 158 | 0 | 36 min | 3 | £141k |
| Jarrow Town | 215 | 1 | 35 min | 5 | £135k |
| South Shields East (this one) | 234 | 1 | 44 min | 12 | £162k |
| South Shields West | 277 | 1 | 42 min | 11 | £165k |
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| To | Public transport | Car |
|---|---|---|
| Central London (Bank) | 4 h 14 | 4 h 45 |
| Newcastle city centre | 44 min | 28 min |
| Newcastle airport | 1 h 32 | 38 min |
From the middle of the neighbourhood, leaving on a weekday between 8 and 9am (the typical journey across that hour, including walking and waiting). Buses, trams and the Tube from the Bus Open Data Service, trains from the National Rail timetable; car times assume free-flowing traffic on OpenStreetMap road speeds, so rush-hour driving is often slower. The city and airport are the nearest by car. Contains OpenStreetMap data (ODbL).