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Housing in DH7 8ND

What the homes in DH7 8ND are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,916 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.2%). Flats make up 15.9%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DH7 8NDEngland
Detached25.1%22.9%
Semi-detached17.8%31.5%
Terraced41.2%23%
Purpose-built flat9.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.8%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building4.8%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0.1%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

54.7% of households in the DH7 8ND area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 29.3% of households, well above the England figure of 20.5%. 19.6% own outright and 35.1% with a mortgage.

DH7 8ND
55%
29%
13%
England
  • Owned54.7%61.3%
  • Shared ownership3.3%1%
  • Private rented29.3%20.5%
  • Social rented12.6%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH7 8NDEngland
Owned outright19.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan35.1%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent27.8%18.2%
Other private rented1.5%2.2%
From the council2.1%8.3%
From a housing association10.5%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 32.8% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH7 8NDEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (27.9%). 32.7% of households include dependent children.

DH7 8NDEngland
Living alone, under 6627.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over4.9%12.8%
Couple, no children19.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children23.5%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children2.8%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over3.4%9.2%
Sharers and other households5.9%7.7%
Rents

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.

County DurhamEngland
All homes£650£1,459
One bedroom£456£1,195
Two bedrooms£579£1,335
Three bedrooms£693£1,489
Four or more£999£2,161
Detached£878£1,640
Semi-detached£683£1,449
Terraced£682£1,435
Flat or maisonette£547£1,444
About these figures

Census figures aren’t published for single postcodes, so the neighbourhood figures on this tab cover the area around DH7 8ND (Aykley Heads, Neville's Cross & Langley Moor) (about 1,916 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.

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