Local servicesHospitalSouth Tyneside District Hospital1.6 miGP surgeryS E Gill Chemist Limited13 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacySe Gill Chemist Limited10 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistCleadon Village Dental Practiceright hereSource: NHS Organisation Data Service
SchoolsWithin 2 mi28 schools18 primary, 6 secondary, 2 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryCleadon Church of England Academyages 3-11, 484 pupilsunder a milePrimaryRidgeway Primary Academyages 3-11, 452 pupils1.1 miSecondaryMonkwearmouth Academyages 11-19, 810 pupils1.4 miCollegeTyne Coast College2.3 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland3.5 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL13 miRailway stationEast Boldon1.0 miMetroEast Boldon (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)1.0 miBus stationInterchangeSouth Shields3.2 miFerryNewcastle International Ferry TerminalRoyal Quays3.2 miBus stops48 within a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the SR6 postcode district.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 22 min4:26 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 11 min8:28 am – 3:39 pm
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People5,792 residentsin the Cleadon & East Boldon census areaMedian age 51.22,498 households93% of homes owner-occupied57% owned outright2% social rented, 5% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting3.8% unemployment rate57% of adults are economically active, 2,664 in work, 34% retiredMain industries: health and social work 15%, education 14%, retail and wholesale 13%Getting to work: 36% work from home, 54% go by car, 4% take public transport, 4% walk or cycle66% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages46% of adults hold a degree or higher11% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 98%Source: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C648 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November22 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearSource: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Parks and green spacesTemple Memorial Parkpark · under a mile · 74 haCleadon Parkpark · under a mile · 15 haSouth Shields Golf Coursegolf course · under a mile · 66 haThe Academy of Lightplaying field · under a mile · 28 haNine Wells Gardenspark · 1.2 miHolder House Allotmentsallotments · under a mile · 4 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes27 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202025 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202333 mi away, Hilton, North YorkshireSource: British Geological Survey earthquake database
Flood riskRivers and sea: no mapped risk within 500 m of the centreSource: Environment Agency, Risk of Flooding from Rivers and Sea
Air qualityNO2 8.2 · PM2.5 5.9 · PM10 11 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband82% of premises can get gigabit-capable broadband99% can get superfast (30 Mbit/s or more)Every premises can get at least 10 Mbit/s (the universal service obligation)2,597 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation37 m121 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from 19 to 81 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
