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Housing in NE21 6SA

What the homes in NE21 6SA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,440 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 10.9%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NE21 6SAEngland
Detached3.3%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced42.2%23%
Purpose-built flat10.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

63.7% of households in the NE21 6SA area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.3% own outright and 31.4% with a mortgage.

NE21 6SA
64%
13%
23%
England
  • Owned63.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.7%20.5%
  • Social rented23.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE21 6SAEngland
Owned outright32.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan31.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.6%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council22.1%8.3%
From a housing association1.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE21 6SAEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.5%). 19.5% of households include dependent children.

NE21 6SAEngland
Living alone, under 6623.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.9%12.8%
Couple, no children17.7%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.6%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children5.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%7.7%
Rents

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.

GatesheadEngland
All homes£804£1,459
One bedroom£590£1,195
Two bedrooms£723£1,335
Three bedrooms£844£1,489
Four or more£1,196£2,161
Detached£1,101£1,640
Semi-detached£842£1,449
Terraced£812£1,435
Flat or maisonette£707£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE21 6SA (Blaydon North & Winlaton Mill) (about 1,440 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.

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