# SR6 7BZ: area report for a postcode in South Tyneside

SR6 7BZ is a postcode in South Tyneside.

A postcode has no figures of its own: each layer is published for whole councils, neighbourhoods or exact points. The figures below are for the whole of South Tyneside. Open the map at SR6 7BZ for neighbourhoods and points.

In: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) › [SR6](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr6) › [SR6 7](https://openindex.co.uk/postcode/sr6-7)

## Around this postcode

- **11 crimes within 500 m**: August, the same as July. South Tyneside 018E: 62 a year per 1,000 people. (Map point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/street-crime?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **Seaburn, 2.6 km**: About 33 minutes on foot. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/stations?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **2 schools within 800 m**: Nearest is 370 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/schools?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **No property in SR6 7BZ listed at risk of flooding**: From rivers or the sea, with flood defences, in the Environment Agency's assessment. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/flood-risk-by-postcode?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **England’s most deprived 40%**: This neighbourhood, South Tyneside 018E. (Neighbourhood) https://openindex.co.uk/map/deprivation-england?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **£160,518 average price**: For the whole of South Tyneside, August 2026. (Council) https://openindex.co.uk/map/house-prices?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **1 GP practice within 1 km**: Nearest is 380 m away. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/gp-practices?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **1 supermarket within 1 km**: Nearest is 150 m away. (Exact point) https://openindex.co.uk/map/supermarkets?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **Gigabit broadband for every home and business at SR6 7BZ**: Superfast for 100%. What can be ordered, January 2026. (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/broadband-by-postcode?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **Loud road and rail noise at SR6 7BZ**: Road 69 dB, rail under 40 dB or not modelled (Lden, modelled for 2021) (Postcode) https://openindex.co.uk/map/noise-by-postcode?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **In a radon Affected Area, class 2 of 6**: 1% to 3% of homes in this 1 km square are estimated to be at or above the radon Action Level. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/radon?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ
- **7.5 µg/m³ nitrogen dioxide**: Modelled yearly average for this 1 km square, 2025. (1 km grid) https://openindex.co.uk/map/nitrogen-dioxide?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ

## Nearest schools

| School | Phase | Distance | Ofsted | Results |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Whitburn Church of England Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitburn-church-of-england-academy-e136386) | Secondary | 370 m (5 minutes on foot) | Standards maintained, January 2025 | Attainment 8 of 50.0 (2025/26, provisional) |
| [Whitburn Village Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/whitburn-village-primary-school-e151290) | Primary | 590 m (7 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), February 2020, before the school changed | – |
| [Marsden Primary School](https://openindex.co.uk/school/marsden-primary-school-e108687) | Primary | 1.3 km (17 minutes on foot) | School remains Good, September 2023 | 67% met the expected standard at KS2 (2024/25) |
| [Monkwearmouth Academy](https://openindex.co.uk/school/monkwearmouth-academy-e147532) | Secondary | 2 km (25 minutes on foot) | Good (overall), November 2023 | Attainment 8 of 42.8 (2025/26, provisional) |

## Recent sales nearby

| Month | Price | Home | Distance |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| November 2023 | £705,000 | Detached, established, freehold | 60 m |
| July 2026 | £305,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 70 m |
| November 2025 | £251,500 | Terraced, established, freehold | 90 m |
| March 2025 | £225,000 | Terraced, established, freehold | 120 m |
| August 2026 | £170,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 130 m |
| October 2025 | £310,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 140 m |
| August 2024 | £74,000 | Flat or maisonette, established, leasehold | 150 m |
| November 2024 | £450,000 | Semi-detached, established, freehold | 160 m |

## Within 1 km

- GP practices: WHITBURN SURGERY (380 m)
- Pharmacies: AVENUE PHARMACY (140 m)
- Dental practices: THE WHITBURN DENTAL PRACTICE (330 m)
- Supermarkets: Co-op Whitburn - Mill Lane (150 m, The Co-operative Group)

