Housing in DH3 3HL
What the homes in DH3 3HL are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Chester-le-Street South & East
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,552 (2024)
DH3 3HLChester le Street
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (79%). Flats make up 11.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66% of households in the DH3 3HL area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 31.7% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 37.7% own outright and 28.3% with a mortgage.
- Owned66%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented31.7%20.5%
- Social rented2.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%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. 39.4% 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 (26.1%). 19.7% 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 DH3 3HL (Chester-le-Street South & East) (about 1,552 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.