Housing in DL15 9JQ
What the homes in DL15 9JQ 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
- 1,797 (2024)
DL15 9JQCrook
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are terraced houses (52%). Flats make up 5.6%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
60.9% of households in the DL15 9JQ area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.2% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 32% own outright and 29% with a mortgage.
- Owned60.9%61.3%
- Shared ownership0.2%1%
- Private rented17.2%20.5%
- Social rented21.6%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. 37.6% 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 (19.7%). 25.6% 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 9JQ (Crook North & Tow Law) (about 1,797 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.