Housing in DH6 5PS
What the homes in DH6 5PS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,423 (2024)
DH6 5PSDurham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (67.2%). Flats make up 0.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
66.8% of households in the DH6 5PS area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11.9% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 27.4% own outright and 39.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned66.8%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11.9%20.5%
- Social rented21.3%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.1 people living in it. 31.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple without children (22.8%). 27.1% 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 DH6 5PS (Coxhoe & Quarrington Hill) (about 2,423 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.