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Postcode · Hebburn

Housing in NE31 1SY

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

Neighbourhood
Hebburn North
Council
South Tyneside
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,442 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (40%). Flats make up 21.1%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.

NE31 1SYEngland
Detached10%22.9%
Semi-detached28.9%31.5%
Terraced40%23%
Purpose-built flat19.4%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

41.9% of households in the NE31 1SY area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 13.2% own outright and 28.7% with a mortgage.

NE31 1SY
42%
14%
43%
England
  • Owned41.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.5%1%
  • Private rented14%20.5%
  • Social rented42.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE31 1SYEngland
Owned outright13.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan28.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent13%18.2%
Other private rented0.9%2.2%
From the council13.7%8.3%
From a housing association28.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 30.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE31 1SYEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (22.3%). 32.9% of households include dependent children.

NE31 1SYEngland
Living alone, under 6622.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over8.6%12.8%
Couple, no children17%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.2%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children13.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%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 1SY (Hebburn North) (about 2,442 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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