Housing in DH2 3DF
What the homes in DH2 3DF 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
- 1,772 (2024)
DH2 3DFChester le Street
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.9%). Flats make up 36.1%, well above the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
37.9% of households in the DH2 3DF area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 13.5% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 18.4% own outright and 19.5% with a mortgage.
- Owned37.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented13.5%20.5%
- Social rented48.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0.1%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 1.9 people living in it. 51% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (31.4%). 21.7% 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 DH2 3DF (Chester-le-Street Town & Pelton Fell) (about 1,772 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.