Estate agents in South Shields
South Shields is a town in the North East with about 73,326 residents. HM Land Registry records 646 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 with a median price paid of £158,000.
How estate agents in South Shields compare
South Shields at a glance
HM Land Registry recorded 638 sales in South Shields from September 2025 to August 2026, at a median price of £157,000.
34.4% of these homes had also sold since January 2016. Their sellers had owned them for a median of 5.0 years and sold for a median of 25.7% more than they paid.
The median price was £122,995 in 2016 and £160,000 in 2025.
Figures checked 3 November 2026. Source: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data, standard sales.
House prices in South Shields
Median sale price in South Shields: £157,000
| All homes | 638 sales, median £157,000 |
|---|---|
| Detached | 33 sales, median £336,500 |
| Semi-detached | 219 sales, median £192,000 |
| Terraced | 260 sales, median £141,500 |
| Flats and maisonettes | 126 sales, median £91,000 |
Across South Tyneside the average price was £163,130 in June 2026, up 6.0% on a year earlier.
| 2016 | £122,995 (853 sales) |
|---|---|
| 2017 | £119,975 (876 sales) |
| 2018 | £129,225 (820 sales) |
| 2019 | £127,950 (799 sales) |
| 2020 | £135,000 (716 sales) |
| 2021 | £135,000 (1,018 sales) |
| 2022 | £135,000 (945 sales) |
| 2023 | £142,000 (764 sales) |
| 2024 | £150,000 (749 sales) |
| 2025 | £160,000 (797 sales) |
Checked 3 November 2026; Price Paid figures are refreshed weekly.
Sources: HM Land Registry Price Paid Data and the UK House Price Index. Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
Transport links
South Shields has a light rail stop at South Shields about 0.1 miles from the centre, with Chichester about 0.8 miles away, North Shields about 1 mile and Tynemouth about 1.3 miles. The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park, about 4 miles away, followed by Heworth at about 6 miles. The A183, A1018, A194, A187 and A185 pass through or beside the area. The A194(M) at junction 3 is about 5 miles away and the A1(M) at junction 65 near Birtley is about 8 miles away. Newcastle International Airport is about 11 miles away and Teesside International Airport about 34 miles. Central London is about 247 miles away in a straight line.
Schools in and near South Shields
South Shields has 26 primary schools within about 2.2 miles of the centre. The nearest are Marine Park Primary School (an academy) at about 0.2 miles and St Bede's Catholic Primary School (Roman Catholic, academy) at about 0.3 miles, followed by Hadrian Primary School, Westoe Crown Primary School and Laygate Community School. For secondary education, Mortimer Community College is about 1.2 miles away. Kings Priory School (sixth form, academy) lies about 1.5 miles out, St Wilfrid's RC College (Roman Catholic, sixth form, academy) about 1.6 miles and Norham High School about 1.7 miles. Special schools include Park View School at about 1.4 miles and Bamburgh School at about 1.5 miles. Tyne Coast College is about 1.0 miles from the centre and Gateshead College is about 7.0 miles away. The nearest university is the University of Sunderland, about 6.7 miles from the centre.
Living in South Shields
South Shields is an urban town in South Tyneside, with around 73,000 residents. Most homes are semi-detached or terraced houses, flats make up a little over a quarter of households and about 54% of homes are owner occupied. Shops number more than 780 in total, including at least 15 supermarkets such as Morrisons about 0.1 miles from the centre and Asda about 0.3 miles away, plus South Shields Market about 0.2 miles away. There are at least 90 pubs, around 70 cafés and a similar number of restaurants. For health, there are at least 12 doctors' surgeries, the nearest Imery Street Surgery about 0.7 miles away, along with at least 18 pharmacies and 12 dentists. South Tyneside District Hospital, with an emergency department, is about 1.9 miles away. The Word library is about 0.3 miles away and South Shields Post Office about 0.1 miles. There are at least 19 named parks, with North Marine Park about 0.4 miles away.
A short history of South Shields
South Shields was created a single-member parliamentary borough by the Reform Act 1832. The area now holds 58 listed buildings within about 1.4 miles of the centre, all of them Grade II. These include the River Police Offices on the River Tyne, a boundary wall fronting a road and the railings and piers at the Municipal Buildings on Broughton Road. The North and South Marine Parks and Bents Park are also registered parks and gardens.
Sport and leisure
Temple Park Centre and South Shields Bowls Centre are the main sports centres in South Shields, alongside Shields Snooker Centre for snooker. Gypsies Green Velodrome is a cycling track and Whitburn Golf Club and South Shields Golf Club are the golf courses. Smugglers Cove Adventure Golf and Dinosaur Cove offer miniature golf and Albert Edward Dock is a marina. Several tennis, soccer and bowls pitches and courts are mapped across the area. Open space includes Bents Park, South Marine Park, North Marine Park, West Park, Cleadon Park and Robert Readhead Park, with Cleadon Hills and Marsden Old Quarry as local nature reserves. Children's playgrounds are mapped in a number of places.
Common questions
- What is the median price paid for a home in South Shields?
- The median price paid over the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026 was £158,000. By property type it was £338,225 for detached houses, £196,000 for semi-detached houses, £142,500 for terraced houses and £90,000 for flats.
- How many homes were sold in South Shields in the last year?
- There were 646 homes sold in the 12 months August 2025 to July 2026, based on HM Land Registry Price Paid data for standard sales. Of these, 265 were terraced houses, 220 were semi-detached houses, 127 were flats and 34 were detached houses.
- What public transport is there near South Shields?
- The nearest light rail stops are Chichester and Tyne Dock at about 0.7 miles each from the centre. Simonside is about 1.3 miles away and South Shields is about 1.4 miles away. The nearest railway station is Northumberland Park at about 5.4 miles.
- Which schools are close to the centre of South Shields?
- There are 25 primary schools within about 2.2 miles of the centre, with Mortimer Primary School the nearest at about 0.2 miles. The nearest secondary schools are Mortimer Community College at about 0.2 miles and St Wilfrid's RC College at about 0.3 miles.
- How many estate agent branches are in South Shields?
- There are 12 estate agent sales branches with an office in South Shields.
Areas near South Shields
South Shields is in South Tyneside.
Estate agents near South Shields
- Andrew McLean Estate AgentsSouth Shields NE33 1PP0.1 miles
- Bridgfords Estate Agents South ShieldsSouth Shields NE33 1PZ0.2 miles
- Colin Lilley Estate AgentsSouth Shields NE33 1PZ0.2 miles
- Andrew Craig Estate Agents South ShieldsSouth Shields NE33 1PZ0.2 miles
- Moody & CoSouth Shields NE33 1PZ0.2 miles
- Pattinson Estate Agents - South Shields branchSouth Shields NE33 4NU0.2 miles
- EstatioSouth Shields NE33 1LE0.3 miles
- Browns Estate AgentsSouth Shields NE33 3PS0.8 miles
- Burton CollingwoodTynemouth NE30 1AR0.9 miles
- Pattinson Estate Agents - North Shields branchTynemouth NE30 1QP1 mile
Nearest agents first. Distances are in a straight line from the centre of South Shields.