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58% of households own their home with no mortgage. 4,599 people live in this town in Tyne and Wear, North East.
Health is where it shines (A+): life expectancy is 83 for men and 87.8 for women. Cleadon grades A overall, better than 86% of UK towns, and ranks #1 of 34 in Tyne and Wear. Jobs & income is a strength too — the mean household earns £60,840 a year. What counts against it is cost of living (D): homes sell for a median £325,000, about 7.6 times local household income. Walkability is weaker too: on the way to work, 12% walk, cycle or take a bus or train.
Figures: life expectancy and income, ONS · claimants, DWP · prices, HM Land Registry, the last three years · commuting, Census 2021.
Northumbria Police published 34 of the 36 months; rates are per year over the months published.
The 3 things Cleadon does most differently from other towns.
Each subject compared with the 2,160 UK towns with an overall grade (schools within England), ordered by how far Cleadon is from typical. American towns are graded separately.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Historic England lists 15 buildings inside Cleadon’s built-up area, 1 of them Grade II*.
10% of its homes were built before 1919, against 15% in the typical UK town.
Explore the history →Museums, castles, gardens and days out in and near Cleadon. Best known first.
Abbey or priory · English HeritageMonkwearmouth-Jarrow Abbey3.9 km outside town, to the southeast
Castle · English HeritageHylton Castle3.4 km outside town, to the southwest
MuseumBede Museum4.6 km outside town, to the northwest
MuseumSunderland Museum and Winter Gardens4.7 km outside town, to the south
MuseumNational Glass Centre4 km outside town, to the southeast
MuseumSouth Shields Museum & Art Gallery4.6 km outside town, to the northPhotos: each place’s Wikidata image, from Wikimedia Commons under the licence below (our copy, resized).
Data highlights are ordered by what stands out in Cleadon.
3.6% of residents described their health as bad or very bad, lower than both Tyne and Wear’s towns (7.1%) and England’s towns (5.2%). There is no GP practice in Cleadon: the nearest is 1.4 miles off. Also worth knowing: a disability affects 16% of people here.
| Census 2021 | Cleadon | Tyne and Wear | England |
|---|---|---|---|
| Good or very good health | 84% | 78% | 82% |
| Bad or very bad health | 3.6% | 7.1% | 5.2% |
| Disabled (Equality Act) | 16% | 21% | 17% |
ONS Census 2021, general health and disability · OHID Fingertips, life expectancy 2019–23 · OGL · The census answers take no account of age, so a young town looks healthier; the Health Grade relies on age-adjusted measures, life expectancy and early deaths among them.
Attainment 8 at the 7 secondary schools within 3 km averages 43.8, and 41% of pupils get grade 5 or above in English and maths. The town has one school, shown below. Key Stage 2 results at the 29 primary schools within 3 km: nearly two thirds of pupils meet the expected standard in reading, writing and maths (three-year average).
| School | Level | Pupils | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cleadon Church of England AcademyLargest primary schoolPrimary | Primary | 484 | A |
The private rented sector houses 5% of households. 3% live in social housing, below both Tyne and Wear’s towns (26%) and England’s towns (18%). Cleadon is the most expensive of the 34 towns in Tyne and Wear: its median sale is £325,000.
| By type | Median | Sales |
|---|---|---|
| Detached | £528,750 | 66 |
| Semi-detached | £305,000 | 81 |
| Terraced | £297,500 | 12 |
| Flat or maisonette | £89,550 | 39 |
HM Land Registry Price Paid · ONS private rents · MHCLG / Welsh Government council tax · ONS Census 2021 tenure · OGL
Among the 1,308 UK towns of 2,500 to 10,000 people, Cleadon has less crime per resident than 93% of them. Homes saw 8.7 burglaries and acts of damage per 1,000 residents a year, lower than both Tyne and Wear’s towns (17.2) and England’s towns (9.4). 88 crimes and 34 reports of anti-social behaviour: that is what police recorded inside the town’s built-up area in the 12 months to August 2026. 32% of the crimes fell under violence and sexual offences.
Not gradedAnti-social behaviour, shoplifting and other theft are shown but left out of the Safety Grade, which counts violence and crimes against homes and vehicles per resident.
data.police.uk street-level crime · points inside the ONS built-up-area boundary · OGL · The police category of violence and sexual offences includes harassment and stalking.
The heritage lists give each building’s grade but not its age, so we don’t say which is oldest.
