Housing in NE24 9FS
What the homes in NE24 9FS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Blyth Town
- Council
- Northumberland
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,576 (2024)
NE24 9FSBlyth
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (38%). Flats make up 38.2%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
57% of households in the NE24 9FS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.5% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 31.7% own outright and 25.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned57%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented22.5%20.5%
- Social rented20.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 51.3% 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 (29.7%). 12.8% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE24 9FS (Blyth Town) (about 1,576 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.