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Housing in NE40 4SR

What the homes in NE40 4SR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Crawcrook & Greenside
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,895 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.6%). Flats make up 2.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NE40 4SREngland
Detached18.3%22.9%
Semi-detached43.6%31.5%
Terraced35.3%23%
Purpose-built flat2.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.2%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

70.8% of households in the NE40 4SR area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 37.5% own outright and 33.3% with a mortgage.

NE40 4SR
71%
13%
16%
England
  • Owned70.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented12.9%20.5%
  • Social rented15.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE40 4SREngland
Owned outright37.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan33.3%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.5%18.2%
Other private rented2.4%2.2%
From the council14%8.3%
From a housing association1.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 28.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE40 4SREngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (22.6%). 24.7% of households include dependent children.

NE40 4SREngland
Living alone, under 6616.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.4%12.8%
Couple, no children22.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.6%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.8%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Gateshead

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gateshead (August 2026, +5.8% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

GatesheadEngland
All homes£804£1,459
One bedroom£590£1,195
Two bedrooms£723£1,335
Three bedrooms£844£1,489
Four or more£1,196£2,161
Detached£1,101£1,640
Semi-detached£842£1,449
Terraced£812£1,435
Flat or maisonette£707£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE40 4SR (Crawcrook & Greenside) (about 1,895 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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