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Postcode · Hebburn

Housing in NE31 1LB

What the homes in NE31 1LB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Hebburn West
Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,010 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (43.6%). Flats make up 53.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NE31 1LBEngland
Detached0.4%22.9%
Semi-detached12.5%31.5%
Terraced33.8%23%
Purpose-built flat43.6%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.6%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

43.8% of households in the NE31 1LB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 15.8% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 22.3% own outright and 21.4% with a mortgage.

NE31 1LB
44%
16%
40%
England
  • Owned43.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented15.8%20.5%
  • Social rented40.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE31 1LBEngland
Owned outright22.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan21.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13.7%18.2%
Other private rented2%2.2%
From the council37%8.3%
From a housing association3.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 48.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE31 1LBEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (28.3%). 18.6% of households include dependent children.

NE31 1LBEngland
Living alone, under 6628.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over20.8%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children9.7%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in South Tyneside

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in South Tyneside (August 2026, +7.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

South TynesideEngland
All homes£743£1,459
One bedroom£521£1,195
Two bedrooms£645£1,335
Three bedrooms£776£1,489
Four or more£1,028£2,161
Detached£1,086£1,640
Semi-detached£784£1,449
Terraced£742£1,435
Flat or maisonette£636£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE31 1LB (Hebburn West) (about 1,010 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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