"Housing provides the base from which people live their lives, connecting them to work, education, services and their communities. The affordability of housing, alongside the stability, quality and size of homes, is crucial in itself, but also, if unaffordable, can drag occupants into poverty... At worst, households facing unaffordable housing costs can experience destitution, homelessness or rough sleeping." — JRF poverty report 2023.

This is the Housing spotlight page for Newcastle upon Tyne.

Key indicators

The following analysis reflects the experience across the population of Newcastle upon Tyne.

Housing tenure mix

Long term trends

The long term trends looks at data from the previous censuses, to show the change in tenure mix.

Social rented
Private rented
Owner occupied
Other
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Census year20212011200119911981In 1981, 51240% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1991, 44333% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2001, 76193% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2011, 34850% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 2021, 33476% of tenure was in the social rented sector.In 1981, 984% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1991, 11234% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2001, 33064% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2011, 22318% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 2021, 27978% of tenure was in the private rented sector.In 1981, 40958% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1991, 55666% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2001, 141988% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2011, 57955% of tenure was owner occupied.In 2021, 60476% of tenure was owner occupied.In 1981, 12034% of tenure was of another type.In 1991, 0% of tenure was of another type.In 2001, 3553% of tenure was of another type.In 2011, 2030% of tenure was of another type.In 2021, 867% of tenure was of another type.

Shorter term estimates

This data is based on subnational estimates of dwellings by tenure. The data for owner occupation is broken down further by owned outright and owned with a morgage or loan.

Social rented
Private rented
Owned outright
Owned with mortgage or loan
Tenure mix (%)010020406080Year2021202020192018201720162015201420132012Social rented 2012: 30.45%Social rented 2013: 30.31%Social rented 2014: 30.15%Social rented 2015: 29.76%Social rented 2016: 29.52%Social rented 2017: 28.88%Social rented 2018: 28.46%Social rented 2019: 27.79%Social rented 2020: 26.87%Social rented 2021: 27.20%Private rented 2012: 20.97%Private rented 2013: 21.66%Private rented 2014: 22.28%Private rented 2015: 22.84%Private rented 2016: 22.87%Private rented 2017: 22.58%Private rented 2018: 22.29%Private rented 2019: 22.36%Private rented 2020: 22.73%Private rented 2021: 22.56%Owned outright 2012: 22.76%Owned outright 2013: 22.71%Owned outright 2014: 22.88%Owned outright 2015: 23.34%Owned outright 2016: 23.85%Owned outright 2017: 24.70%Owned outright 2018: 25.31%Owned outright 2019: 25.65%Owned outright 2020: 27.16%Owned outright 2021: 28.43%Owned with mortgage or loan 2012: 25.82%Owned with mortgage or loan 2013: 25.32%Owned with mortgage or loan 2014: 24.70%Owned with mortgage or loan 2015: 24.07%Owned with mortgage or loan 2016: 23.76%Owned with mortgage or loan 2017: 23.84%Owned with mortgage or loan 2018: 23.94%Owned with mortgage or loan 2019: 24.20%Owned with mortgage or loan 2020: 23.24%Owned with mortgage or loan 2021: 21.82%

Local Housing Allowance shortfall

What's on this chart?

LHA used to be benchmarked to the the 30th percentile of rental prices but has been frozen in cash terms since April 2020. As a result LHA now lags the rental prices in some areas.

Difference between 30th percentile rental and LHA (£)010015020050Size of propertyThree bedroomTwo bedroomOne bedroomSingle room£100 for Single room rentals.£151 for One bedroom rentals.£174 for Two bedroom rentals.£181 for Three bedroom rentals.

Median house prices

What's on this chart?

This chart shows median house prices over time in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Dataset

