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Housing in NE9 6YJ

What the homes in NE9 6YJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Beacon Lough & Wrekenton
Council
Gateshead
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,900 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (60.5%). Flats make up 12.8%, well below the 22.2% across England.

NE9 6YJEngland
Detached3.1%22.9%
Semi-detached60.5%31.5%
Terraced23.5%23%
Purpose-built flat11.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.7%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46.8% of households in the NE9 6YJ area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 9.9% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 21.3% own outright and 25.5% with a mortgage.

NE9 6YJ
47%
43%
England
  • Owned46.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.1%1%
  • Private rented9.9%20.5%
  • Social rented43%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.1%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE9 6YJEngland
Owned outright21.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent7.8%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council40.4%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.4 people living in it. 29.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE9 6YJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (18.3%). 30.9% of households include dependent children.

NE9 6YJEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over10.5%12.8%
Couple, no children12.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children16.4%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children8.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children14.6%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children7.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.1%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.6%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 NE9 6YJ (Beacon Lough & Wrekenton) (about 1,900 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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