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Housing in DH2 2PS

What the homes in DH2 2PS 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
2,352 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (43.3%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DH2 2PSEngland
Detached13%22.9%
Semi-detached43.3%31.5%
Terraced35.9%23%
Purpose-built flat7.1%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.6%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

56.3% of households in the DH2 2PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 12.1% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 19.2% own outright and 37.2% with a mortgage.

DH2 2PS
56%
12%
29%
England
  • Owned56.3%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.9%1%
  • Private rented12.1%20.5%
  • Social rented29.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0.2%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH2 2PSEngland
Owned outright19.2%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan37.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent10.9%18.2%
Other private rented1.2%2.2%
From the council11.8%8.3%
From a housing association17.6%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 38.6% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH2 2PSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (26.5%). 25.4% of households include dependent children.

DH2 2PSEngland
Living alone, under 6626.5%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over11.9%12.8%
Couple, no children16.5%16.8%
Couple with dependent children17.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children6.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.9%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.1%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households2.9%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 DH2 2PS (Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell) (about 2,352 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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