Housing in NE9 7LS
What the homes in NE9 7LS 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
- 1,656 (2024)
NE9 7LSGateshead
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (50.2%). Flats make up 18%, below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
33% of households in the NE9 7LS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 8.1% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 18% own outright and 14.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned33%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented8.1%20.5%
- Social rented58.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 43.3% 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 (22%). 21.6% of households include dependent children.
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.
Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around NE9 7LS (Beacon Lough & Wrekenton) (about 1,656 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.