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Housing in NE38 7DW

What the homes in NE38 7DW are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,527 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (45.6%). Flats make up 26.8%, above the 22.2% across England.

NE38 7DWEngland
Detached2.6%22.9%
Semi-detached24.9%31.5%
Terraced45.6%23%
Purpose-built flat22.8%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

47.6% of households in the NE38 7DW area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 19.1% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 20.6% own outright and 27% with a mortgage.

NE38 7DW
48%
19%
33%
England
  • Owned47.6%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.5%1%
  • Private rented19.1%20.5%
  • Social rented32.7%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE38 7DWEngland
Owned outright20.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent16.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.7%2.2%
From the council16.6%8.3%
From a housing association16.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 41.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE38 7DWEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.6%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

NE38 7DWEngland
Living alone, under 6626.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over14.6%12.8%
Couple, no children15.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.1%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children8%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sunderland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sunderland (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SunderlandEngland
All homes£707£1,459
One bedroom£523£1,195
Two bedrooms£647£1,335
Three bedrooms£773£1,489
Four or more£1,079£2,161
Detached£1,049£1,640
Semi-detached£733£1,449
Terraced£723£1,435
Flat or maisonette£608£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE38 7DW (Columbia, Barmston & Teal Farm) (about 1,527 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.

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