Housing in DL15 8EH
What the homes in DL15 8EH are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.
- Neighbourhood
- Crook North & Tow Law
- Council
- County Durham
- Region
- North East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,014 (2024)
- Status
- No longer in use
DL15 8EHCrook
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (33.8%). Flats make up 1.2%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
70.3% of households in the DL15 8EH area own their home, above the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 16.1% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 40.9% own outright and 29.4% with a mortgage.
- Owned70.3%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.1%1%
- Private rented16.1%20.5%
- Social rented13.5%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.3 people living in it. 29.7% of households are one person living alone, against 30.1% across England.
Who lives together
The most common household is a couple with dependent children (19%). 26.4% 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 DL15 8EH (Crook North & Tow Law) (about 2,014 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.