Housing in DL17 8RP
What the homes in DL17 8RP 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
- 1,510 (2024)
DL17 8RPFerryhill
What homes look like here
The most common homes here are semi-detached houses (51.5%). Flats make up 1.3%, less than half the 22.2% across England.
Owning vs renting
55% of households in the DL17 8RP area own their home, broadly in line with the England average of 61.3%. Private renting makes up 14.2% of households, well below the England figure of 20.5%. 35.2% own outright and 19.9% with a mortgage.
- Owned55%61.3%
- Shared ownership0%1%
- Private rented14.2%20.5%
- Social rented30.8%17.1%
- Lives rent free0%0.1%
By mortgage and landlord type
How many people live in each home
The average home here has 2.2 people living in it. 33.1% 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 (16.9%). 22.6% 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 DL17 8RP (Spennymoor East & Ferryhill West) (about 1,510 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.