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Housing in DL14 6TZ

What the homes in DL14 6TZ are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Bishop Auckland Central & West
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
1,755 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (43.6%). Flats make up 13.7%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DL14 6TZEngland
Detached18.4%22.9%
Semi-detached24.3%31.5%
Terraced43.6%23%
Purpose-built flat11.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house1.3%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.1%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

64.1% of households in the DL14 6TZ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 26.5% of households, above the England figure of 20.5%. 36.9% own outright and 27.2% with a mortgage.

DL14 6TZ
64%
26%
England
  • Owned64.1%61.3%
  • Shared ownership0%1%
  • Private rented26.5%20.5%
  • Social rented9.5%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DL14 6TZEngland
Owned outright36.9%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.2%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent23.3%18.2%
Other private rented3.2%2.2%
From the council1.6%8.3%
From a housing association7.9%8.8%
Occupancy

How many people live in each home

The average home here has 2.0 people living in it. 42.1% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.

DL14 6TZEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (23.4%). 20.4% of households include dependent children.

DL14 6TZEngland
Living alone, under 6623.4%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over18.7%12.8%
Couple, no children15.9%16.8%
Couple with dependent children13.3%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children5.5%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children7.2%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children3.4%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over9.2%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.4%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 DL14 6TZ (Bishop Auckland Central & West) (about 1,755 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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