Housing in NE10 9AF
What the homes in NE10 9AF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Windy Nook & Whitehills
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,328 (2024)
NE10 9AFGateshead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (42.1%). Flats make up 27.8%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
54.5% of households in the NE10 9AF area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.4% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 26% own outright and 28.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned54.5%61.3%
- Shared ownership1.3%1%
- Private rented15.4%20.5%
- Social rented28.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.1%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Gateshead
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gateshead (August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE10 9AF (Windy Nook & Whitehills) (about 1,328 residents).
Source: Census 2021, Office for National Statistics. Population: ONS mid-year estimates. Open Government Licence v3.0. Rents: ONS Price Index of Private Rents.