Housing in NE3 2DU
What the homes in NE3 2DU are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Gosforth
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,512 (2024)
NE3 2DUNewcastle upon Tyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (53.4%). Flats make up 17.8%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
87.9% of households in the NE3 2DU area own their home, well above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 61.1% own outright and 26.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned87.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented9.9%20.5%
- Social rented2.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a family all aged 66 or over (20.4%). 18.6% 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 2DU (North Gosforth) (about 1,512 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.