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Housing in DH9 7DN

What the homes in DH9 7DN are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Stanley West & Annfield Plain
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,520 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (54.3%). Flats make up 7.8%, less than half the 22.2% across England.

DH9 7DNEngland
Detached3.8%22.9%
Semi-detached34.1%31.5%
Terraced54.3%23%
Purpose-built flat4.2%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house3.4%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building0.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

53.8% of households in the DH9 7DN area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 22.3% of households, broadly in line with the England figure of 20.5%. 33.6% own outright and 20.2% with a mortgage.

DH9 7DN
54%
22%
24%
England
  • Owned53.8%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented22.3%20.5%
  • Social rented24%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DH9 7DNEngland
Owned outright33.6%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan20.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent21.2%18.2%
Other private rented1.1%2.2%
From the council11.9%8.3%
From a housing association12.1%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 37.4% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DH9 7DNEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged 66 or over (19.1%). 20.3% of households include dependent children.

DH9 7DNEngland
Living alone, under 6618.3%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over19.1%12.8%
Couple, no children16.1%16.8%
Couple with dependent children10.8%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children9.5%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children5.7%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over12%9.2%
Sharers and other households3%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 DH9 7DN (Stanley West & Annfield Plain) (about 1,520 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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