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Postcode · Chester le Street

Housing in DH2 2DE

What the homes in DH2 2DE are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,325 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (62.5%). Flats make up 17.1%, below the 22.2% across England.

DH2 2DEEngland
Detached3%22.9%
Semi-detached17.4%31.5%
Terraced62.5%23%
Purpose-built flat14.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.3%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

46% of households in the DH2 2DE area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 32% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 23.5% own outright and 22.5% with a mortgage.

DH2 2DE
46%
32%
22%
England
  • Owned46%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented32%20.5%
  • Social rented22%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH2 2DEEngland
Owned outright23.5%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan22.5%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.4%18.2%
Other private rented4.6%2.2%
From the council7.6%8.3%
From a housing association14.4%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 1.8 people living in it. 49.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH2 2DEEngland
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20%
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (36.8%). 17.2% of households include dependent children.

DH2 2DEEngland
Living alone, under 6636.8%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over12.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.4%16.8%
Couple with dependent children8.1%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children4.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.1%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.9%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over5.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.7%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 DH2 2DE (Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell) (about 1,325 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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