Housing in NE2 3AP
What the homes in NE2 3AP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Jesmond
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,157 (2024)
NE2 3APNewcastle upon Tyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are flats in converted or shared houses (34%). Flats make up 56.7%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
34.8% of households in the NE2 3AP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 58.8% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 21.4% own outright and 13.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned34.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented58.8%20.5%
- Social rented6.1%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 2.8 people living in it. 26.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (42.3%). 8.6% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Newcastle upon Tyne
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newcastle upon Tyne (August 2026, +9.3% 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 NE2 3AP (North Jesmond) (about 2,157 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.