Dwelling stock
There were over 952,000 dwellings in the North East CA area in 2024. More than a quarter were in County Durham. A higher proportion of North East dwellings were public housing stock than nationally in 2024, with South Tyneside having the highest percentage among the North East local authority areas. Northumberland has very low density housing stoock with 0.33 dwellings per hectare in 2024. Among North East local authority areas, the density was highest in North Tyneside.
Net additional dwellings
The net additional dwellings dataset is the most comprehensive measure of housing supply as it includes the effects of conversions, change of use and demolitions alongside new build.
When taking dwelling stock into account, the North East rate of net additional dwellings has been lower than England's throughout the last 20 years. Within the North East, the rate in the first 10 years of this period was highest in County Durham, while, in the second decade, it was highest in Newcastle upon Tyne. In the latest year, the percentage of additional North East dwellings due to new build was higher than the national equivalent with change of use making a much smaller contribution to the total, especially in South Tyneside, Sunderland and County Durham.
Housebuilding
The number of housebuilding starts in the North East CA area in 2024/25 was at around the same level as the previous year, while the number of completions was slightly lower. The number of starts in Northumberland was higher than the previous year with slightly lower completions, while Durham had around the same leve of starts with more completions. Newcastle had lower starts and completions.