North Tyneside · England
North Shields population
39,747people · latest estimate
North Shields has a population of 39,747, making it the 3rd largest place in North Tyneside. In 2005 the World Gazetteer recorded 39,747, a rise of 0.0% since.
Year-by-year official estimates for the wider area: North Tyneside population trends, 2001–2024.
North Shields in context
Distances are straight-line from the settlement's recorded coordinates. The 10 km figure sums the recorded places within that radius, so it describes how built-up the surroundings are rather than people per square kilometre.
The centre of North Shields sits in postcode district NE29.
Council tax
The area Band D council tax for North Tyneside, the billing authority covering North Shields, is £2,462 for 2026–27.
From MHCLG's council tax statistics (Table 9): the area average including police, fire and parish precepts, so it is the council's figure rather than the town's, and your own band depends on your property's 1991 valuation.