Housing in NE34 0PN
What the homes in NE34 0PN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- West Harton
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,244 (2024)
NE34 0PNSouth Shields
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (47.3%). Flats make up 61.3%, more than double the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
52.1% of households in the NE34 0PN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 41.3% of households, more than double the England figure of 20.5%. 28.5% own outright and 23.6% with a mortgage.
- Owned52.1%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented41.3%20.5%
- Social rented6.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 46.2% 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 (34.5%). 21.7% 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 NE34 0PN (West Harton) (about 1,244 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.