Housing in NE12 9BZ
What the homes in NE12 9BZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Holystone & Benton
- Council
- North Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,005 (2024)
NE12 9BZNewcastle upon Tyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.6%). Flats make up 18.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.3% of households in the NE12 9BZ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.6% own outright and 29.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented18.2%20.5%
- Social rented28.4%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 37.4% 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 (21.7%). 24.9% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in North Tyneside
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Tyneside (August 2026, +7% 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 NE12 9BZ (Holystone & Benton) (about 2,005 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.