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Housing in NE28 9SY

What the homes in NE28 9SY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Battle Hill East
Council
North Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,466 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (33%). Flats make up 28.9%, above the 22.2% across England.

NE28 9SYEngland
Detached8.2%22.9%
Semi-detached29.9%31.5%
Terraced33%23%
Purpose-built flat26.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.1% of households in the NE28 9SY area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 20.1% own outright and 26% with a mortgage.

NE28 9SY
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40%
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  • Owned46.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership2.8%1%
  • Private rented11%20.5%
  • Social rented40.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE28 9SYEngland
Owned outright20.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan26%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent9.1%18.2%
Other private rented1.9%2.2%
From the council34.9%8.3%
From a housing association5.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 35.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.8%). 29.2% of households include dependent children.

NE28 9SYEngland
Living alone, under 6622.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over13.1%12.8%
Couple, no children14.2%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children11.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children6.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.5%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in North Tyneside

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in North Tyneside (August 2026, +7% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

North TynesideEngland
All homes£857£1,459
One bedroom£590£1,195
Two bedrooms£736£1,335
Three bedrooms£905£1,489
Four or more£1,221£2,161
Detached£1,165£1,640
Semi-detached£907£1,449
Terraced£881£1,435
Flat or maisonette£716£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE28 9SY (Battle Hill East) (about 1,466 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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