Social housing in South Tyneside
29.6% of households in South Tyneside are social housing — council or housing-association homes — according to the 2021–22 Census. That is well above the UK average of 17.5%.
How much social housing is there in South Tyneside?
South Tyneside ranks 13th of 374 UK local authorities by social-housing share. Of its 68,315 households, 20,220 are social homes (29.6%) — renting from the council or a housing association.
How does South Tyneside compare with the UK average?
At +12.1 percentage points versus the UK average of 17.5%, South Tyneside sits well above the national level. It is among the highest shares in the country.
South Tyneside at a glance
Beyond housing, here is what the map's other datasets say about South Tyneside.
Schools
On the Department for Education's register, South Tyneside has 64 schools — 64 state-funded. That includes 45 primary and 8 secondary schools. Of the 26 with a published Ofsted grade, 92% are Good or Outstanding.
Nurseries
There are 43 nurseries and pre-schools on Ofsted's childcare register in South Tyneside, offering about 2,154 registered childcare places. Childminders are not counted — Ofsted withholds their addresses.
Deprivation
The median neighbourhood in South Tyneside sits in decile 3 of 10 on its nation's deprivation index, and 49% of its 103 neighbourhoods fall in the most-deprived national fifth.
House prices
The median neighbourhood price is about £1,804 per m², from Land Registry sold prices matched to EPC floor areas.
Broadband
Median available download speed is about 1,000 Mbit/s — what can be ordered, not what residents have bought (Ofcom Connected Nations).
Explore South Tyneside
See South Tyneside through the other lenses on the interactive map — house prices, recorded crime and anti-social behaviour, road & rail noise, deprivation and broadband:
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Figures: 2021–22 Census · Page updated 15 August 2026 · Download the full dataset (CSV, all 374 councils).