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Housing in DH1 5LY

What the homes in DH1 5LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Pity Me & Framwellgate Moor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,327 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (49.5%). Flats make up 12.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DH1 5LYEngland
Detached6.4%22.9%
Semi-detached49.5%31.5%
Terraced31.2%23%
Purpose-built flat12.7%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

58.4% of households in the DH1 5LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.3% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 32.5% own outright and 25.9% with a mortgage.

DH1 5LY
58%
14%
26%
England
  • Owned58.4%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0.6%1%
  • Private rented14.3%20.5%
  • Social rented26.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.3%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH1 5LYEngland
Owned outright32.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan25.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent12.2%18.2%
Other private rented2.1%2.2%
From the council9.4%8.3%
From a housing association17%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 44.5% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH1 5LYEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (23.3%). 23.9% of households include dependent children.

DH1 5LYEngland
Living alone, under 6621.1%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over23.3%12.8%
Couple, no children14.6%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.4%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children6.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children2.6%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.3%9.2%
Sharers and other households0.9%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 5LY (Pity Me & Framwellgate Moor) (about 1,327 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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