Housing in NE33 5NB
What the homes in NE33 5NB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Simonside
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,069 (2024)
NE33 5NBSouth Shields
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (39.2%). Flats make up 46.1%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
40.8% of households in the NE33 5NB area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 24.8% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 25.2% own outright and 15.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned40.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.5%1%
- Private rented24.8%20.5%
- Social rented33.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.7 people living in it. 53.5% 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 (39.7%). 16.7% 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 5NB (Simonside) (about 1,069 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.