Housing in DH9 6UP
What the homes in DH9 6UP are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Stanley North & East
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,510 (2024)
DH9 6UPStanley
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (41.7%). Flats make up 11.4%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
53.7% of households in the DH9 6UP area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.4% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 33.9% own outright and 19.8% with a mortgage.
- Owned53.7%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.3%1%
- Private rented14.4%20.5%
- Social rented31.6%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. 36.2% 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 (18.8%). 23.7% 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 DH9 6UP (Stanley North & East) (about 1,510 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.