Neighbourhood · South Tyneside · North East
Jarrow Town
South Tyneside 007 · 4 sub-areas · 5,290 residents
Verdict
How are these scored? →Best for Couples (70/100)Watch-out: Families (42/100)Liveability 85/100 · Top quartileResidential
Jarrow Town is a settled residential pocket of South Tyneside. The bigger gravitational centre is Leeds, around 128 minutes away by direct train, but most days don't require leaving — local life is what people are here for.
Liveability
85/100
Top quartile
Overview
Overview
What's it like to live in Jarrow Town?
A snapshot of Jarrow Town
4 parks are within five minutes' walk, so greenspace is reliably close at hand; Recorded crime is higher than the national norm — common for built-up urban areas, but worth weighing if you're looking for a quieter base; Public transport is genuinely strong; most errands and a fair share of social life don't need a car; rents are below the national norm, with a typical home letting at around £720 a month.
Generated from the latest May 2026 data · refreshed automatically
Figures are aggregated across 4 sub-areas — population-weighted means for rates, sums for counts. Sources cited beneath each section.
Jarrow Town in South Tyneside
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FAQ
Frequently asked
- What's the median rent in Jarrow Town?
- The median monthly rent across Jarrow Town is £720.
- How safe is Jarrow Town?
- Jarrow Town has a safety score of — out of 100, where higher is safer. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crimes per 1,000 residents per year, inverted.
- How well-connected is Jarrow Town?
- Transport score: — out of 100. Combines walking time to the nearest rail station, walking time to the nearest metro stop, and public-transport time to clusters with 5,000+ jobs. The nearest rail station is roughly 32 minutes' walk.
- What schools are near Jarrow Town?
- There are 15 schools within 2 km of Jarrow Town, of which 26% are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The nearest Outstanding-rated school is approximately 2187 m away.
- What is the council tax band in Jarrow Town?
- The most common council tax band in Jarrow Town is A, with the typical Band D annual charge around £1,676. Council tax is set by South Tyneside council and applies to every property in the area.
- How long is the commute from Jarrow Town to London?
- By the fastest direct train, the journey from Jarrow Town to central London is approximately 209 minutes. This is the fastest no-change rail journey from the local area centroid; door-to-door times will vary with walking time to the station.
- Is gigabit broadband available in Jarrow Town?
- 73% of premises in Jarrow Town are gigabit-capable according to Ofcom Connected Nations 2025. Coverage is good but not yet universal.
- What is the deprivation rank of Jarrow Town?
- Jarrow Town sits in IMD decile 2 of 10, where 1 is the most deprived 10% of local areas nationally and 10 is the least deprived. The Index of Multiple Deprivation combines income, employment, education, health, crime, barriers and environment.
- What's the tenure mix in Jarrow Town?
- 46% of households in Jarrow Town are owner-occupied. The remainder is split between private renting and social housing — see the Demographics section for the full breakdown from Census 2021.
- What is the average property price in Jarrow Town?
- The average property price across South Tyneside (the local authority covering Jarrow Town) is approximately £159,417, per HM Land Registry's House Price Index. Per-local area prices vary; see the cost-of-living section for medians by property type.
- Is Jarrow Town a commuter town or workplace hub?
- Commuter town — most working residents travel out for work. (0.28 jobs per working-age resident. Median resident salary £28,784.)
- Which local areas are part of Jarrow Town?
- Jarrow Town contains 4 local areas: South Tyneside 007C, South Tyneside 007A, South Tyneside 007D, South Tyneside 007B.
FAQ
Frequently asked about Jarrow Town
Short answers anchored in the data above. Each link goes to the relevant section or methodology page.
- What is the average rent in Jarrow Town?
- The estimated median monthly rent in Jarrow Town is £720. This is derived from the council-area ONS rental figure scaled by the local sale-price gradient — see the Cost section for the breakdown by bedroom count and the affordability ratio against local salaries.
- Is Jarrow Town a safe place to live?
- Jarrow Town has a safety score of 12/100. The score is the national percentile rank of police-recorded crime per 1,000 residents, inverted so 100 is the safest 1% of England + Wales. The Safety section below shows the breakdown by category.
- What schools are near Jarrow Town?
- 26% of schools within 2 km of Jarrow Town are rated Good or Outstanding by Ofsted. The Schools section lists individual schools with inspection ratings.
- How long is the commute from Jarrow Town?
- Public-transport commute time from Jarrow Town to central London is approximately 209 minutes. The Transport section has commute times to every major UK city hub.
- How is Jarrow Town different from the rest of South Tyneside?
- Jarrow Town contains 4 sub-areas. The "Sub-areas" section below lets you drill into each one individually — they often vary by 20%+ on rent and demographics within the same neighbourhood.
- Where does Jarrow Town rank in South Tyneside?
- Jarrow Town scores 85/100 on our composite liveability index. To see how it stacks up against every other neighbourhood in South Tyneside, see the Cities table on the South Tyneside page.
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