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Housing in NE8 9SJ

What the homes in NE8 9SJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Gateshead Town
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,233 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are purpose-built flats (55%). Flats make up 60.4%, more than double the 22.2% across England.

NE8 9SJEngland
Detached1.2%22.9%
Semi-detached8.3%31.5%
Terraced30.2%23%
Purpose-built flat55%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house4.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.2%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

27.3% of households in the NE8 9SJ area own their home, less than half the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 12.2% with a mortgage.

NE8 9SJ
27%
12%
59%
England
  • Owned27.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented12.4%20.5%
  • Social rented59.1%17.1%
  • Lives rent free1.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE8 9SJEngland
Owned outright15.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan12.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.6%2.2%
From the council53.8%8.3%
From a housing association5.3%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 48.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE8 9SJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (32.5%). 15.2% of households include dependent children.

NE8 9SJEngland
Living alone, under 6632.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over16.3%12.8%
Couple, no children12.8%16.8%
Couple with dependent children11.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children3.3%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over4.5%9.2%
Sharers and other households8.3%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 NE8 9SJ (Gateshead Town) (about 1,233 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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