Cleadon has 15 listed buildings on Historic England’s list: 1 Grade II*. A tenth of its homes were built before 1919, lower than both Tyne and Wear’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (16%). Only one town in Tyne and Wear has more listed buildings for its size than Cleadon.
Historic England list, October 2026 · Valuation Office Agency, homes by build period · OGL
The Census was taken on 21 March 2021, in lockdown, so 37% of workers were mainly at home; shares here are of those who travelled.
For 39% of commuters, work was under 5 km away. Work in town: 3% of resident commuters. Cleadon counts 0.3 jobs per working resident. 84% of commuters drove, above Tyne and Wear’s towns (70%) and England’s towns (70%) alike.
ONS Census 2021, method of travel and distance to work · ONS small-area income · DWP claimant count · OGL
Children under 15 make up 15%, lower than both Tyne and Wear’s towns (17%) and England’s towns (18%), and the share aged 15 to 24 is 8.2%. Line up the people of Cleadon by age and the one in the middle is 52. Graduates make up 45% of adults.
52% women, 48% men
About 93 men for every 100 women. Across England, 51% of residents are women. Women live longer than men, so towns with many older residents have more women.
| Cleadon | Tyne and Wear | England | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 15 | 15% | 17% | 18% |
| 15–24 | 8.2% | 13% | 12% |
| 25–44 | 18% | 26% | 27% |
| 45–64 | 29% | 26% | 25% |
| 65+ | 30% | 19% | 18% |
| No qualifications | 12% | 20% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship | 6.6% | 6.6% | 5.3% |
| A levels or similar | 16% | 18% | 17% |
| Degree level | 45% | 30% | 34% |
ONS Census 2021 · Tyne and Wear and England: all residents of their built-up areas · OGL
15 listed buildings in Cleadon.
Church of All Saints: Photo: Robert Graham · CC BY-SA 2.0 · Cleadon War Memorial: Photo: Unexpectedlydian · CC BY-SA 4.0
The nearest built-up areas, from ONS’s 2022 boundaries. See them on the map →
| Town | People | Miles | Overall | Cost | Safety | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleadon | 4,599 | — | A | D | A | A+ |
| East Boldon and West Boldon | 6,795 | 1.4 | A− | C+ | B | B+ |
| Whitburn | 5,082 | 1.4 | B | B− | B | C− |
| South Bents | 1,113 | 1.6 | — | C− | B− | B− |
| South Shields | 73,326 | 1.9 | C | B | D | D |
| Boldon Colliery | 6,071 | 2.3 | C | B | D | D |
| Jarrow | 29,467 | 3.3 | C− | B | D | D− |
| Sunderland | 168,323 | 3.7 | C+ | A− | D | D |
South Bents has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. People: Census 2021. Miles: centre to centre.
Surface water isn’t included. Check a specific address on GOV.UK’s flood risk service.
Homes cost more than in most UK towns: the median sale over three years was £325,000, against £277,000 in the typical UK town. By type: flats £89,550, terraced houses £297,500, semi-detached houses £305,000 and detached houses £528,750.
Town in Tyne and Wear, England
Cleadon is a built-up area of 4,599 people, in the South Tyneside council area. TownRatings uses ONS’s 2022 built-up areas as towns: the physical town, as people mean the word, rather than a council district, so its figures cover the town itself.
Built from ONS geography and Census 2021
Sources: ONS Census 2021, output areas summed to the ONS 2022 built-up area · HM Land Registry Price Paid (standard sales, September 2023 to August 2026) · ONS Price Index of Private Rents (August 2026, by council) · MHCLG and Welsh Government council tax, Band D 2026–27 (with parish precepts in England) · data.police.uk street-level crime, 36 months to August 2026, points inside the built-up-area boundary · ONS small-area life expectancy and healthy life expectancy, 2019 to 2023 (England and Wales), OHID Fingertips small-area indicators (England) and Census 2021 health, adjusted for age · ONS small-area income estimates (financial year ending 2023) · DWP claimant count via Nomis (January to August 2026) · Historic England, National Heritage List for England (listed buildings, scheduled monuments, registered parks and gardens, battlefields, World Heritage Sites), October 2026, inside the ONS 2022 built-up-area boundary · Valuation Office Agency, Council Tax: stock of properties by build period (31 March 2025) · TownRatings grades: our own summary of the data, ranked against UK towns only. All under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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