South Tyneside
8 datasets are currently published for South Tyneside. 2 more are on this site for other parts of the UK but not published here: tender awards (Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices — Scotland's public bodies largely use a separate procurement portal); the tender single-bid rate (same near-zero Scottish coverage as tender awards — Find a Tender / Contracts Finder carry almost no Scottish notices).
Each figure below comes from a different official publisher and was last confirmed on a different date — click through to any one for its own source and "as of" date.
How South Tyneside compares with the other local authority districts
- Claimant count per 1,000 residents: ranked 66th of 361 (28.8 per 1,000 residents).
- Median sale price: joint 300th of 318 (shared with 2 other local authority districts) (£155,000).
- Persistent pupil absence: ranked 24th of 132 (20.4%).
A rank is a position among the local authority districts on one measure, in the latest figures. It is not a verdict on how well an area is doing.
- Claimant count by age — South Tyneside: 4,365, July 2026 (+1.7% year on year, from 4,290). 4,365 people were claiming Universal Credit while required to seek work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. Aged 25-49 accounted for the largest share (2,475, 57%). Next largest was Aged 50+ (975). The largest year-on-year movement was Aged 16-24, 10% higher (915). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Claimant count — South Tyneside: 4,360, July 2026 (+1.6% year on year, from 4,290). Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- House Price Index — South Tyneside: 108.8, June 2026 (+4.8% year on year, from 103.8). Source: HM Land Registry, Office for National Statistics, Registers of Scotland and Land & Property Services Northern Ireland — UK House Price Index. Licence: licence terms.
- Median sale price — South Tyneside: £155,000, Q2 2026 (+4.0% year on year, from £149,000). Source: HM Land Registry — Price Paid Data. Licence: licence terms.
- Persistent pupil absence — South Tyneside: 20.4%, 2024/25 (-1.5 percentage points year on year, from 21.9%). Source: Department for Education — Explore Education Statistics. Licence: licence terms.
- Planning applications granting new dwellings — South Tyneside: 4, Q1 2026. Source: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government — Planning Application Statistics (PS2). Licence: licence terms.
- Population estimate — South Tyneside: 151,255, 2025 (+0.3% year on year, from 150,736). Source: Office for National Statistics, Population Estimates (via Nomis). Licence: licence terms.
- Road collisions — South Tyneside: 150, 2025 (-14.3% year on year, from 175). Source: Department for Transport, Road Safety Data (STATS19). Licence: licence terms.
Awarded contracts by local authority:
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