Beacon and Bents
Strong on schools, with safety to consider
Beacon and Bents at a glance
- House prices
- £117,500
- Lower prices1st percentile
- Schools
- 89th percentile
- Strong
- Transport
- 60th percentile
- Middle
- Crime rate
- 228.1 per 1,000 residents
- Weak3rd percentile
- Flood risk
- 2.6% of the area in flood zones
- Middle33rd percentile
Underlying data dates vary by measure.
How to read these figuresIs Beacon and Bents a good place to live?
Beacon and Bents may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
You can also compare nearby neighbourhoods in South Tyneside below.
Best fit and trade-offs
May suit
- Families who care about school performance
- Buyers looking for lower house prices
Watch out for
- Crime data appears weaker than many neighbourhoods nationally
Crime rate in Beacon and Bents
Crime rate
- Crime rate
- 228.1 per 1,000 residents
- Percentile
- 3rd percentile nationally
Recorded crime is higher than in most neighbourhoods nationally.
Recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour per 1,000 residents over the 12 months to June 2026. Higher crime percentiles indicate lower recorded crime. Busy centres can show high rates because crimes are counted where they happen but divided by the people who live there.
House prices in Beacon and Bents
House prices
- Median sale price
- £117,500
- Percentile
- 1st percentile nationally
House prices appear lower than many neighbourhoods nationally.
Median of 58 standard sales over the 12 months to June 2026, from HM Land Registry. Lower price percentiles indicate lower prices nationally. This is an area figure, not a valuation of a particular home.
Schools in Beacon and Bents
Schools
89th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger schools indicators nationally.
Flood risk in Beacon and Bents
Flood risk
2.6% of the area in flood zones 2 or 3
Land in Environment Agency river and sea flood zones 2 or 3. Zone 3, the higher-probability zone, covers 1.8% of the area. That is the 33rd percentile among neighbourhoods in England, where higher means more flood-zone land. Surface water is not included, and this is not an address-level assessment: check the flood map for the specific property.
Transport in Beacon and Bents
Transport
60th percentile nationally
Higher percentiles indicate stronger transport indicators nationally.
What the full report adds
This public guide covers headline signals for crime, house prices, schools, flood risk and transport. The full report adds deeper lifestyle, health, green space, family and local life data, plus tools to compare and shortlist neighbourhoods.
FAQs
Is Beacon and Bents a good place to live?
Beacon and Bents may be a good fit for people who value stronger school performance and lower house prices. Crime data appears weaker, so those factors are worth checking against your priorities.
Is Beacon and Bents safe?
Beacon and Bents ranks in the 3rd percentile for crime data; in this dataset, a higher percentile indicates lower crime.
What are house prices like in Beacon and Bents?
The median sale price was £117,500 in the 12 months to June 2026. House prices are in the 1st percentile nationally; lower percentiles indicate lower prices.
How are schools in Beacon and Bents?
Schools rank in the 89th percentile nationally for this public profile.
What neighbourhoods are near Beacon and Bents?
Nearby public profiles include West Park in South Tyneside and Biddick and All Saints in South Tyneside.
