Housing in DH1 1UP
What the homes in DH1 1UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Gilesgate & Old Durham
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,640 (2024)
DH1 1UPDurham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (42.9%). Flats make up 23.4%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
32.4% of households in the DH1 1UP area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 21.6% own outright and 10.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned32.4%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.4%1%
- Private rented39.3%20.5%
- Social rented27.9%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 36.2% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (26.7%). 9.2% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in County Durham
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in County Durham (August 2026, +6.1% 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 DH1 1UP (Gilesgate & Old Durham) (about 1,640 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.