Housing in DH7 0LY
What the homes in DH7 0LY are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Lanchester
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,422 (2024)
DH7 0LYDurham
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (64.1%). Flats make up 3.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
65.2% of households in the DH7 0LY area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 11% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.4% own outright and 24.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned65.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented11%20.5%
- Social rented23.8%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. 35.7% 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 66 or over (19.5%). 24.8% 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 DH7 0LY (Lanchester) (about 1,422 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.