## Key figures

- **Average house price: £160,518** (August 2026). South Tyneside’s average house price was £160,518 in August 2026 (HM Land Registry). Up 2.5% in a year. Source: UK House Price Index, August 2026. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Median full-time pay: £33,739** (2025). Full-time workers living in South Tyneside earned a median of £33,739 in 2025 (ONS earnings survey). 28th lowest paid of 348. Source: Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings, 2025. Published 23 October 2025.
- **House price to pay: 4.8×** (2025). A home in South Tyneside costs 4.8 times local full-time pay. Joint 37th most affordable of 348. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UK House Price Index and the ONS earnings survey. Published 21 October 2026.
- **Deprivation score: 31.1** (2025). South Tyneside has a deprivation score of 31.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 31st most deprived of 296. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.

## South Tyneside 018E (Neighbourhood)

- **Deprivation score: 22.1** (2025). South Tyneside 018E has a deprivation score of 22.1 in the English Indices of Deprivation 2025 (MHCLG). Joint 13,030th most deprived of 33,755. Source: English Indices of Deprivation 2025, 2025. Published 30 October 2025.
- **Median sale price: £216,032** (2025). The median price paid for a home in South Tyneside 018E was £216,032 in 2025. 8,144th cheapest of 31,750. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 1,796** (2021). South Tyneside 018E had 1,796 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). Joint 9,976th most populated of 46,844. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 86.0%** (January 2026). In South Tyneside 018E, 86.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## SR6 (Postcode district)

- **Median sale price: £196,500** (2025). The median price paid for a home in SR6 was £196,500 in 2025. 357th cheapest of 2,235. Source: Worked out by Open Index from HM Land Registry Price Paid Data. Published 28 September 2026.
- **Population: 28,996** (2021). SR6 had 28,996 usual residents at the census (ONS Census 2021). 979th most populated of 2,756. Source: Census 2021, England and Wales and Scotland's Census 2022 and Census 2021, Northern Ireland, 2021. Published 21 July 2026.
- **People in radon Affected Area squares: 100%** (2022). About 100% of people in SR6 live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area. UK 44%. Source: Worked out by Open Index from the UKHSA and BGS radon atlas and census output areas. Published 1 December 2022.
- **Gigabit broadband coverage: 92.8%** (January 2026). In SR6, 92.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026 (Ofcom). UK 87.8%. Source: Connected Nations (Ofcom), January 2026. Published 13 May 2026.

## About

- Type: Postcode
- Council: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside)
- Centre: 54.9494, -1.3645

Council: [South Tyneside](https://openindex.co.uk/south-tyneside) (Metropolitan borough, 100%).

## Your MP

- [South Shields](https://openindex.co.uk/constituency/south-shields): Emma Lewell (Labour), MP since July 2024.

As of 18 October 2026. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0. Source: UK Parliament, Members API.

## Sources

- [Street-level crime](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/street-crime), August 2026 (Map point)
- [Rail and Tube stations](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/stations), 2024/25 (Exact point)
- [Schools](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/schools) (Exact point)
- [Flood risk by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/flood-risk-by-postcode), June 2026 (Postcode)
- [English Indices of Deprivation 2025](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/deprivation-england), 2025 (Neighbourhood)
- [Average house price](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/house-prices), August 2026 (Council)
- [GP practices](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/gp-practices) (Postcode)
- [Supermarkets](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/supermarkets) (Exact point)
- [Broadband by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/broadband-by-postcode), January 2026 (Postcode)
- [Road and rail noise by postcode](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/noise-by-postcode), 2021 (Postcode)
- [Radon potential](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/radon) (1 km grid)
- [Nitrogen dioxide (NO2)](https://openindex.co.uk/sources/nitrogen-dioxide), 2025 (1 km grid)

On the map: https://openindex.co.uk/map/sold-prices?around=-1.3645,54.9494,SR67BZ

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