Simonside

South Tyneside · North East · population 5,418 · 4 LSOAs

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

9Area Score / 100 ?
  • #6,243 of 6,856 in England
  • #275 of 342 in North East
  • #19 of 23 in South Tyneside
  • Most deprived 10% in England
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People living here Census 2021

Residents5,349
Median age (est.)43
Density1,990per km²
No qualifications26%
Degree or above19%
No car or van40%

Age

0–14 17%15–24 11%25–44 25%45–64 27%65+ 21%

Tenure

Own outright: 24%Mortgage/shared: 21%Social rent: 41%Private rent: 13%
Own outright 24%Mortgage/shared 21%Social rent 41%Private rent 13%

Households

One person: 39%Couple, no children: 15%Couple with children: 19%Lone parent: 16%Other: 11%
One person 39%Couple, no children 15%Couple with children 19%Lone parent 16%Other 11%

Work (top occupations)

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

All occupation groups
Skilled trades13%
Elementary13%
Caring & leisure13%
Process & plant12%
Professional12%
Associate professional11%
Sales & customer service10%
Administrative9%
Managers & directors7%

Ethnic group

White: 95%Asian: 2%Black: 1%Mixed: 2%Other: 1%
White 95%Asian 2%Black 1%Mixed 2%Other 1%

Religion & identity

Christian 48% · No religion 44% · Muslim 2%

Born outside the UK: 4%

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

Simonside is one of the most-deprived 10% of neighbourhoods in England, ranked #6,243 of 6,856 neighbourhoods nationally, and #19 of 23 in South Tyneside. It is highly uneven across the seven themes — strong on Housing & access (80) but weak on Health (3). Typical homes here, about £155,000 over the past year, have climbed steeply — up 36% in five years (from 41 sales), 8% below the wider South Tyneside median of £168,500. Typical household take-home income is around £28,409 a year, among England's lowest. Recorded crime ran at 134 incidents per 1,000 residents over the past year, well above the England rate of 83.

Themed scores ?

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

Income 10 · #6,147
Employment 4 · #6,558
Education 20 · #5,509
Health 3 · #6,634
Crime 12 · #6,010
Housing & access 80 · #1,369
Living environment 63 · #2,548

House prices ?

£155,000median (12m) · +19.2% yr · n=41
TypeMedian (12m)Sales1yr5yr
All homes£155,00041+19.2%+35.7%
DetachedToo few sales to report (n=1)
Semi-detached£156,00025+9.9%+30.0%
Terraced£132,00014+35.7%+37.3%
FlatToo few sales to report (n=1)
This area£155,000
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)£28,409±£4,086 · #6,635 of 6,856
After housing costs (equivalised)£26,134
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 ?

26Affordability-adjusted Score / 100
Best-value areas in England →

Recorded crime ?

134 crimes per 1,000 residents · 12 months · 728 offences
South Tyneside91
North East97
England83

Rank #5,718 of 6,427 areas with published data (1 = lowest recorded rate).

Category (12 months)Recorded
Violence & sexual offences249
Theft175
Burglary42
Vehicle crime24
Criminal damage & arson93
Public order & weapons75
Drugs26
Robbery13
Other31

Anti-social behaviour, recorded separately: 98 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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