Housing in DH3 2LR
What the homes in DH3 2LR are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Birtley South
- Council
- Gateshead
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,152 (2024)
DH3 2LRChester le Street
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (32.8%). Flats make up 20.5%, broadly in line with the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.3% of households in the DH3 2LR area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.8% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 23.8% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership3.7%1%
- Private rented11.8%20.5%
- Social rented31.2%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.3% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19.1%). 25.3% of households include dependent children.
Private rents in Gateshead
Average monthly rent for a new or renewed tenancy in Gateshead (August 2026, +5.8% 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 DH3 2LR (Birtley South) (about 2,152 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.