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Housing in NE9 7RJ

What the homes in NE9 7RJ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Springwell & Usworth
Council
Sunderland
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,668 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (38.9%). Flats make up 5%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

NE9 7RJEngland
Detached19.3%22.9%
Semi-detached38.9%31.5%
Terraced36.8%23%
Purpose-built flat2.5%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.1%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

82.3% of households in the NE9 7RJ area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 43.9% own outright and 38.4% with a mortgage.

NE9 7RJ
82%
13%
England
  • Owned82.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.3%1%
  • Private rented13.2%20.5%
  • Social rented4.3%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

NE9 7RJEngland
Owned outright43.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan38.4%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent11.1%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council1.7%8.3%
From a housing association2.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 32% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

NE9 7RJEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.2%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

NE9 7RJEngland
Living alone, under 6616.6%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.5%12.8%
Couple, no children19.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children19.2%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children7.3%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children4.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.2%7.7%
Rents

Private rents in Sunderland

Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Sunderland (August 2026, +4.6% on a year earlier). ONS publishes rent figures at council level rather than by neighbourhood.

SunderlandEngland
All homes£707£1,459
One bedroom£523£1,195
Two bedrooms£647£1,335
Three bedrooms£773£1,489
Four or more£1,079£2,161
Detached£1,049£1,640
Semi-detached£733£1,449
Terraced£723£1,435
Flat or maisonette£608£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 7RJ (Springwell & Usworth) (about 1,668 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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