House Prices
Newcastle upon Tyne
Year1017776000000121777600000014177760000001617776000000817776000000Median House Prices (£)0150k150k200k250k300k350k50kNewcastle upon Tyne 1995-12-01: 45500Newcastle upon Tyne 1996-03-01: 46000Newcastle upon Tyne 1996-06-01: 46000Newcastle upon Tyne 1996-09-01: 46500Newcastle upon Tyne 1996-12-01: 47500Newcastle upon Tyne 1997-03-01: 47500Newcastle upon Tyne 1997-06-01: 48500Newcastle upon Tyne 1997-09-01: 49000Newcastle upon Tyne 1997-12-01: 49000Newcastle upon Tyne 1998-03-01: 50000Newcastle upon Tyne 1998-06-01: 51000Newcastle upon Tyne 1998-09-01: 52000Newcastle upon Tyne 1998-12-01: 53138Newcastle upon Tyne 1999-03-01: 53600Newcastle upon Tyne 1999-06-01: 54000Newcastle upon Tyne 1999-09-01: 56300Newcastle upon Tyne 1999-12-01: 57000Newcastle upon Tyne 2000-03-01: 58000Newcastle upon Tyne 2000-06-01: 58950Newcastle upon Tyne 2000-09-01: 58675Newcastle upon Tyne 2000-12-01: 59000Newcastle upon Tyne 2001-03-01: 59500Newcastle upon Tyne 2001-06-01: 60000Newcastle upon Tyne 2001-09-01: 63000Newcastle upon Tyne 2001-12-01: 65500Newcastle upon Tyne 2002-03-01: 68000Newcastle upon Tyne 2002-06-01: 70500Newcastle upon Tyne 2002-09-01: 75000Newcastle upon Tyne 2002-12-01: 80000Newcastle upon Tyne 2003-03-01: 84000Newcastle upon Tyne 2003-06-01: 88000Newcastle upon Tyne 2003-09-01: 95000Newcastle upon Tyne 2003-12-01: 105000Newcastle upon Tyne 2004-03-01: 113125Newcastle upon Tyne 2004-06-01: 120000Newcastle upon Tyne 2004-09-01: 125000Newcastle upon Tyne 2004-12-01: 129000Newcastle upon Tyne 2005-03-01: 128000Newcastle upon Tyne 2005-06-01: 128500Newcastle upon Tyne 2005-09-01: 125000Newcastle upon Tyne 2005-12-01: 128000Newcastle upon Tyne 2006-03-01: 131000Newcastle upon Tyne 2006-06-01: 135000Newcastle upon Tyne 2006-09-01: 140000Newcastle upon Tyne 2006-12-01: 142000Newcastle upon Tyne 2007-03-01: 143000Newcastle upon Tyne 2007-06-01: 144175Newcastle upon Tyne 2007-09-01: 144000Newcastle upon Tyne 2007-12-01: 143950Newcastle upon Tyne 2008-03-01: 144498Newcastle upon Tyne 2008-06-01: 142995Newcastle upon Tyne 2008-09-01: 145000Newcastle upon Tyne 2008-12-01: 142500Newcastle upon Tyne 2009-03-01: 140000Newcastle upon Tyne 2009-06-01: 139000Newcastle upon Tyne 2009-09-01: 135000Newcastle upon Tyne 2009-12-01: 137500Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-03-01: 137500Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-06-01: 139000Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-09-01: 140000Newcastle upon Tyne 2010-12-01: 140000Newcastle upon Tyne 2011-03-01: 140000Newcastle upon Tyne 2011-06-01: 139950Newcastle upon Tyne 2011-09-01: 135000Newcastle upon Tyne 2011-12-01: 130000Newcastle upon Tyne 2012-03-01: 130000Newcastle upon Tyne 2012-06-01: 130000Newcastle upon Tyne 2012-09-01: 131250Newcastle upon Tyne 2012-12-01: 136000Newcastle upon Tyne 2013-03-01: 135000Newcastle upon Tyne 2013-06-01: 136000Newcastle upon Tyne 2013-09-01: 137500Newcastle upon Tyne 2013-12-01: 136000Newcastle upon Tyne 2014-03-01: 139000Newcastle upon Tyne 2014-06-01: 140000Newcastle upon Tyne 2014-09-01: 141000Newcastle upon Tyne 2014-12-01: 143000Newcastle upon Tyne 2015-03-01: 143600Newcastle upon Tyne 2015-06-01: 145000Newcastle upon Tyne 2015-09-01: 150000Newcastle upon Tyne 2015-12-01: 151510Newcastle upon Tyne 2016-03-01: 152500Newcastle upon Tyne 2016-06-01: 155000Newcastle upon Tyne 2016-09-01: 155000Newcastle upon Tyne 2016-12-01: 157000Newcastle upon Tyne 2017-03-01: 158500Newcastle upon Tyne 2017-06-01: 157500Newcastle upon Tyne 2017-09-01: 156000Newcastle upon Tyne 2017-12-01: 155000Newcastle upon Tyne 2018-03-01: 156000Newcastle upon Tyne 2018-06-01: 158500Newcastle upon Tyne 2018-09-01: 160000Newcastle upon Tyne 2018-12-01: 161995Newcastle upon Tyne 2019-03-01: 161500Newcastle upon Tyne 2019-06-01: 160500Newcastle upon Tyne 2019-09-01: 164995Newcastle upon Tyne 2019-12-01: 164995Newcastle upon Tyne 2020-03-01: 162500Newcastle upon Tyne 2020-06-01: 164750Newcastle upon Tyne 2020-09-01: 165000Newcastle upon Tyne 2020-12-01: 175000Newcastle upon Tyne 2021-03-01: 185000Newcastle upon Tyne 2021-06-01: 190000Newcastle upon Tyne 2021-09-01: 186100Newcastle upon Tyne 2021-12-01: 185000Newcastle upon Tyne 2022-03-01: 182950Newcastle upon Tyne 2022-06-01: 180000Newcastle upon Tyne 2022-09-01: 185000Newcastle upon Tyne 2022-12-01: 183975Newcastle upon Tyne 2023-03-01: 182500

Current median rental prices by type of property

What's on this chart?

