Harton West

South Tyneside · North East · population 5,181 · 4 LSOAs

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

76Area Score / 100 ?
  • #1,616 of 6,856 in England
  • #50 of 342 in North East
  • #2 of 23 in South Tyneside
  • Less deprived (top 30%)
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,239
Median age (est.)53
Density4,150per km²
No qualifications14%
Degree or above35%
No car or van18%

Age

0–14 13%15–24 8%25–44 19%45–64 30%65+ 30%

Tenure

Own outright: 55%Mortgage/shared: 32%Social rent: 7%Private rent: 7%
Own outright 55%Mortgage/shared 32%Social rent 7%Private rent 7%

Households

One person: 27%Couple, no children: 19%Couple with children: 26%Lone parent: 9%Other: 19%
One person 27%Couple, no children 19%Couple with children 26%Lone parent 9%Other 19%

Work (top occupations)

Professional 22% · Associate professional 15% · Administrative 13%

All occupation groups
Professional22%
Associate professional15%
Administrative13%
Managers & directors12%
Skilled trades10%
Caring & leisure8%
Sales & customer service7%
Elementary7%
Process & plant6%

Ethnic group

White: 96%Asian: 1%Black: 0%Mixed: 1%Other: 1%
White 96%Asian 1%Black 0%Mixed 1%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 61% · No religion 32% · Muslim 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

Harton West is in the less-deprived top third of England, ranked #1,616 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #2 of 23 in South Tyneside. Across the seven themes it scores highest on Housing & access (98) and lowest on Health (45). Typical homes here sold for about £218,500 over the past year, up 14% across five years (from 82 sales), 30% above the wider South Tyneside median of £168,500. Put together — a relatively un-deprived area with homes that are cheap by national standards — it ranks among England's best value, #98 of 6,851 priced neighbourhoods. Typical household take-home income is around £40,755 a year, around the middle of England. Recorded crime ran at 40 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well below the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 80 · #1,355
Employment 59 · #2,829
Education 81 · #1,294
Health 45 · #3,782
Crime 66 · #2,329
Housing & access 98 · #121
Living environment 45 · #3,782

House prices ?

£218,500median (12m) · -5.0% yr · n=82
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£218,50082-5.0%+13.5%
Detached£390,0009+0.7%+42.5%
Semi-detached£222,50052-5.1%+17.1%
Terraced£172,00015-4.4%+22.9%
Flat£102,4756+36.6%
This area£218,500
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)£40,755±£5,908 · #3,195 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£34,478
Price-to-income ?5.4×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 ?

99Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

40 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 208 offences
South Tyneside91
North East97
England83

Rank #1,261 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences75
Theft28
Burglary17
Vehicle crime6
Criminal damage & arson30
Public order & weapons27
Drugs6
Robbery2
Other17

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 68 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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