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Housing in NE22 7DR

What the homes in NE22 7DR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bedlington Station & Sleekburn
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,614 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.4%). Flats make up 15.5%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NE22 7DREngland
Detached3.4%22.9%
Semi-detached61.4%31.5%
Terraced19.8%23%
Purpose-built flat12.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.7%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

39.3% of households in the NE22 7DR area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 23.1% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 17.9% own outright and 21.5% with a mortgage.

NE22 7DR
39%
23%
37%
England
  • Owned39.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented23.1%20.5%
  • Social rented37.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE22 7DREngland
Owned outright17.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.3%18.2%
Other private rented1.7%2.2%
From the council18.1%8.3%
From a housing association19.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 38% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE22 7DREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (25.1%). 27.7% of households include dependent children.

NE22 7DREngland
Living alone, under 6625.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children12.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.1%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Northumberland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Northumberland (August 2026, +6.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

NorthumberlandEngland
All homes£695£1,459
One bedroom£495£1,195
Two bedrooms£630£1,335
Three bedrooms£766£1,489
Four or more£1,132£2,161
Detached£1,002£1,640
Semi-detached£747£1,449
Terraced£697£1,435
Flat or maisonette£586£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE22 7DR (Bedlington Station & Sleekburn) (about 1,614 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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