Care prices in South Tyneside

South Tyneside care prices at a glance

Agencies differ from each other more than regions do, so get every agency's full tariff, weekend and bank holiday rates included. For 2026/27, the Homecare Association reckons council-funded home care in England cannot be sustained below £34.42 an hour. Individual homes can be far from the average. The room, how much care is needed and any nursing all change the fee. For an identical room, a council generally pays less than a private payer.

CQC ratings for care in South Tyneside

National benchmarks first: 88% of inspected agencies and 83% of inspected homes in England reach Good or Outstanding. Locally the shares are 93% (better than the benchmark) and 94% (better than it). South Tyneside has 17 agencies and 34 homes in total, of which 2 and 3 have no result yet.

South Tyneside in numbers

Pathways Care Group Limited runs more registered services in South Tyneside than any other provider: 4 care homes. The second largest is Barchester Healthcare Homes Limited (2 services). Modelled fees for Q4 2026 put an hour's help at home in South Tyneside at £33.50 an hour, compared with £33.50 regionally and £33.50 nationally.

Paying privately in South Tyneside, expect around £1,230 a week for a care home place (Q4 2026 estimate) (North East: £1,230; England: £1,520). Residential care is about £1,230 and nursing care about £1,370. The middle-sized care home in South Tyneside has 40 beds, and the 34 homes with a registered bed count total 1,340.

South Tyneside has 1 Outstanding care home; 6% of its rated care homes (2) sit below Good, against 17% in England. Of South Tyneside's 34 care homes, 31 have a CQC rating; 94% of those are Good or Outstanding, against 83% for England. Nursing homes make up 11 of the total, or 32%.

Data: CQC, Oct 2026. Prices: The Care Panel fee index, Q4 2026.

Asking providers for prices

Get prices in writing from every provider you are considering. Agencies should state day, evening, weekend and bank holiday rates per hour, their minimum call length and any travel charge. Homes should say what their weekly charge covers and when it is reviewed.

Our cost calculator turns those figures into a weekly total, and What will I pay? estimates your own share.