Housing in NE34 9AE
What the homes in NE34 9AE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Simonside
- Council
- South Tyneside
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,323 (2024)
NE34 9AESouth Shields
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (61.5%). Flats make up 10.1%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
63.2% of households in the NE34 9AE area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.7% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 35.9% own outright and 27.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned63.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented11.7%20.5%
- Social rented24.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 31.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (18.6%). 21.4% 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 9AE (Simonside) (about 1,323 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.