Housing in NE7 7HE
What the homes in NE7 7HE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- North Heaton
- Council
- Newcastle upon Tyne
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,354 (2024)
NE7 7HENewcastle upon Tyne
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (50.8%). Flats make up 20.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
44.7% of households in the NE7 7HE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.2% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented12.2%20.5%
- Social rented41.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free1.2%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. 36.7% 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 (20.2%). 23.8% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Newcastle upon Tyne
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Newcastle upon Tyne (August 2026, +9.3% 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 NE7 7HE (North Heaton) (about 1,354 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.