"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for South Tyneside.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of South Tyneside.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 35731% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 28586% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 52710% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 21204% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 20208% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 627% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 3250% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 6443% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 6758% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 9025% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 18690% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 32100% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 90726% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 38333% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 38655% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 4269% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 1936% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 872% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 400% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 32.28%Social rented 2013: 32.13%Social rented 2014: 31.82%Social rented 2015: 31.55%Social rented 2016: 31.07%Social rented 2017: 30.80%Social rented 2018: 30.81%Social rented 2019: 30.13%Social rented 2020: 29.98%Social rented 2021: 29.87%Private rented 2012: 12.06%Private rented 2013: 12.59%Private rented 2014: 13.03%Private rented 2015: 13.48%Private rented 2016: 13.70%Private rented 2017: 13.54%Private rented 2018: 13.33%Private rented 2019: 13.17%Private rented 2020: 13.15%Private rented 2021: 13.35%Owned outright 2012: 25.61%Owned outright 2013: 25.68%Owned outright 2014: 26.05%Owned outright 2015: 26.61%Owned outright 2016: 27.22%Owned outright 2017: 27.88%Owned outright 2018: 28.27%Owned outright 2019: 28.71%Owned outright 2020: 30.18%Owned outright 2021: 31.68%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 30.05%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 29.61%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 29.09%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 28.36%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 28.02%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 27.79%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 27.60%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 27.98%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 26.69%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 25.10%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)-50010015050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£100 for Single room rentals.£-21 for One bedroom rentals.£5 for Two bedroom rentals.£18 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in South Tyneside.

Dataset

House Prices
South Tyneside
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kSouth Tyneside 1995-12-01: 40000South Tyneside 1996-03-01: 41000South Tyneside 1996-06-01: 41500South Tyneside 1996-09-01: 42000South Tyneside 1996-12-01: 42000South Tyneside 1997-03-01: 43225South Tyneside 1997-06-01: 44000South Tyneside 1997-09-01: 45000South Tyneside 1997-12-01: 45000South Tyneside 1998-03-01: 45000South Tyneside 1998-06-01: 45000South Tyneside 1998-09-01: 44650South Tyneside 1998-12-01: 45000South Tyneside 1999-03-01: 45950South Tyneside 1999-06-01: 46000South Tyneside 1999-09-01: 46950South Tyneside 1999-12-01: 47000South Tyneside 2000-03-01: 47000South Tyneside 2000-06-01: 47050South Tyneside 2000-09-01: 48000South Tyneside 2000-12-01: 48500South Tyneside 2001-03-01: 48500South Tyneside 2001-06-01: 48000South Tyneside 2001-09-01: 48950South Tyneside 2001-12-01: 49000South Tyneside 2002-03-01: 49000South Tyneside 2002-06-01: 50000South Tyneside 2002-09-01: 50975South Tyneside 2002-12-01: 52500South Tyneside 2003-03-01: 55000South Tyneside 2003-06-01: 58975South Tyneside 2003-09-01: 63125South Tyneside 2003-12-01: 70000South Tyneside 2004-03-01: 75000South Tyneside 2004-06-01: 82000South Tyneside 2004-09-01: 85000South Tyneside 2004-12-01: 89950South Tyneside 2005-03-01: 92000South Tyneside 2005-06-01: 94000South Tyneside 2005-09-01: 97000South Tyneside 2005-12-01: 100050South Tyneside 2006-03-01: 102500South Tyneside 2006-06-01: 103000South Tyneside 2006-09-01: 106000South Tyneside 2006-12-01: 108500South Tyneside 2007-03-01: 113000South Tyneside 2007-06-01: 115250South Tyneside 2007-09-01: 115000South Tyneside 2007-12-01: 116850South Tyneside 2008-03-01: 115000South Tyneside 2008-06-01: 115000South Tyneside 2008-09-01: 115000South Tyneside 2008-12-01: 113500South Tyneside 2009-03-01: 112950South Tyneside 2009-06-01: 110000South Tyneside 2009-09-01: 112000South Tyneside 2009-12-01: 114950South Tyneside 2010-03-01: 117000South Tyneside 2010-06-01: 116000South Tyneside 2010-09-01: 117500South Tyneside 2010-12-01: 115000South Tyneside 2011-03-01: 116000South Tyneside 2011-06-01: 118000South Tyneside 2011-09-01: 107000South Tyneside 2011-12-01: 104722.5South Tyneside 2012-03-01: 103000South Tyneside 2012-06-01: 100000South Tyneside 2012-09-01: 106000South Tyneside 2012-12-01: 110000South Tyneside 2013-03-01: 110000South Tyneside 2013-06-01: 113270South Tyneside 2013-09-01: 113445.5South Tyneside 2013-12-01: 115000South Tyneside 2014-03-01: 115000South Tyneside 2014-06-01: 118995South Tyneside 2014-09-01: 119995South Tyneside 2014-12-01: 124972.5South Tyneside 2015-03-01: 126782South Tyneside 2015-06-01: 130000South Tyneside 2015-09-01: 130000South Tyneside 2015-12-01: 129950South Tyneside 2016-03-01: 129950South Tyneside 2016-06-01: 129950South Tyneside 2016-09-01: 131950South Tyneside 2016-12-01: 132000South Tyneside 2017-03-01: 132500South Tyneside 2017-06-01: 133000South Tyneside 2017-09-01: 133000South Tyneside 2017-12-01: 134000South Tyneside 2018-03-01: 134997.5South Tyneside 2018-06-01: 135000South Tyneside 2018-09-01: 137000South Tyneside 2018-12-01: 138000South Tyneside 2019-03-01: 136750South Tyneside 2019-06-01: 137000South Tyneside 2019-09-01: 136000South Tyneside 2019-12-01: 135200South Tyneside 2020-03-01: 136500South Tyneside 2020-06-01: 135000South Tyneside 2020-09-01: 135000South Tyneside 2020-12-01: 140000South Tyneside 2021-03-01: 147000South Tyneside 2021-06-01: 150000South Tyneside 2021-09-01: 150000South Tyneside 2021-12-01: 146125South Tyneside 2022-03-01: 144972.5South Tyneside 2022-06-01: 142500South Tyneside 2022-09-01: 145000South Tyneside 2022-12-01: 148000South Tyneside 2023-03-01: 147450

