Housing in DL14 6SB
What the homes in DL14 6SB are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Bishop Auckland South
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,175 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
DL14 6SBBishop Auckland
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are detached houses (34%). Flats make up 12%, well below the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
44.2% of households in the DL14 6SB area own their home, below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 7.7% of households, less than half the England figure of 20.5%. 19% own outright and 25.2% with a mortgage.
- Owned44.2%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented7.7%20.5%
- Social rented48.1%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 41.9% 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 under 66 (21.2%). 20.3% 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 DL14 6SB (Bishop Auckland South) (about 1,175 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.