Housing in NE21 6DF
What the homes in NE21 6DF are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blaydon South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,915 (2024)
NE21 6DFBlaydon-on-Tyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (40.7%). Flats make up 22.7%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
42.2% of households in the NE21 6DF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 18% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.9% own outright and 22.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned42.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.9%1%
- Private rented18%20.5%
- Social rented38.7%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.2%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.2% 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 (25.4%). 20.9% 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 NE21 6DF (Blaydon South) (about 1,915 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.