Harton East

South Tyneside · North East · population 5,345 · 4 LSOAs

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

16Area Score / 100 ?
  • #5,749 of 6,856 in England
  • #224 of 342 in North East
  • #15 of 23 in South Tyneside
  • Most deprived 10-20%
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,436
Median age (est.)43
Density6,266per km²
No qualifications25%
Degree or above20%
No car or van35%

Age

0–14 18%15–24 11%25–44 23%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 25%Mortgage/shared: 25%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 9%
Own outright 25%Mortgage/shared 25%Social rent 41%Private rent 9%

Households

One person: 33%Couple, no children: 13%Couple with children: 23%Lone parent: 19%Other: 12%
One person 33%Couple, no children 13%Couple with children 23%Lone parent 19%Other 12%

Work (top occupations)

Elementary 13% · Caring & leisure 12% · Skilled trades 12%

All occupation groups
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure12%
Skilled trades12%
Sales & customer service12%
Associate professional11%
Professional11%
Administrative11%
Process & plant10%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 97%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 97%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 52% · No religion 42% · Muslim 0%

Born outside the UK: 2%

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

Harton East is in the most-deprived 10–20% of England, ranked #5,749 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #15 of 23 in South Tyneside. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (93) but weak on Health (6). Typical homes here sold for about £170,475 over the past year, up 22% across five years (from 42 sales), in line with the wider South Tyneside median of £168,500. Typical household take-home income is around £30,773 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 64 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 13 · #5,948
Employment 9 · #6,243
Education 25 · #5,132
Health 6 · #6,462
Crime 30 · #4,824
Housing & access 93 · #464
Living environment 71 · #2,013

House prices ?

£170,475median (12m) · -4.0% yr · n=42
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£170,47542-4.0%+21.8%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=0)
Semi-detached£187,50027+8.7%+33.9%
Terraced£147,50014-10.6%+6.9%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£170,475
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)£30,773±£4,412 · #6,248 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£27,006
Price-to-income ?5.5×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 ?

41Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

64 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 341 offences
South Tyneside91
North East97
England83

Rank #3,120 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences146
Theft53
Burglary9
Vehicle crime14
Criminal damage & arson49
Public order & weapons41
Drugs11
Robbery2
Other16

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 57 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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