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Housing in NE70 7PP

What the homes in NE70 7PP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island
Council
Northumberland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,225 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (34.3%). Flats make up 4.5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NE70 7PPEngland
Detached30%22.9%
Semi-detached34.3%31.5%
Terraced30.2%23%
Purpose-built flat3.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.5%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.9% of households in the NE70 7PP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 40.4% own outright and 18.5% with a mortgage.

NE70 7PP
59%
27%
14%
England
  • Owned58.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.8%1%
  • Private rented26.5%20.5%
  • Social rented13.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE70 7PPEngland
Owned outright40.4%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.9%18.2%
Other private rented4.6%2.2%
From the council3.7%8.3%
From a housing association9.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.9% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE70 7PPEngland
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20%
40%
60%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple without children (23.1%). 15.9% of households include dependent children.

NE70 7PPEngland
Living alone, under 6613.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.6%12.8%
Couple, no children23.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children12.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over16.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households4.3%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Northumberland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Northumberland (August 2026, +6.9% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

NorthumberlandEngland
All homes£695£1,459
One bedroom£495£1,195
Two bedrooms£630£1,335
Three bedrooms£766£1,489
Four or more£1,132£2,161
Detached£1,002£1,640
Semi-detached£747£1,449
Terraced£697£1,435
Flat or maisonette£586£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE70 7PP (Berwick-upon-Tweed West & Holy Island) (about 1,225 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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