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in South Tyneside.

Dataset

South Tyneside
01200400800totalroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1South Tyneside bed1: 419South Tyneside bed2: 503South Tyneside bed3: 614South Tyneside bed4plus: 907South Tyneside room: 437South Tyneside total: 547

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in South Tyneside, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in South Tyneside. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in South Tyneside. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in South Tyneside. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in South Tyneside.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000150005000Working-age 2023-06-30: 10342Working-age 2023-03-31: 10415Working-age 2022-12-31: 10303Working-age 2022-09-30: 10479Working-age 2022-06-30: 10725Working-age 2022-03-31: 11124Working-age 2021-12-31: 11138Working-age 2021-09-30: 11273Working-age 2021-06-30: 11481Working-age 2021-03-31: 11845Working-age 2020-12-31: 11749Working-age 2020-09-30: 11882Working-age 2020-06-30: 12020Working-age 2020-03-31: 11550Working-age 2019-12-31: 11563Working-age 2019-09-30: 11978Working-age 2019-06-30: 11876Working-age 2019-03-31: 12070Working-age 2018-12-31: 11928Working-age 2018-09-30: 11978Working-age 2018-06-30: 11992Working-age 2018-03-31: 12078Working-age 2017-12-31: 11945Working-age 2017-09-30: 11977Working-age 2017-06-30: 12109Working-age 2017-03-31: 12121Working-age 2016-12-31: 11920Working-age 2016-09-30: 11926Working-age 2016-06-30: 12030Working-age 2016-03-31: 12146Pensioners 2023-06-30: 7048Pensioners 2023-03-31: 7082Pensioners 2022-12-31: 7126Pensioners 2022-09-30: 7121Pensioners 2022-06-30: 7166Pensioners 2022-03-31: 7198Pensioners 2021-12-31: 7226Pensioners 2021-09-30: 7275Pensioners 2021-06-30: 7357Pensioners 2021-03-31: 7395Pensioners 2020-12-31: 7455Pensioners 2020-09-30: 7549Pensioners 2020-06-30: 7671Pensioners 2020-03-31: 7741Pensioners 2019-12-31: 7827Pensioners 2019-09-30: 8217Pensioners 2019-06-30: 7988Pensioners 2019-03-31: 8065Pensioners 2018-12-31: 8166Pensioners 2018-09-30: 8217Pensioners 2018-06-30: 8278Pensioners 2018-03-31: 8412Pensioners 2017-12-31: 8557Pensioners 2017-09-30: 8633Pensioners 2017-06-30: 8702Pensioners 2017-03-31: 8794Pensioners 2016-12-31: 8947Pensioners 2016-09-30: 9044Pensioners 2016-06-30: 9204Pensioners 2016-03-31: 9332