Brockley Whins

South Tyneside · North East · population 5,438 · 4 LSOAs

Approximate neighbourhood (MSOA) boundary. © OpenStreetMap contributors; boundary © ONS / Crown copyright.

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,250 of 6,856 in England
  • #277 of 342 in North East
  • #20 of 23 in South Tyneside
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,391
Median age (est.)38
Density4,662per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above18%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 20%15–24 10%25–44 27%45–64 26%65+ 17%

Tenure

Own outright: 20%Mortgage/shared: 20%Social rent: 49%Private rent: 10%
Own outright 20%Mortgage/shared 20%Social rent 49%Private rent 10%

Households

One person: 38%Couple, no children: 14%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 20%Other: 9%
One person 38%Couple, no children 14%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 20%Other 9%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 17% · Caring & leisure 14% · Process & plant 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary17%
Caring & leisure14%
Process & plant12%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service12%
Administrative9%
Professional9%
Associate professional9%
Managers & directors6%

Ethnic group

White: 98%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 0%
White 98%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 0%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 46% · Other 1%

Born outside the UK: 3%

Census 2021 (ONS), Crown copyright, OGL v3.0. Shares are of each question's own respondents (e.g. education is % of residents aged 16+). Figures date from March 2021 and change slowly between censuses.

In summary

Brockley Whins is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,250 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #20 of 23 in South Tyneside. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (84) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £130,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 46% in five years (from 27 sales), 23% below the wider South Tyneside median of £168,500. Typical household take-home income is around £27,414 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 94 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, close to the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

Each 0–100, higher = less deprived on that theme. National rank shown.

Income 9 · #6,236
Employment 4 · #6,558
Education 20 · #5,496
Health 3 · #6,675
Crime 10 · #6,168
Housing & access 84 · #1,067
Living environment 64 · #2,452

House prices ?

£130,000median (12m) · +15.0% yr · n=27
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£130,00027+15.0%+45.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£140,00016+2.8%+33.3%
Terraced£122,0009+14.6%+52.5%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£130,000
South Tyneside£168,500
North East£171,000
England£300,000
Annual median price, all homes. Small samples can be volatile.

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Household income

Net household income (a year)£27,414±£4,067 · #6,733 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£24,431
Price-to-income ?4.7×typical home ÷ net income — less stretched than the England figure of 7.5×

Model-based ONS estimates (FYE 2023) with 95% confidence intervals — a guide to the typical household, not a measurement. How income estimates work →

Affordability-adjusted Score ?

27Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

94 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 514 offences
South Tyneside91
North East97
England83

Rank #4,726 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences257
Theft53
Burglary13
Vehicle crime12
Criminal damage & arson68
Public order & weapons67
Drugs8
Robbery8
Other28

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 83 incidents.

Recorded incidents, not convictions. Crimes are counted where they happen while residents are counted where they live, so busy town-centre, retail and nightlife areas show high per-resident rates because visitors bring incidents with them. Street-level crime data © Crown copyright, data.police.uk, OGL v3.0. More on crime figures →

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