Housing in NE3 2AZ
What the homes in NE3 2AZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Fawdon South
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,376 (2024)
NE3 2AZNewcastle upon Tyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (56.9%). Flats make up 30.1%, above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
72.7% of households in the NE3 2AZ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.9% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 46% own outright and 26.7% with a mortgage.
- Owned72.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership1%1%
- Private rented19.9%20.5%
- Social rented6.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 42.8% 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 (22.3%). 14.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Newcastle upon Tyne
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newcastle upon Tyne (August 2026, +9.3% 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 NE3 2AZ (Fawdon South) (about 1,376 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.