UK Property Check · Printed on 8 November 2026ukpropertycheck.co.uk/house-prices/south-tyneside
Council areaNorth East, England
House prices in South Tyneside
Homes in South Tyneside sold for a median of £167,500 from September 2024 to August 2026, across 3,062 standard sales.
That makes it the sixth cheapest of the 12 council areas in the North East with at least 300 sales. The median across the region was £175,000.
Prices by property type
| Type | Sales | Median price | Middle half | Per m² |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Detached | 355 | £327,500 | £270,000 to £400,000 | Too few |
| Semi-detached | 1,179 | £190,000 | £155,000 to £243,000 | £2,314/m²from 49 sales |
| Terraced | 1,053 | £145,000 | £115,000 to £185,000 | £1,581/m²from 38 sales |
| Flats and maisonettes | 475 | £88,000 | £69,000 to £112,000 | Too few |
Semi-detached houses and terraced houses sold in similar numbers in South Tyneside, at 39% and 34% of sales.
Postcode districts in South Tyneside
The dearest district was NE36 (East Boldon), at £237,500, and the cheapest was NE33 (South Shields), at £130,000.
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Post towns in South Tyneside, by number of sales: South Shields (NE33, NE34), Hebburn (NE31), Jarrow (NE32), East Boldon (NE36), Boldon Colliery (NE35).
- NE36East Boldon, 180 salesMedian price £237,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +33%
- NE31Hebburn, 588 salesMedian price £175,000Price per square metre £2,153Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +1%
- NE34South Shields, 897 salesMedian price £165,000Price per square metre £2,274Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 +10%
- NE35Boldon Colliery, 142 salesMedian price £159,500Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 Too few
- NE32Jarrow, 398 salesMedian price £155,000Price per square metre Too fewChange in the median from 2024 to 2025 +9%
- NE33South Shields, 604 salesMedian price £130,000Price per square metre £1,585Change in the median from 2024 to 2025 0%
1-year change: 2025 against 2024, where both years had 100 or more standard sales. It moves with which homes sold, so treat it as a guide, not a price index.
From 2024 to 2025, the median held or rose in every district with enough sales to compare, most in NE36 (East Boldon), up 33%.
Streets with the most standard sales in the districts listed above, September 2024 to August 2026:
- Swan Close, Hebburn (NE31)54 sales
- St Aloysius View, Hebburn (NE31)30 sales
- Sunderland Road, South Shields (NE34)20 sales
- Adair Way, Hebburn (NE31)19 sales
- Stanhope Road, South Shields (NE33)17 sales
- Rose Hill Drive, South Shields (NE33)16 sales
- St Vincent Street, South Shields (NE33)16 sales
- Coleridge Avenue, South Shields (NE33)15 sales
Of the streets with at least 10 sales, the dearest by median price were Sunderland Road, South Shields (NE34, £387,500), Dockwrays Bank, South Shields (NE33, semi-detached houses, £319,000) and Holmes Drive, Hebburn (NE31, detached houses, £312,500).
The cheapest were Birchington Avenue, South Shields (NE33, £90,000), Landfall Drive, Hebburn (NE31, £96,000) and Coleridge Avenue, South Shields (NE33, £97,000).
Prices over time
The median rose 29%, from £132,000 in 2016 to £170,000 in 2025, close to the 30% rise across the North East as a whole.
Living in South Tyneside
Crime
85 crimes per 1,000 residents in the year to August 2026
Higher than 65 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 84. The middle half of council areas are between 59 and 95.
The rate counts every crime recorded in an area against the people who live there, so shops, stations and nightlife push it up.
Gigabit broadband
95% of homes can get it
Higher than 72 in 100 council areas. England and Wales: 89%. The middle half of council areas are between 84% and 95%.
Radon
92% of postcodes are in a 1 km square that includes a radon Affected Area
Higher than 87 in 100 council areas.
In a radon Affected Area, UKHSA recommends a radon test. A UKradon report gives the result for an exact address.
Council tax
Band D is £2,434 a year in South Tyneside for 2026 to 2027
Near the middle of all council areas. England: £2,392. The middle half of council areas are between £2,323 and £2,526.
Band D includes every charge on the bill, such as police, fire and any county, parish or town council.
The free check gives these for a single home, with the nearest schools and road and rail noise (how we work them out).
Crime: data.police.uk, with Census 2021 population from the Office for National Statistics. Broadband: Ofcom Connected Nations, January 2026. Radon: the British Geological Survey and UKHSA. Council tax: the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Council areas in the North East
Median sale price of the 12 council areas in the North East with at least 300 standard sales, September 2024 to August 2026, dearest first.
- North Tyneside£215,000
- Northumberland£210,000
- Newcastle upon Tyne£207,500
- Stockton-on-Tees£180,000
- Darlington£175,000
- Redcar and Cleveland£167,500
- South Tyneside, this council area£167,500
- Gateshead£165,000
- Middlesbrough£158,000
- Sunderland£157,000
- Hartlepool£156,000
- County Durham£145,000
About these figures
South Tyneside's figures come from 3,062 standard sales, each placed in the council area by its own postcode. The 6 districts listed are those with most of their postcodes in South Tyneside, so their sales add up to 2,809 instead (how we build council pages).
Updated 15 October 2026 with sales recorded to August 2026. Next update due in late November 2026.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. Energy certificate data from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government. Both are licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.