Housing in NE34 7BA
What the homes in NE34 7BA are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitburn & Marsden
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,158 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
NE34 7BASouth Shields
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (68.7%). Flats make up 5.7%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.8% of households in the NE34 7BA area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.6% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 29.9% own outright and 23.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.6%20.5%
- Social rented38.6%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 38.1% 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 66 or over (22.7%). 17.6% 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 7BA (Whitburn & Marsden) (about 1,158 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.