SR5 postcode area guide — South Tyneside

Where is SR5?

Broadband & internet speeds in SR5

Excellent coverage

Broadband availability in the SR5 postcode district (South Tyneside) is Excellent — gigabit-capable full fibre is widely available. Across the 968 postcodes Ofcom measures in SR5, superfast broadband (30 Mbit/s or faster) reaches 95.7% of premises and gigabit-capable lines are available to 89.5%.

Around 0.6% of premises in SR5 fall below the Universal Service Obligation (a minimum of 10 Mbit/s download and 1 Mbit/s upload), so the overwhelming majority of homes and businesses here can already order a decent fixed line. For a business that depends on its connection, the figures that matter most are gigabit and full-fibre availability — the symmetric, low-contention services we quote leased lines and FTTP against.

Sample postcodes in SR5

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Mobile signal around South Tyneside

Ofcom's coverage model for the wider South Tyneside district (76,709 premises):

Signal varies street by street — use the mobile coverage checker to compare EE, O2, Three and Vodafone at an exact postcode.

Crime in SR5

Police recorded 232 incidents within about a mile of the centre of SR5 in May 2026 (latest published street-level data). The breakdown:

Raw counts favour busy town centres — a high street with shops and nightlife records more incidents than a residential cul-de-sac. Source: police.uk open data (point sample around the district centroid).

House prices in SR5

Based on 253 sales registered with HM Land Registry in the last 12 months, the median sold price in SR5 is £117,000, up 6.4% on the previous year (£109,950).

Latest recorded sales in SR5

Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

Who lives here? South Tyneside demographics

Census 2021 figures for the wider South Tyneside district (147,774 residents, 68,288 households):

Source: ONS Census 2021 (district level — the finest openly licensed cut we republish). © Crown copyright, OGL v3.0.

Schools in and around SR5

Source: DfE Get Information about Schools (England & Wales). Check Ofsted report cards for inspection detail — headline one-word grades were retired in 2024.

Food hygiene ratings in SR5

224 rated food businesses operate in SR5. 169 hold the top rating of 5, 19 are rated 4, and 1 are rated 2 or below.

Among the 5-rated: Albany House, Aldi, Alexandra View Care Centre, Apple Blossom Day Nursery - Enterprise Park, Artistic Flare. Crafts, Chats And Coffee.

Source: Food Standards Agency, food hygiene ratings (FHRS) open data.

Energy performance (EPC) in SR5

From a sample of 339 Energy Performance Certificates across 11 SR5 postcodes, the most common rating is band C (average band D). 52% of sampled homes are rated C or better.

Source: MHCLG Energy Performance of Buildings Data (England & Wales), sampled at postcode level and refreshed monthly. Individual certificates are on each postcode’s page.

Phone area codes for South Tyneside

Landlines around SR5 typically use:

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What's it like living in SR5?

Postcodes in SR5

Neighbouring districts

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Frequently asked questions

Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, police.uk street-level crime, Ofcom Connected Nations, ONS Census 2021, DfE Get Information about Schools, Food Standards Agency FHRS — all © Crown copyright, licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Figures are area aggregates; individual addresses vary. Energy performance (EPC) data will be added when our Open Data Communities registration is approved.