Housing in NE33 2NR
What the homes in NE33 2NR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- South Shields East
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,295 (2024)
NE33 2NRSouth Shields
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.8%). Flats make up 34.4%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.9% of households in the NE33 2NR area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 33.4% own outright and 33.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership5.7%1%
- Private rented22%20.5%
- Social rented5.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 36.4% 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 (25.7%). 22% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE33 2NR (South Shields East) (about 2,295 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.