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County or areaTyne and Wear
Postcode districtNE33
Telephone codeNot listed
Time zoneEurope/London (GMT/BST)
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 17 h 23 min4:26 am – 9:48 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 7 h 10 min8:28 am – 3:38 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People8,078 residentsin the South Shields East census areaMedian age 42.23,683 households57% of homes owner-occupied30% owned outright16% social rented, 24% private rentedSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Work and commuting9.2% unemployment rate56% of adults are economically active, 3,405 in work, 22% retiredMain industries: health and social work 17%, retail and wholesale 13%, education 10%Getting to work: 27% work from home, 47% go by car, 10% take public transport, 13% walk or cycle62% of those who travel work within 10 km of homeSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
Education and languages29% of adults hold a degree or higher20% have no qualifications, 7% an apprenticeshipMain language: English 92%3% cannot speak English wellSource: Office for National Statistics, Census 2021
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 19°C, lows 12°CColdest month January: highs 7°C, lows 2°C642 mm of rain a year, 14 days with 10 mm or morewettest month November23 days of air frost, 1 summer days above 25°C in a typical yearJanuary: 2 to 7°CJFebruary: 2 to 8°CFMarch: 3 to 10°CMApril: 5 to 12°CAMay: 7 to 14°CMJune: 10 to 17°CJJuly: 12 to 19°CJAugust: 12 to 19°CASeptember: 10 to 17°CSOctober: 8 to 13°CONovember: 5 to 10°CNDecember: 2 to 8°CD20°0°Source: Met Office HadUK-Grid 1991-2020 averages, 2 km grid (highs and lows from the 12 km grid)
Nearby landmarksFiddler's Green Fishermen's Memorialhistoric site · under a mileTynemouth Priory and Castlecastle · 1.3 miTyne Turretshistoric site · 1.0 miHerd Sandbeach · under a mileThe Flatsbeach · 1.0 miBallast Hillhill · under a mileKing Edward's Baybay · 1.5 miFrenchman's Baybay · 1.6 miSources: Ordnance Survey Open Names; Overture Maps
Parks and green spacesNorth Marine Parkpark · under a mile · 11 haSouth Marine Parkpark · under a mile · 8 haBents Parkpark · under a mile · 4 haTynemouth Golf Coursegolf course · 1.3 mi · 36 haHaven Pointsports ground · under a mileCollingwood View Playing Fieldplaying field · 1.2 mi · 6 haSource: Ordnance Survey Open Greenspace
Earthquakes26 of magnitude 2 or more within 50 miles since 19703 of magnitude 3+, 0 of magnitude 4+Largest: magnitude 3.0 on 23 Jan 202028 mi away, Stockton, County DurhamMost recent: magnitude 2.0 on 9 Mar 202337 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 12 · PM2.5 6.2 · PM10 9.5 µg/m³annual mean concentrations, 2024Within UK limits, above the WHO guideline for NO2 and PM2.5Source: DEFRA modelled background pollution maps 2024, 1 km grid
Broadband89% 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)4,059 residential premises in the census areaSource: Ofcom Connected Nations, July 2025
Elevation8 m26 ft above sea levelLand within 1 km ranges from -1 to 32 mSource: Ordnance Survey, OS Terrain 50
Local servicesHospitalSouth Tyneside District Hospital1.9 miGP surgeryFlagg Court Health Centre32 surgeries within 2 milesright herePharmacyFlagg Court Pharmacy17 pharmacies within 2 milesright hereDentistFlagg Court Health Centreright herePolice stationNorthumbria PoliceSouth Shieldsunder a mileCash machineCash machine 28 Ocean Road5 within half a mileright hereSources: NHS Organisation Data Service; Overture Maps
SchoolsWithin 2 mi33 schools22 primary, 5 secondary, 1 all-through, 3 special, 1 nursery, 1 otherPrimaryMarine Park Primary Schoolages 3-11, 193 pupilsright herePrimaryHadrian Primary Schoolages 3-11, 261 pupilsunder a mileSecondaryMortimer Community Collegeages 11-16, 1,139 pupils1.3 miCollegeTyne Coast College1.0 miUniversityUniversity of Sunderland6.7 miSource: Department for Education, Get Information about Schools
Getting aroundAirportNewcastle International Airport NCL11 miRailway stationBrockley Whins3.1 miMetroSouth Shields (Tyne and Wear Metro Station)under a mileBus stationInterchangeSouth Shieldsunder a mileFerrySouth Shields Ferry Terminalunder a mileBus stops141 within a mileCar parkBuzz Bingo South Shields Car Park Pre Book4 car parks within half a mileunder a mileEV chargingRear of Ocean Road33 charging points within a mileunder a mileSources: Department for Transport NaPTAN; OurAirports; Overture Maps

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