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Housing in DH1 4JD

What the homes in DH1 4JD are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,904 (2024)
Status
No longer in use
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (53.2%). Flats make up 8.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DH1 4JDEngland
Detached26.7%22.9%
Semi-detached11.6%31.5%
Terraced53.2%23%
Purpose-built flat1.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house2.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.2%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.1% of households in the DH1 4JD area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 39.1% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 39.3% own outright and 18.7% with a mortgage.

DH1 4JD
58%
39%
England
  • Owned58.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.7%1%
  • Private rented39.1%20.5%
  • Social rented2%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH1 4JDEngland
Owned outright39.3%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan18.7%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent37.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council0.9%8.3%
From a housing association1.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 3.1 people living in it. 21.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH1 4JDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is sharers or another multi-adult household (33.9%). 16.6% of households include dependent children.

DH1 4JDEngland
Living alone, under 669.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.8%12.8%
Couple, no children10.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children0.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over10.9%9.2%
Sharers and other households33.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

County DurhamEngland
All homes£650£1,459
One bedroom£456£1,195
Two bedrooms£579£1,335
Three bedrooms£693£1,489
Four or more£999£2,161
Detached£878£1,640
Semi-detached£683£1,449
Terraced£682£1,435
Flat or maisonette£547£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DH1 4JD (Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor) (about 1,904 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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