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Housing in DL16 7RS

What the homes in DL16 7RS are, who owns them, how many people share them and what they rent for.

Neighbourhood
Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West
Council
County Durham
Region
North East
Neighbourhood population
2,015 (2024)
Property types

What homes look like here

The most common homes here are terraced houses (48.1%). Flats make up 12.2%, well below the 22.2% across England.

DL16 7RSEngland
Detached12.1%22.9%
Semi-detached27.7%31.5%
Terraced48.1%23%
Purpose-built flat10.3%17.1%
Flat in a converted or shared house0.5%3.5%
Flat in a commercial or converted building1.4%1.7%
Caravan or mobile home0%0.4%
Tenure

Owning vs renting

42.9% of households in the DL16 7RS area own their home, well below the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 17.5% of households, below the England figure of 20.5%. 15.1% own outright and 27.9% with a mortgage.

DL16 7RS
43%
18%
38%
England
  • Owned42.9%61.3%
  • Shared ownership1.2%1%
  • Private rented17.5%20.5%
  • Social rented38.4%17.1%
  • Lives rent free0%0.1%

By mortgage and landlord type

DL16 7RSEngland
Owned outright15.1%32.5%
With a mortgage or loan27.9%28.8%
From a private landlord or letting agent15.7%18.2%
Other private rented1.8%2.2%
From the council11.9%8.3%
From a housing association26.5%8.8%
Occupancy

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.

DL16 7RSEngland
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Households

Who lives together

The most common household is one person living alone aged under 66 (21.9%). 26.5% of households include dependent children.

DL16 7RSEngland
Living alone, under 6621.9%17.3%
Living alone, 66 and over15.7%12.8%
Couple, no children17.3%16.8%
Couple with dependent children15.9%18.9%
Couple with grown-up children3.9%6.3%
Lone parent with dependent children10.7%6.9%
Lone parent with grown-up children4.5%4.2%
Family, all aged 66 and over6.7%9.2%
Sharers and other households3.5%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 DL16 7RS (Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West) (about 2,015 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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