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North Shields

Middle area

The south east of the North Tyneside. 6,299 people in 1.0 square kilometre.

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Gigabit coverage by ward

Connected Nations (Ofcom) · January 2026

Under 60%98% or more

There is no gigabit broadband coverage figure for North Shields’s wards yet.

Median sale price
£171,750
882nd lowest of 7,259
Worked out by Open Index
Population
6,137
2,945th lowest of 9,448
ONS Census 2021 · 2021
Gigabit broadband coverage
77.7%
UK 87.8%
Ofcom · Jan 2026
Claimant rate
4.3%
UK 3.9%
ONS via Nomis · Aug 2026

How North Shields compares

Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.

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Median sale price30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2025
Median sale price: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from £125,000 to £485,000. The middle area is £211,000. North Shields is £171,750.
£171,75011th lowest
Population30 middle areas, North Tyneside · 2021
Population: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 5,514 to 9,896. The middle area is 6,724. North Shields is 6,137.
6,1377th lowest
Gigabit broadband coverage30 middle areas, North Tyneside · Jan 2026
Gigabit broadband coverage: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 76.8% to 99.8%. The middle area is 95.5%. North Shields is 77.7%.
77.7%2nd lowest
Claimant rate30 middle areas, North Tyneside · Aug 2026
Claimant rate: every middle area in North Tyneside30 areas from 0.9% to 6.8%. The middle area is 2.9%. North Shields is 4.3%.
4.3%7th highest

Figures for the whole of North Tyneside

These figures are published for the whole of North Tyneside, not for each middle area, so they describe all of North Tyneside and not North Shields alone. See North Tyneside

Average house price
£205,744
Up 6.5% in a year
HM Land Registry · Jul 2026
Median full-time pay
£37,063
126th lowest of 348
ONS earnings survey · 2025
House price to pay
5.6×
65th most affordable of 348
Worked out by Open Index
Deprivation score
20.9
124th most deprived of 296
MHCLG · England only
North Shields in brief

The median price paid for a home in North Shields was £171,750 in 2025.

North Shields had 6,137 usual residents at the census.

In North Shields, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.

In North Shields, 4.3% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.