This chart shows current median rental prices by type of property in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Dataset

Newcastle upon Tyne
0120016002000400800totalstudioroombed4plusbed3bed2bed1Newcastle upon Tyne bed1: 667Newcastle upon Tyne bed2: 767Newcastle upon Tyne bed3: 897Newcastle upon Tyne bed4plus: 1671Newcastle upon Tyne room: 418Newcastle upon Tyne studio: 502Newcastle upon Tyne total: 880

Tenure type and poverty rates

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Newcastle upon Tyne, both before and after housing costs. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

No data available at this level.

Poverty rates by tenure type (AHC)

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the poverty rates by type of tenure in Newcastle upon Tyne. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by type of tenure

Things to add: Current and historic tenure mix - drawing on census data - Social housing sales - RTB - completions of new homes relative to existing stock

No data available at this level.

Lower quartile rent to lower quartile earnings ratio

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the ratio of lower quartile rent for a 2 bedroom property to lower quartile earnings across different areas in Newcastle upon Tyne. A higher value means the average person spends a larger proportion of their earnings on rent.

Dataset

No data available at this level.

Demographic breakdown

People living in households below average income by age category

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the the poverty rates by by age category in Newcastle upon Tyne. The threshold for low income poverty is households below 60% of median net household income (after housing costs) in latest prices.

Dataset

HBAI by age category

No data available at this level.

Council tax support

What's on this chart?

This chart shows the number of people claiming council tax support in Newcastle upon Tyne.

Dataset

Council Tax Support
Working-age
Pensioners
Year14593824000001509382400000155938240000016093824000001659382400000Number of people010000200003000040000Working-age 2023-06-30: 27341Working-age 2023-03-31: 29740Working-age 2022-12-31: 28488Working-age 2022-09-30: 27240Working-age 2022-06-30: 26653Working-age 2022-03-31: 33740Working-age 2021-12-31: 32470Working-age 2021-09-30: 31027Working-age 2021-06-30: 29461Working-age 2021-03-31: 33901Working-age 2020-12-31: 31751Working-age 2020-09-30: 30107Working-age 2020-06-30: 28111Working-age 2020-03-31: 30369Working-age 2019-12-31: 28505Working-age 2019-09-30: 26736Working-age 2019-06-30: 24843Working-age 2019-03-31: 29949Working-age 2018-12-31: 27482Working-age 2018-09-30: 25356Working-age 2018-06-30: 23532Working-age 2018-03-31: 26922Working-age 2017-12-31: 24207Working-age 2017-09-30: 22689Working-age 2017-06-30: 21284Working-age 2017-03-31: 26991Working-age 2016-12-31: 25602Working-age 2016-09-30: 24061Working-age 2016-06-30: 22430Working-age 2016-03-31: 28336Pensioners 2023-06-30: 9962Pensioners 2023-03-31: 10769Pensioners 2022-12-31: 10683Pensioners 2022-09-30: 10402Pensioners 2022-06-30: 10087Pensioners 2022-03-31: 11129Pensioners 2021-12-31: 10830Pensioners 2021-09-30: 10584Pensioners 2021-06-30: 10327Pensioners 2021-03-31: 11250Pensioners 2020-12-31: 10928Pensioners 2020-09-30: 10674Pensioners 2020-06-30: 10486Pensioners 2020-03-31: 11615Pensioners 2019-12-31: 11375Pensioners 2019-09-30: 11167Pensioners 2019-06-30: 10943Pensioners 2019-03-31: 12210Pensioners 2018-12-31: 11921Pensioners 2018-09-30: 11752Pensioners 2018-06-30: 11477Pensioners 2018-03-31: 12930Pensioners 2017-12-31: 12621Pensioners 2017-09-30: 12338Pensioners 2017-06-30: 12070Pensioners 2017-03-31: 13430Pensioners 2016-12-31: 13156Pensioners 2016-09-30: 12858Pensioners 2016-06-30: 12570Pensioners 2016-03-31: 14319